Outrage over cafe's 'hideous' outdoor seating installed in middle of road

There has been widespread outrage over cafe's 'hideous' outdoor seating installed in middle of a road - with residents querying why anyone would want to recline near a busy road in the centre of town. While some have raised concerns over children's safety being so close to traffic.

A petition in favour of keeping café culture-style seating in Louth’s Cornmarket has been launched while the installation of new “parklets” on the town’s High Street has caused a stir reports Grimsby Live.

Mike Bristow, from Larders Coffee House, launched the change.org petition to “Keep The Cornmarket Cafe Culture in Louth” on Tuesday and has received around 200 signatures in that time.

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However, Lincolnshire County Council’s first parklet, which was installed on Mercer Row last night has sparked hundreds of commenters on social media with many already raising safety concerns and worries about the visual impact – a second one is due to be installed on Wednesday, August 24.

A recent public meeting saw around 250 people vote almost unanimously in favour of calling on the council to halt the Louth Active Travel Scheme – which aims to promote cycling and walking – and restore parking to how it was before changes were made across both Mercer Row and the Cornmarket. However, in his petition, Mike Bristow said: “Larders Coffee House wish to ensure that the hundreds if not thousands of hospitality customers locally and holidaymakers that have enjoyed this unique to Louth cafe culture are given the opportunity to say yes to keep [it].

“This is your opportunity for a straightforward yes and have your yes passed to the county council who issued the