Proposals for a pedestrian crossing on a main road have been shelved in a Shropshire village because of "safety issues", it emerged today.
Proposals for a pedestrian crossing on a main road have been shelved in a Shropshire village because of "safety issues", it emerged today.
Shropshire Council has turned down fresh calls for a new crossing over the A53 in Shawbury and say it is "unlikely" one will be introduced in the future.
It comes despite fears that more children will have to cross the road to get to school when one of the village's two schools closes as part of a countywide education shake-up.
Shawbury Parish Cou-ncil has long called for an extra pedestrian crossing on Drayton Road between the shops and Co-operative supermarket.[24link]
