Cityfibre has hit the headlines yet again after they upset a resident in Swindon.

Tracey Rea from Westlea was left furious after the company decided to dump barriers on a piece of land by her home.

Ms Rea said she had been given permission by her parish councillor to look after the piece of land in order to make it pretty for the neighbourhood, with her plan to grow plants there.

Tracey told the Adver: "The barriers have just been dumped and they’ve left the area, it’s a danger to children.

“The mess that they are leaving is horrendous.

“They have just disregarded anyone around here, it’s heart-breaking, absolutely heart-breaking.

“I watched one of the guys keep bringing and bringing the barriers.”

The 57-year-old said the situation began three weeks ago and that the barriers had been left in her neighbourhood for a least one and a half weeks.

She also claimed that the situation was a hazardous one for the community.

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“I am so angry about it, they should inform the residents and they should have somewhere where they can store all this stuff and just be respectful.

“There’s a disabled lady who lives around here, she used to park her car where the barriers are, but she’s not been able to.

“It’s a danger to us all, they have zero regards for any of us, none whatsoever.”

It is not the first time the firm hired to install high spread broadband in the town has caused ire among the Swindon's residents.

In March, two Swindon homeowners were left angered after they were trapped inside their properties.

The residents in Toothill were left shocked after a digger came close to damaging his Jaguar.

More bad news came this week after it emerged that Swindon Borough Council will have to inspect every piece of work that Cityfibre has conducted to see if any damage has been caused.

And Ms Rea has now called on Cityfibre to apologise.

“It’s everywhere that they are going, it’s like a tornado they’re leaving.

“Cityfibre should look at their employees, tell them what they should be doing and get rid of them because this is unacceptable.

“I’ve got a beautiful garden, that’s what I was going to do with that piece of land and in one week it’s all destroyed.

"I could have cried, I’m that upset about it. It’s disgusting and we shouldn’t have to put up with it.”

Neil Madle, CityFibre’s Area Manager for Swindon, said: “We’re sorry to learn about the concerns raised by a resident as we always endeavour to minimise disruption and complete all works as quickly as possible.

“The work on Ravenglass Road is part of our £40m digital infrastructure investment across the town, and we are working closely with our build partners to ensure the area is left in the same way we found it.

“We do everything in our power to inform the community well ahead of work starting, which includes direct mail, press and speaking directly to individuals. We are grateful for the continued support we’ve received from the local community and ask that they continue to bear with us while we work to future-proof Swindon’s digital infrastructure.”