Councillor Ian McDonald and Coun Rolson Davies have been campaigning for four years to have Kingshill Avenue widened because fire engines could not gain access down the road due to double parking.

But having now secured the £9,000 necessary to have the widening carried out, they have written to residents advising them that work is due to start in the next month or so.

The widening will be put in place where the road is narrowest, where sharp bends make it difficult for emergency vehicles to gain access, and verges will be cut back so that fire engines can access the road.

Coun Rolson Davies said: "We are quite pleased that we were able to get something done at last. The money came from the capital budget for various projects in the neighbourhood. Thank heavens that lives have not been put at risk. That should now be resolved."