Councillor Norman MacRae at the river bank where workers have been verbally abused. Picture: WODC
WORKERS repairing a river bank have been subjected to verbal abuse.
The bridge at Jacobs Mill in Witney is set to be closed from Monday until July 7 while work to repair the bank is carried out.
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Preliminary work on drying out the site sufficiently has already started but the team has suffered verbal abuse.
Norman MacRae, cabinet member for the environment at West Oxfordshire District Council, said: “The bridge closure is necessary as we need to use it to transport materials and to view the work being carried out from above. The team has been distracted by passers-by, some of whom are being abusive which is unacceptable.”
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