A BROMSGROVE pensioner is calling on councillors to keep their 'promise' and install speed cameras on a busy road near his home.

County councillor Chris Bloore and district councillor Michael Thompson featured in the Advertiser newspaper on February 15, calling for action to be taken against speeding motorists in Wheatridge Road in Stoke Prior.

But Melbourne Road resident Steven Miles, 68, said the story was 'pointless', as councillors had failed to fulfill a promise made to him last year to prevent speeding on Bromsgrove's Broad Street.

Mr Miles presented a petition to Cllr Bloore in May last year for road safety signs to be repainted near Pear Tree Children's Centre, which was carried out in November.

He said: "We've had all this in Broad Street and we were promised speed cameras but none have been put up. We had lines reprinted but people are still speeding up and down Broad Street like there's no tomorrow. If councillors are going to stand and have photos taken in roads and then nothing's going to happen then what's the point? They need to keep their promises."

Mr Miles claims there have been several 'near misses' on Broad Street with pedestrians nearly being run over by speeding motorists driving up to 70 miles per hour.

"One of these days someone is going to get hurt or even killed, and my main worry is that it's going to be a little kid coming out of Pear Tree school," he said.

Cllr Bloore admitted more needs to be done to tackle speeding on Broad Street, saying: "Speeding remains a problem across Bromsgrove. On Broad street we've held speed measuring exercises with the police, provided funding for two speed activation signs and successfully won a campaign to repaint a safety crossing. But more needs to be done and that's why we want the same level of support and funding from community safety organisations to do this across Bromsgrove."

Cllr Luke Mallett, who represents Bromsgrove West on Worcestershire County Council, added: "I will leave no stone unturned in finding a solution. Accordingly I would want the council to explore the potential of additional traffic calming and whether a reduction in speed limit in this area may be possible.

"I will be writing to residents shortly on these points as any additional solution would likely have a significant cost to the taxpayer and would need public support from local residents."