PRESSURE has been put on Redruth town council to curb the use of Fore Street by delivery vehicles and motorists during pedestrian-only hours.

An angry Florence Bailey, speaking at a monthly meeting of the council, demanded something be done to prevent vehicles entering the town's main shopping street between 10am and 4pm as "someone could be killed."

"I want action by the town council and the police," said Mrs Bailey, of Roach's Row, urging the use of CCTV to identify people flouting the rules.

"I am very concerned at the number of drivers who are blatantly ignoring the pedestrians-only signs up Fore Street. The police said they would stop opening the gate in the morning and that the PCSOs (police community support officers) would be keeping an eye on the street to stop traffic going up and down. As far as I'm concerned they're not doing anything."

Mrs Bailey was disappointed that there were no police representatives at the meeting to hear her concerns, although she had written to Insp Mike Treglown over the issue.

"I feel it's totally wrong," she said. "10 o'clock is pedestrian hours and they should be out of the street."

Mrs Bailey felt people walking in the street, children or those hard of hearing could be hurt by a vehicle.

Neil Howarth, of Falmouth Road, echoed Mrs Bailey's concerns, saying that not only were delivery drivers in the street at inappropriate times, it was being used as a short-cut by general motorists.

Town mayor Sue Fowler said the council was aware of the situation and that it was trying to "sort it". The rising bollard was a major contributing factor to the problem.

"With the rising bollard, they're not waiting long enough for it to lower and they're driving down again," said Mrs Bailey.

Town clerk Peter Bennett explained that because of the bollard - being trialled by the county council in Fore Street - the gates had to remain open to allow emergency vehicles to enter.

He said the answer was a further automatic barrier to replace the gates - possibly another rising bollard - and the council had written to county highways to ask for one.