Faulty cover is by the side of busy roundabout in Horsham , West Sussex . Residents described noise every time a vehicle drives over it as 'piercing ' Ruth McGeown contacted the council about the issue in mid-January . The council refused to repair cover , saying it belonged to Southern Water . But utilities company claim responsibility to fix drain belongs to council . A man has been arrested after he was caught on camera trying to steal a car from an elderly woman who had just left her home and walked into his garden at around 4pm last night. Further to publication of this article , we were contacted by West Sussex County Council who confirmed that the manhole had been fixed on 11 March 2015 .
Faulty cover is by the side of busy roundabout in Horsham , West Sussex . Residents described noise every time a vehicle drives over it as 'piercing ' Ruth McGeown contacted the council about the issue in mid-January . The council refused to repair cover , saying it belonged to Southern Water . But utilities company claim responsibility to fix drain belongs to council . Manhole was eventually repaired by council on 11 March . Further to publication of this article , we were contacted by West Sussex County Council who confirmed that the manhole had been fixed on 11 March 2015 .