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Arm of fingerpost missing for over four years

Reported via desktop in the Damaged / Missing / Facing Wrong Way category by Geoffrey Gill (Clerk to Yardley Hastings PC) at 14:15, Mon 2 June 2025 using FixMyStreet Pro

Sent to West Northamptonshire Council less than a minute later. FixMyStreet ref: 7651012.

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Please refer to closed reports 2575485 and 4351022 both of which have been closed in error. The photo uploaded to this report was taken today, 2nd June. The situation remains as originally reported on 27th February 2021:- "The arm of this fingerpost which points in the direction of Yardley Hastings has fallen off and is now missing". Please can something now be done about this.

Updates

  • Thank you for reporting a fault. Officers will now investigate the concerns and this may take up to 5 working days. If you believe that your concerns are urgent then please phone us.

    State changed to: Investigating

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:16, Mon 2 June 2025

  • Investigation: Completed (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a new arm to be installed onto the sign post to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 47 days.

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 14:04, Thu 5 June 2025

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    Photos taken 22/01/26, after the hedge has been trimmed. We are now past the promised 26 weeks. The issue was first reported in February 2021 and remains unfixed after nearly five years.

    Posted by Geoffrey Gill (Clerk to Yardley Hastings PC) at 17:12, Thursday 22 January 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Not Started - Thank you for your enquiry. A qualified Highways Inspector has assessed the location and we can confirm that in accordance with the WNC Highways Inspection Manual, the defect meets the requirement for a Priority 4 repair. We will schedule a new arm to be installed onto the sign post to be completed within 26 weeks. Our current average response time for a Priority 4 is 47 days.
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    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:05, Tuesday 27 January 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Scheduled

    State changed to: Action scheduled

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 15:46, Monday 23 February 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Ongoing

    State changed to: In progress

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 10:55, Tuesday 24 February 2026

  • Investigation: Ongoing (Defect Found), Defect Repair: Work Completed

    State changed to: Fixed

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 11:15, Tuesday 24 February 2026

  • Investigation: Completed (Work Completed), Defect Repair: Work Completed - We have attended the location and can confirm the reported defect has already been repaired as part of a previous works order

    Posted by West Northamptonshire Council at 08:46, Tuesday 19 May 2026

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