![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/we-live-in-one-of-uks-fastest-growing-areas-thats-full-of-newbuilds-but-its-a-blackspotits-like-the-dark-ages/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23158918-1690202094112.jpg&description=IN THE DARK We live in one of UK's fastest growing areas that's full of newbuilds – but it's a blackspot…it's like the Dark Ages RESIDENTS of one of the UK's fastest growing areas say it is like living in the Dark Ages as they face consistent issues with their utilities. Locals of Sittingbourne, Kent, have seen a year-long water leak and power cuts as hundreds of newbuild homes have popped up in recent years. 1 Resident of Sittingbourne, Kent, say that persistent issues with electricity, water and phone signal have made life 'unbearable' Credit: Google Maps Claire Gallagher, 50, told Kent Online that life in the village is "like being in the Dark Ages" amid issues with phone signal. She said: "We always have drivers stopping and asking for directions because their sat navs stop working. "The electricity has gone off around eight times during the last year." Meanwhile, a "dangerous" water leak has remained unaddressed for over a year as Southern Water have been unable to locate the issue. The water company attempted to detect the problem in three different ways, none of which managed to pinpoint where the leak is coming from. Local councillor Roger Clark said: "It's an absolute nuisance. "There's a huge hole in the road and it's making it so difficult to drive in and out of the area. "So it's a real pain and means everyone in Iwade is being affected." Some residents have even reportedly been left using diesel generators as power cuts left them in the dark for hours on end. Local man Richard Leicester compared the noise from the machines to living next to an airport runway. He fumed: "The constant on and off of the generators also blew household appliances including laptop chargers, pond pumps and mobile phone adapters leading to hundreds of pounds worth of damage. "We are suffering directly as a result of living in a village which has seen the largest expansion in newbuild property builds in recent years." It comes as more than 400 new homes have been developed in th){kind=link}
RESIDENTS of one of the UK’s fastest growing areas say it is like living in the Dark Ages as they face consistent issues with their utilities.
Locals of Sittingbourne, Kent, have seen a year-long water leak and power cuts as hundreds of newbuild homes have popped up in recent years.
Claire Gallagher, 50, told Kent Online that life in the village is “like being in the Dark Ages” amid issues with phone signal.
She said: “We always have drivers stopping and asking for directions because their sat navs stop working.
“The electricity has gone off around eight times during the last year.”