I was interested to read Brighton and Hove City Council has paid out £5m to people who have tripped on Sussex pavements.

I am not at all surprised. In January 2000, my husband tripped and fell locally, breaking his leg.

He claimed damages from the council and received a large payment. All well and good. But, six years on, that pavement has never been repaired.

The council only has itself to blame.

-M Wilkins, Coldean