URGENT action is being called for to uncover road warning signs at Old Pool Bank.

Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council says most of the signs on the stretch of the A660 where an 18 year old was fatally injured in June are currently obscured.

Parish Council Chairman Councillor Hazel Lee walked along the section of Leeds Road, near its junction with Old Pool Bank, on Monday and was dismayed by what she found.

Cllr Lee, who reported her findings to Monday's council meeting, said: "I walked the stretch of road and most of the signs were covered by greenery, and it's the same in both directions.

"It is all overgrown so I have asked Councillor Barry Anderson to see if it can all to be cut back as a matter of urgency.

"The signs are there saying things like 'dangerous corner' to warn drivers, but you can't see them.

"What is the point in having all of these signs if you can't actually see them?"

The length of road is where Kate Whalley was hit by a car on June 22 while returning home after sitting an A Level exam.

She died in Leeds General Infirmary two days later.

Kate's death sparked renewed calls from residents, including her father, Michael for action to tackle speeding on the road.

Leeds City Council is currently considering a range of measures, including introducing a 30mph Maximum Speed sign and a vehicle activated notice to flash 'slow down' warnings, to improve safety.

Cllr Lee, however, believes the existing signs need to be made clearly visible now - and Cllr Anderson (Con, Adel & Wharfedale) agrees.

He said: "There are some chevron signs at the Bar House corner and a number of other signs that are obscured by trees or bushes growing around them.

"Some belong to the council and some belong to private residents, so enforcement action will be needed for those.

"A full list of the issues is coming to me from the parish council and as soon as I have that I will be taking it up with Leeds.

"I fully support what Hazel's done, it shows that as the chairman of the parish council she's taking an active leadership in terms of trying to sort this problem out.

"It will now be down to Highways and street cleaning, who must pass this stretch of road on a daily basis, to tidy the area up.

"It's just a matter of getting someone out there to cut and chop it all back."

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