Crossing in safety...at last!

Pedestrians and customers of the popular village store and post office in Pilgrims Hatch have been given a road safety boost.

A zebra crossing, installed on the busy A128 Ongar Road, was finally completed this week.

Local Lib Dem councillor Barry Aspinell said: "I and my colleagues have been campaigning and pressuring Essex County Council for many years to get this crossing. I am delighted that many residents will no longer have to play dodgems with their lives when calling at the post office."

Cllr Aspinell is shown using the new crossing with residents and councillors