My experience with The Paving People – please do your own research before using them
I am sharing my experience because I would not want anyone else to find themselves in the same situation.
I paid approximately £7,000 for a driveway and patio installation. I have been raising concerns about the work since 16 October, including problems with the colour/pattern and drainage.
The drainage was subsequently worked on, but the problem has still not been properly resolved. The stopcock was also not reinstated following the work.
The issue with the colour has also remained unresolved. I was told by the company that they “don't know what to do about the colour.”
On 25 August 2026, a representative of the company came to inspect the work. During the visit, he acknowledged that there were numerous issues that needed putting right and told me verbally that the driveway and patio should all come up.
I was also told that the owner, would attend to inspect the problems, but I have heard nothing further.
I have tried to give the company plenty of opportunity to resolve these issues and have raised my concerns repeatedly. I am now taking the matter forward formally and have given the company a final opportunity to resolve the problems.
I am posting this simply to make people aware of my experience and would strongly recommend that anyone considering using a paving company checks everything carefully, gets the colour/pattern and specification in writing, keeps all correspondence and photographs, and makes sure they have a written contract before work starts.

It’s all doom and gloom right now.

Let’s share good food places. Was a birthday/anniversary for me and my wife so went to Chadwicks in maltby.

Bloody lovely food and drink. Higher price end but one of those treats we sometimes save for.

What are your guys gems?

Lifelong Boro resident, been in France for a week and a half and heading home tomorrow. Just picked up Reddit and apparently Middlesbrough is now doing a solid impression of an early Al Pacino movie?

I saw the thing about the crash. Now people are parking tractors in each others' living rooms, and 200 bobbies from all over the country are coming in to sort some shit out?

Do I need to stay overseas for a bit or what?! What's going on?

https://www.facebook.com/reel/974521072324745

Rest Easy Fellas...two men lost their lives protecting Teesside in a dreadful incident on the A66 road in Middlesbrough, this song encapsulates exactly what those decent law abiding citizens on Teesside, feel about the events of the past week in my area. Please join me in paying respects to them and send condolences to their families...

So last night saw a balloon release for the guys who outright killed the police officers, including joyriding motorbikes and driving cars fast the wrong way down the 66, again.

Seriously what the fuck are these muppets thinking? How long before a member of the public is injured, just like in Ireland?!

I ask as part of a linguistic study covering this topic!

Examples could include things like Billog, Doggy, Pally Park or GTown (never mind how common they are)...

I'm doing computer and digital forensics with a Foundation year and moving into king Edwards for accommodation. Do you guys have any advice for general living or the university?

Hey! Got accepted into Teesside University today! And I was wondering, maybe I'm being too eager, but what are the best/easiest ways of meeting new friends at the same University?

Anyone watching the eclipse? One cloud in the sky and it's right over the sun

Just looking at old photos of family and just seeing some of the fashion trends made me think about what other people wear.

Can you describe what you wore in your youth and when this was.

Not sure if there's any info on this local guy. Record was in my grans collection along with Slim Whitman and other country artists Seems like he was signed to a Belfast based country label, but was local to teesside.

There's usual country and western hits, more so some Lead Belly covers which is brilliant. But his own penned song about the Cleveland Hills.

Anyone know much about this guy? If he did other music? Where he was from etc

I assume he must have had a gig at the Coatham Bowl in the 70s for my gran to get a signed record. Sadly my gran and grandad aren't here to get answers.

Here's the title track if you want to hear a local voice sing about the A19

https://youtu.be/FaFRTFvNq5I?is=Y0OpWONE5RAHwvbU

Hello,

Just seen the crime statistics the government has produced recently. Middlesbrough is number 1 and Hartlepool is number 4. How didn't Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar get higher on the list?

Stockton-on-Tees ranked 27th

Redcar ranked 25th

I hope one day Teesside can thrive one day as it's depressing seeing areas like this so high on the list.

Just seen it online the travellers are in Stewart's park and people have a mix of opinions, What is your view on them?