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| Bury Free Press, 20 Septmeber 2005 |
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| Persistence and people power have paid off to create a safer pedestrian route across a Bury St Edmunds ring road. |
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| Years of campaigning by residents and politicians have resulted in a toucan crossing between roundabouts at Southgate Green and Cullum Road. |
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| The busy road separates the Nowton estate from the town centre. |
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| Yvonne Arratoon lives at Southgate Green and first approached Paul Farmer, before he was a borough councillor, three years ago, and Southgate Green Action Group gained the backing of David Ruffley MP for the same cause. |
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| Mrs Arratoon, who has to cross the road to get to the bus stop, said: "It was horrendous. I've seen mothers with pushchairs and schoolchildren trying to get across. Nobody stops for you, so I thought this was the only thing to do." |
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| She and her neighbour, Tina Mann, collected 425 signatures and, together with Cllr Farmer, pursued the matter. |
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| Mr Farmer said: "We have an excellent result and I am proud to have supported the petitioners in gaining a significant achievement for the area." |
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| David Ruffley said that a pedestrian crossing was clearly needed at the busy site, as it was part of the Bury ring road and carried a high volume of traffic. |
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