Preston, Lancashire, UK. 15th Dec, 2017. Security Alert. Anti-Terrorist devices, or vehicle buffers have been installed overnight in the cities High Street. Shoppers in Fishergate have now to negotiate around large wooden planters filled with concrete & topped off with winter pansies. The devices designed to thwart a vehicle led attack targeting Christmas shoppers & pedestrians have been greeted with some amusement by residents, variously described as the largest litter bins on the street, an eyesore and a huge obstruction for the visually impaired. Credit: MediaWorldImages/Alamy Live News
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Heavy wood and metal planters installed along Fishergate this week to prevent vehicles targeting Christmas shoppers. The authorities are stressing the move is NOT in response to a specific threat. But Preston City Council leader Peter Rankin insisted: “The safety of our residents and visitors is extremely important to us and we support whatever action is necessary to assure it.” The measures are being brought in after talks between police and both the county and city councils. The heavy planters, which will be spaced along the length of Fishergate, are intended to reduce the space for vehicles to mount the pavement and be driven into pedestrians. Preston is the latest city to install security buffers in a bid to prevent a vehicle being driven at pedestrians.