A LARGS gran has called for a sweeping review of pavements around the town after she dislocated her wrist and damaged her shoulder in a fall outside her home.

Lillian Crawford tripped over a raised kerb at the corner of Woodcroft Avenue and Phillips Avenue and ended up being rushed by ambulance to Inverclyde Royal Hospital.

X-rays showed she had dislocated her wrist and she had to be taken to the Royal Alexandra in Paisley for surgery.

Lillian, who in her mid-60s and a retired senior carer, said: "I have been left black and blue with stitches in my face, arm and shoulder.

"When I fell I put my hand down to protect myself, but my face still took the impact of the fall.

"I am very lucky, I could have easily broken my neck.

"At present it is so debilitating as I can't really do anything.

"I am always very careful where I put my feet as my mum has fallen twice and suffered a broken wrist, but the walkways in Largs are becoming like assault courses."

Lillian, who is married to husband Gordon, says someone needs to take a stance and call for pavements across the town to be reviewed.

The Lady President of Largs Bowling Club added: "Largs is full of old people who can be badly injured by a heavy fall.

"It is horrendous and something really needs to be done urgently regarding the state of the pavements in Largs. Enough is enough, there is not a street in Largs which doesn't have an issue with its pavements. The councillors need to look at this and do something about it before someone else is more seriously hurt than I was."

Gordon added: "The state of roads and pavements in Largs is something that really needs to be looked into.

"After Lillian tripped, she was taken to Inverclyde where the dislocation was repaired but sent home because Inverclyde has no orthopaedic surgeon, so she had to attend Paisley at 8am next morning for surgery. She's gone through a lot for something that need not have happened.

"This is an issue which really needs to be brought to the attention of the powers that be."

A North Ayrshire Council spokesperson said: “There have been no prior reports of any raised kerbs or similar defects at this location.

“Following this report, we have inspected the area with the kerbs found to be slightly uneven. They will be reset when programmed works are being carried out in the area.

"In an average year, Largs has approximately £40,000 spent upgrading footways."