A ROW between Worcester residents and a construction company is still ongoing after two months.

Residents of Hopton Street in St. John’s say they are at their wits end with ‘disrespectful’ builders making their lives hell.

However, the Worcester News understands the builders have been verbally and physically attacked whilst fulfilling their duties.

A resident who does not wish to be named said: “The builders park their machines and lorries in the road leaving no space for residents to get through. If I want to leave my house in the car I have to reverse down the street. It is ridiculous. I feel like I can’t have visitors as there is nowhere to park.

“The road is always filthy, it is like a mud slide. The way they are treating us is disgusting. I feel helpless. I have spoken to the police and our councillor, Richard Udall, but nothing changes. The builders continue doing what they’re doing with no respect for residents.

“We are all sick and tired of it. We shouldn’t have to deal with this. It is a continuous battle. They have to stop parking in the street. It is dangerous above all else. As it is now, if emergency services needed to get to us they wouldn’t be able to.”

The resident admitted getting so frustrated by the situation that she confronted the builders and used threatening language. She was later visited by police.

City councillor Richard Udall is backing residents’ concerns over issues relating to a building site, saying that they have been treated “shabbily.”

However, he said they should not take matters into their own hands. Cllr Udall said: “Residents have been treated shabbily by the company on site - the Harper Group - who are doing the work. People from the site are parking in the road outside, which they shouldn’t be doing. There is an issue with dust falling on cars as well as noise and vibration from work being carried out.”

It is understood by the Worcester News that staff working on site have been verbally abused, including having eggs thrown at a van and barriers removed.

Cllr Udall added: “Nothing can excuse the way the site workers have been treated as they are there just doing the job and should not be abused in any way.”

The Harper Group declined to comment.