Path to be lit and resurfaced following campaign

A path that residents say is unsafe is to get street lighting and be resurfaced.

Spark Mill Lane in Beverley links a new housing estate with the town centre.

People living there had complained that the route was unsafe to walk along at night.

East Riding of Yorkshire Council said it planned to upgrade the path using money from the estate's developer and central government.

The authority said it was consulting with residents, landowners and businesses, and that "some agreements still need to be sought".

"Spark Mill Lane is a public footpath but most of the land is private land," a spokesperson said.

"The proposed lighting may require the land to be adopted or for the parish council to take on the maintenance of that lighting.

"We are also proposing to install removable bollards to prevent unauthorised vehicles from using it, following complaints from residents, but this would need to be agreed with landowners and the emergency services."

Beverley Town Council member Tom Astell described the proposed work as "an absolute game-changer".

He said: "It's all thanks to local people who've kept the pressure on.

"Spark Mill Lane is used by so many of us, but it's been in a shocking state for years.

"Now we've finally got the funding, we need to get cracking before the dark nights return."

The council said that depending on the outcome of its consultation it expected work to start "later this year or early next year".

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