IT'S called Crows Feet, a landmark in Ross-on-Wye and a prime target for buses and lorries.

In just 30 months it has been clobbered 12 times by tall vehicles.

Shopkeepers Howard and Vicky Eldridge say enough is enough and are calling on Herefordshire Council to do something about it

It is the canopy overhanging their gallery- cum-gift shop Crows Feet in Cantilupe Road, Ross-on-Wye, that is taking the bashing.

It was designed to give shelter to waiting bus passengers but Mr and Mrs Eldridge warn they are now in danger of being injured by flying glass and other debris.

They are not necessarily blaming drivers of driving dangerously or mounting the pavement - the culprit is the steep camber of the road, they say.

Mr Eldridge said double-decker buses needed to be at least a foot from the pavement to prevent the top of the vehicle striking the canopy.

In a letter to the council in May 2002, the couple warned that someone would soon be injured in one of the incidents.

Mr and Mrs Eldridge suggested a bollard to make vehicles go round it but were told people could fall over it.

Last year they asked the council to either reduce the camber or extend the pavement.

"Herefordshire Council has talked of possible solutions but their only action to date has been to paint some white lines and to pompously inform me that drivers should not enter the hatched area," said Mr Eldridge.

Another incident happened last week when a bus hit the canopy, breaking both front and side windows of the vehicle and showering passengers and pedestrians with broken glass.

The couple bought the shop in September 2001 and the canopy has been hit 12 times since then. On one occasion the roof joists were dislodged, causing £5,000 damage.

They believe it is a saga of incidents that will not go away and have made a fresh plea to the council to deal with the danger.

Stephen Oates, the council's head of engineering and transportation, said they were aware of concerns about the canopy and possible solutions were in the pipeline.

These included moving the bus stop, changing waiting restrictions so that more cars were closer to the shop, and having talks with Ross Town Council on introducing a one-way traffic system.