Council’s bizarre reaction to student who broke her ankle on a pothole

Rebecca Salisbury said she was ‘shocked’ that Lancashire County Council used the quote from a past legal case to dismiss her compensation claim (Pictures: Rebecca Salisbury/SWNS)

A student who dislocated her ankle after tripping over a pothole was left ‘disgusted’ after her local council told her they were a ‘fact of life’.

Rebecca Salisbury said she was ‘shocked’ that Lancashire County Council used the quote from a past legal case to dismiss her compensation claim.

She described...