“The County Council should be ashamed of the appearance of the roundabout by Ormskirk Fire Station” says local campaigner, Kate Mitchell, “because the residents certainly are.”

She is now calling on it to spend some of the money received from advertising on the roundabouts for enhanced maintenance to include repairs to the turf and bedding plant schemes.

Ms Mitchell, from Our West Lancashire told QLocal this afternoon: "Many people have commented to me about the appalling condition of the roundabout.

"It’s the only one in the town and it should be a welcoming focal point since it is passed by thousands of people every day. Currently, it gives a dreadful impression of neglect.”

She added: "Our West Lancashire allocated money in our council budget to make sure roundabouts such as this and the one at Pippin Street in Burscough were properly looked after if we took the decisions at the council.

However, with new money being received from the advertising signs that have gone up recently, LCC should now get a move on and return this feature roundabout to its former glory.

"The bedding plants at Fiveways shows the Borough council can do a great job when the effort is made.”

Ms Mitchell, who lives close to the roundabout, concluded by confirming that the Independent Our West Lancashire group had written to council officers raising this matter.

*WLBC has recently taken over maintenance of grass cutting which is why the Town End roundabout looks a little neater now. It should be cut every eight weeks if all goes to plan. One local businessman spoke to me last week, wondering if the solicitors that have sponsored it would ever be sued by a motorist if their signs caused a distraction leading to a bump... Another less flattering comment came form a local dog walker who said he'd be well 'pi~~ed off' if his firm had sponsored such an untidy roundabout which he called an 'eyesore' while a letter on the same vein recently appeared in the Champion which curiously never followed the story up, not untypical of a 'local' paper based eight miles away in Southport RB

She is the author and here she is talking about the round about. And also tell about the traffic here. I know that au resumesplanet of this time is in the serious condition. And we just have to safe our time because i can easily do it for me.