Furious residents are still fuming after councillors refused to talk about the problems surrounding a dangerous road.

Angry locals in and around Nevada and Dovervelt Roads on Canvey stormed out of a Castle Point highways meeting after members agreed the matter should be discussed at a later date.

Residents fear someone may be killed or injured because of parking problems close to the Nearbys store in Nevada Road.

People using the store are parking on the pavement and to try to solve the problem the council turned the pavement into a layby, painting lines on the pathway earlier this year.

However, the furious locals are demanding more should be done to make the road safer and submitted a 1,000-strong petition to the council.

Ray Howard (Con, Canvey West) told the meeting he had met residents and received the petition.

He said: "The residents are very worried. They have taken the initiative to put together a petition, which was very well worded, and have written to John Prescott, the Deputy Prime Minister, about the problem."

The petition was handed over to the chairman Brian Weller (Lab, Canvey Winter Gardens).

To try to ease the problem, councillors agreed they create a footpath on the south side of Dovervelt Road between Mitchells Avenue and Nevada Road.

The council's director of technical services, Nigel Thomas, was also asked to study realigning the carriageway at the junction of Hindles Road and Stanley Road.

Around 30 to 40 residents went along to the meeting and felt not enough was being done.

Jane Bird, of Nevada Road, said: "It is absolutely dangerous there. They said it will be discussed again at another meeting but something needs to be done now.

"I don't think the chairman has realised this is such a big issue."

Brian Weller, chairman of Castle Point Council's highways committee, said the council would be examining the matter further.

He said: "The problems in Nevada Road will be discussed at a future sub committee and we will be going on a site visit to look at the situation."

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