Pensioners are calling for a crossing on a busy stretch of road after a near miss with a car.

Friends Jill Jackson and Nelly Plumb were crossing Swan Street in Sible Hedingham last Friday when they claim they came face-to-face with a car.

There is already one crossing further up the road, but the pair believe another is needed nearer to Hilton House Surgery and Forest Home residential care home.

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