Burton's notorious bollards look unlikely to rise again despite another East Staffordshire town re-launching its own.

Following a row between East Staffordshire Borough and Staffordshire County councils over who was responsible for the bollards, Burton's £250,000 bollards, in High Street, have been out of action since 2014 after thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused to vehicles unlucky enough to drive over the automatic posts.

However, Uttoxeter's own bollard has been brought back to life after its town council agreed to take on responsibility for monitoring, associated wi-fi and camera servicing, with £2,500 a year set aside in the town council budget.

It was lowered, along with Burton's bollards, three years ago when East Staffordshire Borough Council decided it could no longer afford to run the necessary CCTV monitoring and operation.

Staffordshire County Council will remain responsible for maintaining Uttoxeter's post, which can be retracted through an intercom system to admit vehicles delivering to businesses in High Street.

However, it is not good news for shoppers who had hoped to see Burton's bollards brought back into use. Plans to make the High Street pedestrianised, instead, is now well under way.

Bollards have been out of action for three years

However, despite signs in the street stipulating that only buses and work vehicles may enter, more and more traffic is now thought to be flouting the rules.

Asked if Burton's bollards will be brought back into action a spokesman for the borough council said: "Burton High Street pedestrianisation is being looked at as part of the borough and county councils’ work on town centre regeneration."

Helen Fisher, cabinet support member for transport and highways at the county council said: "We are aware of the issues around traffic in the town centre and a joint working group has been set up to look at what can be done to improve traffic flow. The working group includes county and borough council representatives, the police, businesses and residents.

"The group is exploring several options on how the High Street can be improved for traffic and pedestrians. At this stage none of the options look at reinstating the rising bollards."

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