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MP Calls for Urgent Road Repairs After Woman Dies Falling in Nottinghamshire Pothole

Labour MP Steve Yemm highlighted a backlog of thousands of unrepaired potholes in Mansfield, urging government action after Beryl Barrett's fatal fall in Warsop.

  • On Wednesday, January 21, Steve Yemm raised in the House of Commons that Beryl Barrett, 87-year-old Warsop resident, died on December 25 after falling into an unrepaired pothole.
  • After a hairdresser visit, Beryl Barrett clipped the wheel of her walking aid while crossing Church Street outside Warsop Town Hall on December 19 and fell backwards, breaking her femur and previous hip replacement before being taken to King's Mill hospital.
  • Yemm told MPs Nottinghamshire County Council are failing to repair roads and asked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to meet Ms Barrett's family during Prime Minister's Questions on January 21.
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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