Celebrations over the recent costly restoration of Ledbury’s War Memorial have been short-lived, because of mysterious cracks and other visible damage. A bus stop is nearby, and while the town council admits it has no evidence that buses mounting the pavement are to blame, the council is to write to local bus companies to explain its growing concerns. But Ledbury town clerk, Angela Price said: “Whilst the council considers that the paving slabs adjacent to the highway may well have been damaged by buses mounting the pavement, without evidence we cannot prove this is what has happened and therefore it was agreed at a recent meeting of the Environment and Leisure Committee that it would not be fair to write to the bus companies for any reason other than to bring the matter to their attention.”