road safety

Newcastle

Newcastle speed limit on ‘busy routes’ could be cut to make ‘city’s roads safer’

The speed limit on Newcastle’s Central Motorway and other busy routes could be cut, after a plea to make the city’s roads safer. Newcastle City...

Leeds

Telecoms firm ‘refused permission’ for 5G installation due to ‘road safety concerns’

A telecoms firm has been blocked from installing a 17.5m mobile phone mast on a busy road near a school. Leeds City Council refused permission...

Kirklees

Councillor calls for more commitment to road safety in Kirklees

A Kirklees Councillor is calling for more commitment to improve road safety – but fears budget cuts mean there’s not enough cash to fund...

Bradford & Keighley

Ambitious West Yorkshire Vision Zero launched to eliminate road deaths

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority have announced a plan to eliminate road deaths and injuries by 2040. The West Yorkshire Vision Zero Strategy was officially...

Bradford & Keighley

Targeting uninsured drivers across West Yorkshire

Police in West Yorkshire will be targeting uninsured drivers over the coming weeks with the aim of making our roads safer for all. Roads Policing...

Middlesborough

Councillor slams location of speed check on road, asking, ‘are we employing nursery children?’

A councillor who claims her road is plagued by speeding drivers said the location of council-installed speed checks “couldn’t have been in a dafter...

Community

Plan to reduce accidents on busy road

A lower speed limit should reduce accidents on a busy road after people living nearby raised safety fears, according to the council. Leeds City Council...

News

Bike Crash at the junction of Whitmore Road and Drury Road prompts road safety plea

A North London council has been urged to install greater safety measures on a residential road after allegations a motorcyclist was ‘left for dead’...

Bradford & Keighley

Ban on any vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes driving up cobbled street

Heavy vehicles could be banned from a picturesque cobbled street when a new traffic order is introduced. Work to repair Thwaites Brow Road in Keighley,...

Brent

Calls for greater safety measures to protect children after 15 accidents in 5 years at school road junction

Brent residents are urging the council to install safety measures at an ‘intimidating’ junction near a school to make children safer and encourage more...

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