Sinking Cheltenham street fears spark calls to fix collapsed pipes'There is absolutely no point in repairing the road surface until the pipes have been mended because the road will continue to sink'View 2 Images Councillor Julian Tooke is calling on Severn Trent to repair the collapsed pipes under the road in Malden Road, Cheltenham. (Image: Submitted )Concerns over the disgraceful state of a Cheltenham road have sparked calls for action from Severn Trent Water. ‌Malden Road in Pittville is in a poor state of repair but Gloucestershire County Council is reluctant to resurface it until the collapsed pipes underneath it are fixed. "The road surface on parts of Malden Road is a disgrace,” he said. View 2 Images Malden Road, Cheltenham.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2026 13:04 UTC