DETERMINATION by vilagers has paid off after a council decided to modify a controversial Traffic calming scheme.

But some Tockholes residents say the compromise is not enough and that more still needs to be done.

Traffic bosses agreed to look again at the scheme, following a heated meeting at Tockholes village hall.

And this week, Blackburn with Darwen Council decided that although the calming measures were to remain in place, some modifications would be carried out before the end of March next year to benefit vulnerable road users.

These will include lengthening speed humps and altering give way signs to make the route more practical.

Councillor Andy Kay, executive board member for regeneration said: "In response to issues raised by local residents, a safety audit of the traffic system is being carried out by police and independent engineers.

"Minor modifications will be made to the system to improve it. It is expected that these changes will be made by the end of the financial year."

Residents have spoken for and against the scheme, which includes chicanes and speed humps, with many complaining that it was not working. Some believed the scheme was too intense and the humps were too big. They said the scheme caused other traffic problems because of motorists ignoring signs and avoiding the speed humps by driving between them causing a danger to oncoming traffic.

Graham Marsh, 58, of Tockholes Road, said: "This is not even taking us half way there, it is dreadful.

"From my point of view this type of traffic calming is not satisfactory and causes more problems than it solves.

"They have put these ramps where there is not a problem and not in places where there is a problem.

"To say they are going to fiddle with it is not good enough. They will not listen to the majority of residents.

"The majority would like most of it taking out and something that works put in place.

"The problem is caused with people using the road as a shortcut to by-pass Darwen. Ideally they should put signs saying 'no through road' and enforce it, or widen the road."

Supporters of the scheme said that they felt safer because many cars were now going much slower.

Council officers promised to look at aspects of the scheme checking the height of all road humps after complaints that they may be too high, as well as reviewing the signs throughout the scheme.