A sign warning drivers to beware of a concealed entrance to a busy road has itself been concealed - because of a council's failure to keep a hedge in check.

Norfolk County Council officials admitted "internal issues" meant that hedge-cutting work which should have been done had been delayed.

A sign warning about a concealed entrance on Harvey Lane in Norwich has been concealed by an overgrown hedgeA sign warning about a concealed entrance on Harvey Lane in Norwich has been concealed by an overgrown hedge (Image: Jane Overhill)

But campaigners said that was causing danger in Harvey Lane in Norwich, because the sign urging drivers to take care on a blind bend near the entrance to side road Eden Close has been covered up.

The concealed signThe concealed sign (Image: Jane Overhill)

People living in the area have taken to using ladders to trim the hedge themselves because they are worried.

Jane OverhillJane Overhill (Image: Jane Overhill)

Jane Overhill, Labour Party community activist for Thorpe Hamlet, wrote to County Hall about the issue.

Ms Overhill said: "The hedge has only been trimmed because the local residents have done it themselves, despite the danger.

"The fact is Norfolk County Council have failed in their duty in 2023 and 2024, despite reassurances.

"I am worried that if this continues, someone is either going to get hurt pulling out of Eden Close or hit by a car while they are trimming the hedge."

In a response to Ms Overhill's complaints, the council apologised for the delay in carrying out the trimming work.

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The sign in Harvey Lane was clearly visible in May this yearThe sign in Harvey Lane was clearly visible in May this year (Image: Google Street View)

Officers said: "Highways would have liked to have had all of the hedge work completed last winter but they have had a number of internal issues that meant that did not happen, which is regrettable.

"Going forward, the work has been added to the annual programme so should not be missed again."

Ms Overhill raised the matter at a recent meeting of County Hall's Conservative-controlled cabinet.

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Graham Plant, the council's cabinet member for highways, transport and infrastructure, said: "This hedge has been added to the cyclical hedge cutting schedule and will be cut again this autumn.

"In terms of visibility at this junction, some minor changes to the road markings are planned this financial year."