My own interest could be described as passing as I have been unaffected by neither the road works nor Rosebery Avenue closure.

However, I am somewhat bemused to say the least when comparing two increased traffic situations.

Problem 1: We have a situation where the residents of Rosebery Avenue were subject to severely-increased traffic over a period of three to four weeks.

Shout loud enough, someone will listen and the road will be closed until normal service is resumed. Nice move, well done residents of Rosebery Avenue.

Problem 2: Footpaths in the village of East Winch, in particular Station Road and Gayton Road. these two roads have suffered an alarming increase in traffic flow over recent years.

We now endure not just a few extra cars, but articulated lorries, low loaders, bulk loaders, tractors and trailers that travel at around 50mph and farm and construction equipment the vast majority of which require the full width of the road.

The residents of East Winch ask not for this traffic to be banned, simply for a properly-constructed footpath for pedestrians to make their way safely along Station Road serving the villages only social amenities, the village hall and Carpenters Arms public house.

We were fortunate in East Winch recently to have survived the government cull of sub post offices, but one wonders how much more business our local post office (just off the Gayton Road) could attract were it served from the heart of the village by a footpath.

It is common knowledge within the village than many locals avoid walking this stretch of road, the sharp bend near the RSPCA hospital being a particular concern.

I live in Station Road, East Winch, and purchased a plot of land to build my property back in 1973, applied for planning permission back then, along with several other people.

To obtain aforementioned planning approval we had to agree to concede nine feet of land to the highways authority for a proposed public footpath.

Perhaps someone, be it local government, highways authority or police, can please advise us: "Do we need to organise road blocks to get our footpaths?"

Kevin Wilson, Keranda, Station Road,

East Winch