A BRADFORD mother has expressed concern after she says that "dangerous" electrical work was carried out on her street, without adequate safety measures being put in place.

The woman, who did not wish to be named, says the work left a "gaping hole" on Clive Place, near Great Horton Road, which barriers were then placed around.

The barriers, however, then "caved in", causing safety concerns for the mother, while she says that electrical cables were also "exposed", further fuelling her fears.

According to the woman, the work began on 24 February. She describes Clive Place as a very busy street, due to its proximity to a Madrassah, which young children often attend.

Yesterday, Northern Powergrid, which carried out the work, confirmed it would be addressing the situation, although it was not previously aware of the problem, as no one had been in touch to notify the company of any safety concerns.

The Clive Place resident later confirmed the issue had been resolved, although she remained upset at what she saw as Bradford Council's lack of intervention.

"I phoned the Council and they told me it was not their problem", she said.

"But whether it was the Council's or Northern Powergrid's responsibility, I feel the Council still should have done more.

"After my complaint, they should have contacted Northern Powergrid. It should be the Council's responsibility to at least take a look at these things. They have a duty to make sure it's safe. They were also very patronising with me over the phone.

"It was dangerous. I was scared that children were going to fall in the hole. There were cables exposed on our doorstep. There was also a sign which had nails coming out of it that had just been left on the pavement, and hundreds of kids walk around here, as the Madrassah is nearby. Northern Powergrid came and did some work and then just left, not taking into account that people live here.

"It's a shame it's taken two weeks to sort this."

A spokesperson from Northern Powergrid said, yesterday, that nobody had made the company aware of the situation.

"Prior to today, we had not been made aware of this as no one had contacted us. But when we heard about it, we acted with immediate concern. The hole will be backfilled as part of planned work which is expected to be completed today."

When asked for a comment, a Bradford Council spokesman said it was not the Council's issue.