ANGRY residents living in a Worcester street say their drains remain blocked despite reporting the problem to the council five months ago.

One of the drains located in St Audrie’s Road, Worcester, is clogged with grit and cement, believed to have been caused by contractors who repaired curbs and pavements two-years-ago.

The other is believed to have become blocked after residents used grit on the roads during the ice and snow earlier this year.

Three-weeks-ago a council representative in a high-viability jacket with an aerosol carried out a risk assessment at the site, leaving behind orange markings.

Resident Nigel Parsonage says that when rain comes the road outside him home becomes a "duck pond".

The 72-year-old said: "I have lost count of the time I have contacted them (the council). I have given up.

"I don’t feel they offer much of a service. I actually watched the contractor, obviously put down the mix and then they just sort of put it down the gulley.

"Then some time after, when we got rain, it just became a duck pond by our house. They did try to have a go at unblocking it but it has come back again. The water is coming down further on the road because it can’t go anywhere."

He also pointed out that residents sweeping their drives into the drains was also exacerbating the issue.

Fellow St Audrie’s Road resident Ian Parker said: "These people are supposed to be representing you -I am not asking for rocket science. I am asking for two drains to be unblocked so when it rains water does not go down the road. Somebody, somewhere must know what is going on. Water floods over of the camber of the road. It's actually taken the road surface off and it was only resurfaced eight-years-ago."

Cllr Louis Stephen said: "This drain is but just one example of the many blocked road drains in the city, I’m worried that when we get flash flooding it could be very dangerous for motorists and flood water could damage nearby homes.

"Not clearing the drains is a false economy, the knock-on damage in the long term will cost householders and local businesses when we get heavy rainfall."

A Worcestershire County Council spokesman said: "Worcestershire County Council is aware of a resident's concern about drainage at St. Audrie's Road."We have cleaned the gullies there and will be monitoring and inspecting them regularly. We are also currently investigating the drainage system to see if further works are needed and will look to complete any necessary works if required as soon as reasonably practicable."