A POSSE of pensioners is gunning for a housing association after a friend tripped over uneven paving slabs and badly injured herself.

Residents in Robin Place said seeing their 79-year-old neighbour fall in the dark "was the final straw" after years of asking Catalyst Housing to make the pavements outside their homes safe.

Grandmother Avis Sinnott, who lives in the over-55s community, feared for the worst when she crashed into pavement, badly bruising her arm and grazing her face on the way to her front door in the evening two weeks ago.

The fall sparked a revolt among the Greater Leys tenants who told the Oxford Mail they were "disgusted" with the way their landlords had "constantly ignored" their warnings about the problem of raise pavements.

Her neighbour Micky Plasted accused Catalyst Housing of "not doing their jobs", another Harry Carter added: "If it happens again it could be 100 per cent worse, you could have a death on your hands."

And despite the warnings before the fall, the housing association has refused to apologise to the residents and only responded to say a "contractor would visit Robin Place to re-bed any loose slabs".

Robin Place resident Sonia Good, 81, said: "They are cowboys. It's a nasty shock when you're getting on a bit. It could have a been a lot worse, it could have knocked herself out.

"Catalyst wants shaming. It's not good enough, we are totally ignored. They think because of our age we are going senile, we are not."

Catalyst did not respond directly to our questions about the residents' concerns but in a statment its spokesman Martin Ball said: "Since this was brought to our attention we instructed our contractor to visit Robin Place to re-bed any loose slabs so that they are secure and safe. The incident was reported on August 8 and we met with residents again earlier this week on Monday to discuss their concerns."

Mrs Sinnott needed treatment from her doctor for her injuries and added: "I could have broke my arm."

92-year-old Mrs Plasted said the residents had been telling Catalyst Housing "for years" about the paving slabs and said they were constantly told to "ring the London office" despite visiting the one on the estate several times.

She added: "I'm not holding back anymore because nothing gets done. I'm 92 and I think it's wrong for a 79-year-old person.

"It needs to be tarmacked and there needs to hand railing. It's a lot worse in the winter.

"We are all elderly, we are not young chickens and have had enough."

Mr Carter said the pavements were not suited for his wife Cynthia, who got one leg and uses a scooter.

The 76-year-old added: "If she goes down and breaks her hip I will sue to the hilt. I have told them three or four times about this.

"We had a meeting with someone and they told us there was not enough money to tarmac it - that was two years ago."