READING the letters page of the Guardian, December 3, it became obvious there were certain misguided views on important issues relating to Middlewich.

Alan Langley takes issue with my comments referring to the lack of pedestrian crossing facilities on St Michael's Way by deferring to the issue of a “promised” crossing on Nantwich Road.

In so doing, he risks trivialising a major issue which has never been dealt with by highways in 40 years, while on the other hand, being seen to be a little out of touch with facts surrounding an ongoing process.

There has never been an actual “promise” of any pedestrian crossing for Nantwich Road, due to all the inherent complexities, limiting factors and environmental restrictions within the target area and which, as a result, have led to the length of time that this project has been open and ongoing.

With the withdrawal of Tesco’s plans to build a supermarket in the town, associated funding of a scheme designed to incorporate an answer to this issue was lost.

The fact that we are back to the drawing board, so to speak, does not mean that the provision of a pedestrian crossing on Nantwich Road is no longer an issue; far from it, it is still very much on the project listings for Middlewich, albeit still compromised by the initial limiting factors and the need to find funding.

Meanwhile, on the subject of reopening the Middlewich railway line and station to passenger traffic, Mr Daniel Robinson has things so much out of perspective that he seems to feel it necessary to write what reads as an alarm call to a community which is unaware of what needs to be done to procure the facility.

In reality, the exact opposite is true. Middlewich has its own dedicated campaign group which knows exactly what needs to be done, because it is acting on behalf of the people of Middlewich in accordance with the necessary set criteria and government guidelines. In pursuance of this, MRLC have consultants acting on their behalf; a fully proven viable business case and a 2,000 strong petition from the people of Middlewich, of which the latter two have been presented in Parliament. Had Mr Robinson looked a little closer into the subject, he would not only have known this, but would also have seen MRLC’s response to the HS2 issue he refers to.

Mr Robinson signs himself off as the Labour Party candidate for Middlewich.

As such, it would be a great shame if his letter, which clearly lacks substance and risks misinforming the public, had been allowed to be coloured by political posturing and electioneering when commenting on such an important, emotive and A-political issue.

Cllr Mike Parsons Middlewich