Long Lane zebra crossing plan approved

Plans for the new zebra crossing were signed off earlier this month by Southwark Council cabinet member Cllr James McAsh.Under the proposals, the northern end of Wild's Rents will be closed to motor traffic. A public consultation in April and May 2013 received 99 responses, with 81 people backing the part-closure of Wild's Rents and 86 supporting the new zebra crossing.According to the official council report on the proposal, local councillors asked for a new pedestrian crossing on Long Lane but