The Derbyshire road where pedestrians risk taking a wing mirror to the headConcerns have been raised about the walking route alongside Ilkeston Road near the former Stanton Ironworks site for years, so our reporter checked it outCalls for Ilkeston Road to be widenThere is a pavement in Derbyshire which I challenge anyone to walk along without fearing for their lives or taking a wing mirror to the head. Deep crack-ridden trenches run the length of the route on both sides of the carriageway due to the volume and type of vehicles using the narrow road. Now Cllr Kate Fennelly, vice chair of the borough’s planning committee, is calling on Derbyshire County Council to widen the road and move the pavement further away from the roadside. ‌“You feel the road leaning when you are in your car, and you can see the HGVs tipping. The police are called out here quite a lot; many car wing mirrors have been lost.

Source: Daily Mirror April 06, 2026 09:30 UTC