I used to walk this way to work every day................... now don't start yelling at me but I was always tripping and going over on my ankles on those cobbles. I never wear high heels or anything, it was because the cobbles were so uneven. This being the case the council may well have been sued so decided to put down tarmac, instead of coming up with something better. If they want to do fix something, they should get down to that road around Sefton Park - it's full of massive big potholes and really is a Health and Safety problem.