Police chiefs in Cheshire say they are “astonished” after an operation caught more than 300 motorists in one month using their mobile phone.
Officers issued 318 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) to motorists for using their mobile phone behind the wheel in February – that’s a massive rise from 32 issued in February last year.
More than 70 offences were recorded during a police operation targeting lorry drivers on Cheshire’s busy roads.
Dozens of “Traffic Offence Reports” were issued to drivers using motorways and main A roads across the county.
A new parking payment app will save Cheshire East drivers 13p per transaction, the authority claims.
Motorists using a mobile phone to pay for parking at Cheshire East Council car parks will see a change to a new app on October 1.
By Claire Faulkner
One of the things I always do at the theatre is to make sure my mobile phone is switched off.
So, it felt a little strange to be at a performance at The Crewe Lyceum which not only encouraged the audience to keep their phones on, but also to use them during the show.
More than 75 drivers in Cheshire were caught using a mobile phone at the wheel during a national week of action.
Officers from Cheshire Police were on the lookout for people who were scrolling through social media, texting or taking a call while driving.
Cheshire Police will be targeting drivers in the area using mobile phones at the wheel as part of a national week of action.
From today (January 22), officers will be on the lookout for anyone scrolling through social media, texting or taking a call while at the wheel.
More than 2,400 motorists have been caught by Cheshire Police driving while using a mobile phone so far in 2016-17.
The startling figures were released on the day penalties issued for such an offence double in severity.
More than 2,100 tickets have been issued to Cheshire motorists caught using mobile phones while driving.
Latest figures were unveiled as Cheshire Police joined other forces across the UK in a campaign to target phone use by drivers.
Business owners in Nantwich have issued warnings after youths walked in to town centre stores and stole mobile phones.
At least two incidents have been reported in the last few days, which Cheshire Police are now probing.
Bosses at Vodafone today said “sorry” to hundreds of Nantwich customers for network problems plaguing the town.
They admitted problems have been caused by water damage to a local mast serving the CW5 postcode area.
Furious Vodafone customers in Nantwich have called on the mobile phone provider to improve its service in the area.
Many have tweeted this week that they have been without a network signal, some for several days.
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