RESIDENTS from Pennyfern are ‘pulling out the stops’ in a bid to get a bus shelter installed in their area.

Mary Docherty and her daughter Andrea Sellar say people are fed up of standing in the wind and rain at the bus stop at the top of the hill in Pennyfern Road.

They are calling for a shelter to be installed to protect 
residents from the elements.

Mary said: “I’d like a bus shelter, not just for me, but for all the other residents in the street.

“It’s very exposed at the top of the hill, especially when it’s raining and windy.”

Mary, who lives in Pennyfern Road, says she often sees elderly residents being soaked while waiting at the stop.

She added: “You stand there getting drenched because it’s right at the top of the hill.

“I also see a lot of elderly residents doing the same.”

The pair have taken their concerns to Tommy McVey, the chairman of Greenock South West Community council.

He is now pressing for action from public transport bosses.

Tommy said: “There are six bus stops in Pennyfern and not one has a bus shelter.

“This stop in particular is very exposed.

“I have approached Councillor Vaughan Jones and Councillor David Wilson.

“These things take time as Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) will have to come out and inspect the site and then funding will have to be secured.

“But you have got to start somewhere.”

Councillor Wilson, who is Inverclyde’s representative on SPT, has promised that he will help the residents in any way he can.

He said: “There is criteria which needs to be met. 

“It depends on usage of the bus stop, the site and cost. 

“To me, it seems like an excellent proposal – I have asked for officials at the council and SPT to assess it.”