There was a huge water leak, a small fountain, so Yorks Water had to do an emergency repair at short notice. The trench they had to dig stretched across the road and involved heavy excavating equipment, a new pipe, and various other bits of equipment.
Now some residents are complaining of the "inconvenience" to their comfortable lives. Their biggest gripe is that they were not told! Poor dears, I suppose they would have preferred it for the road, and maybe some houses, to flood. It is such a chore to park up and walk 30 metres or so to get home or to take the sognposted detour.