They said they can't take any more of this. But does anyone want to hear it?

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

The new cycle lanes are part of an active travel scheme designed to promote healthier living and sustainable travel - but they are causing controversy in a Greater Manchester village.

At a cost of £1.2m, a 1km stretch of Manchester Road, Castleton has segregated cycle lanes on either side. Now there are plans to extend it further, all the way to Rochdale town centre.

When the 'Phase 2' plans were put to a survey in September last year, around 70 per cent of those that responded opposed the plans, amid concerns that the first phase had led to the closure of local businesses. READ MORE: Tributes pour in for Andy Martin, landlord of iconic Manchester pub The Star and Garter following death But the council's planning officer still recommended the scheme for approval, saying in a report that the 115 postal voters - who were more evenly split on the issue than the 302 who voted online - were 'possibly' better informed.

It's left people in Castleton feeling their views are being ignored by a council determined to impose a plan - for the second time. "Response to the survey was relatively high, but primarily from those living outside the scheme area," the report following the survey says. "The survey was also completed by a variety of different respondents when looking at age, gender, ethnicity, and disability data. "All seven junction upgrade proposals recorded a higher level of ‘oppose’ than ‘support’, with a consistent proportion of respondents opposing each one (around seven in ten).