AFTER months of campaigning, Crediton Town and Mid Devon District Councillor John Downes has some great news for the people of Crediton.

Councillor Downes told the Courier that he has received a positive response to his efforts to have a bus shelter installed on Joseph Locke Way.

He described as “brilliant news” the response he has received from Devon Highways Officer.

It reads: “Good afternoon Cllr Downes

“I can confirm, the bus shelter and the engineering works required to deliver this was brought up at the meeting and I am discussing this further with Tesco Consultant and all looks very positive for this to be delivered when all the works are carried out later this year.”

Cllr Downes said in December that it was a failure to agree between Tesco and Devon Highways which was continuing to leave sick, vulnerable and elderly people waiting for a bus on a grass verge where a bus stop has no shelter.

He explained that the bus stop, on Joseph Locke Way, is well used by those coming and going from Redlands Surgery, Redlands Pharmacy, The Red Deer public house, the Tesco superstore and Mole Avon.

In December he explained that the road is due to be updated in June but understood that Tesco said no plans were in place for the bus shelter at that stage.

At the time John explained that Devon County Council said the plans for the bus shelter were not in the plan and that including it could delay the works.

John said that in the meantime people would be forced to continue to stand in the rain on the grass verge.

At the time John described it as a “desperate situation”.

John recently spoke about his attempts to have the bus shelter built at a several meetings of Crediton Town Council.