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Somerset village cobbles 'too dangerous'

A Somerset village could lose its medieval cobbled paths because they are feared to be too dangerous.

People have been tripping over the cobbles in Dunster's High Street and suffering injuries, because of their poor state of repair.

Nobody is currently responsible for the cobbles.

The Dunster Working Group has said it wants to re-lay the cobbles but is worried about being sued if anyone falls in the future....
Read entire article at BBC