{"id":22728,"date":"2019-02-12T17:29:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-12T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=22728"},"modified":"2019-02-12T17:29:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T17:29:32","slug":"jewel-of-cardiffs-parks-in-state-of-disrepair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/jewel-of-cardiffs-parks-in-state-of-disrepair\/","title":{"rendered":"&#039;Jewel&#039; of Cardiff&#039;s parks in state of &#039;disrepair&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>People in Canton are angry that the grass in Victoria Park keeps being damaged by,\u00a0what they claim are, council vans.<\/strong><!--more--><br \/>\nThey say the vans drive over the grass leaving muddy craters because they&#8217;re too big to fit on the pavements.<br \/>\nMark Hamer, who runs the community group Victoria Park Matters, describes the park as being in &#8220;disrepair&#8221; and says &#8220;we really need the council to sort this out&#8221;.<br \/>\nLabour councillor for the area, Stephen Cunnah, is aware of the issue and says the smaller vans are &#8220;forthcoming&#8221; later in the year.<br \/>\nPark users are worried that\u00a0the mess is\u00a0ruining the look of the park and the vans cause &#8220;mud to spread onto the paths that [they] have to walk in&#8221;.<br \/>\nMark Hamer says &#8220;Victoria Park is a really important community resource, it&#8217;s much loved by the residents young and old and it&#8217;s such a shame to see damage&#8221;.<br \/>\nHe claims that the vans are too big for the path and are causing a lot of damage to the verges along the paths, &#8220;as a consequence of this quite a number of the areas are deeply rutted and in a state of disrepair.&#8221; He says the council need to sort out this &#8220;recurring&#8221; issue.<br \/>\nWhilst the council have not replied to request for comment, councillor for the area Stephen Cunnah says sorting the problem &#8220;is certainly a priority&#8221;.<br \/>\nHe acknowledges that &#8220;Victoria Park is possibly the jewel of the park service in Cardiff&#8221;\u00a0and the council &#8220;will get these smaller vehicles&#8221; 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