A FOREST of Dean brewery owner visited Parliament to repeat his call for the toll prices on the River Severn bridges to be reduced to stop traffic diverting through Gloucestershire to avoid paying to cross into Wales.
Don Burgess, the chairman of the Forest of Dean branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) was the only English business representative invited to a discussion about the cost of the toll crossing hosted by Transport Minister Stephen Hammond in the House of Commons.
Mr Burgess – who runs the Freeminer brewery in Cinderford – said that the increased traffic on the A48 road has also made it a very dangerous stretch for motorists and locals alike.
"The stretch of the A48 from Highnam to Lydney is already one of the most dangerous in the area," he said.