Town councillors have backed calls for action to make Mill Street in Nantwich safer and stop it from “sinking”.
They want to impose weight limits on delivery vehicles using the road which is partly pedestrianised at the top end.
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A man was arrested but others escaped after a dramatic high-speed police chase across South Cheshire and into Wales.
The incident began after reports of a burglary at a house on Langley Drive, Crewe, at around 11.30am yesterday (July 25).
Residents have called for action on a “dangerous” junction near Nantwich which has seen three accidents in three days this week.
The latest incident happened yesterday (February 15) at the junction of the A534 with Monk’s Lane and Cuckoo Lane, at Acton.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Attempts to impose 20mph limits on new housing developments in Cheshire East often fail because the wording of the council’s speed management strategy means efforts can be blocked, a councillor said.
Cllr Suzie Akers Smith is now meeting with the head of highways to ask if the document can be re-worded so officers can’t stop attempts by councillors at the planning stage to have 20mph limits designated for new residential developments.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Average speed cameras are to be trialled in parts of Cheshire with a view to parish councils possibly funding them in future to crackdown on speeders.
Three trial sites will be set up across the county in the next few weeks – and in Cheshire East the cameras will be located in Plumley.
By Ethan Davies, local democracy reporter
Councillors have voted to approve “the principle of introducing 20mph speed restrictions where appropriate” in Cheshire East towns following farcical scenes.
Members debated the motion during the authority’s full council meeting yesterday (December 16) — the third to be held virtually.
A campaign to impose a 20mph speed limit on most residential streets across Cheshire East is gathering pace.
Cheshire East Council is due to discuss proposals for extending the limit on many more roads in May.
By Stephen Topping
A Nantwich man and chairman of countryside access group says a “culture change” is needed to slow drivers down on the area’s rural roads.
The Cheshire East countryside access forum wants to see an end to irresponsible driving on narrow country roads – particularly on unmarked roads which are set at the national speed limit.
By Stephen Topping
Cheshire East Council insists it has no immediate intention of introducing mandatory 20mph speed limits despite renewed calls to boost road safety.
National campaign group 20 is Plenty – which has local branches in Nantwich, Crewe, Congleton, Sandbach, Wilmslow and Bollington – is again urging the council to lower the speed limit in built-up areas.
Rail travellers in Crewe and Nantwich could be delayed by Storm Brian this weekend, operators have warned.
Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail say the severe weather forecast means emergency speed restrictions will be in place on the Nantwich-Crewe line between Wales and Manchester.
Nantwich beat officers are staging a “Week of Speed” road safety campaign in and around the town.
Officers are carrying out speed enforcement across the area, targeting a number of roads.
Police chiefs in Cheshire have bought 16 state-of-the-art speed enforcement devices to target rogue drivers in the county.
The devices are some of the most advanced compact all-in-one digital video cameras available.
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