Tag: speeding

Middleton drink driver jailed after woman dies outside ice rink

A speeding drink driver who fled the scene of a collision in Leeds in which a woman pedestrian was killed has been jailed. Vanessa Barnes, aged 59, from Rossendale, Lancashire, had just left the Planet Ice rink, in Elland Road, after watching her son play for Leeds Knights on 10

‘Kill Your Speed’ in Middleton and Belle Isle

Community campaigners are aiming to tackle speeding traffic throughout Middleton and Belle Isle. Local resident Geoff Byers, who is Chair of the Aberfield and Newhalls Residents Association, schoolchildren, parents and a team of volunteers have expressed concern at the high speeds vehicles are reaching, especially on Newhall Road, New Forest

Police attend Belle Isle community meeting

PC Laura Dennant attended the latest  community meeting for residents living in The Brooms part of Belle Isle. She told residents the number of crimes reported in the area over the last month were “quite low”, and there were no questions raised about them. Issues raised by the residents included speeding around

Middleton speeding discussed at New Forest Village residents’ meeting

Local residents attended the latest New Forest Village community meeting in Middleton held at the St George’s Centre. The residents raised three main points during the meeting: 1)  Speeding and dangerous driving on New Forest Way; residents reported that this occurs at all times of day but mainly on an evening from 5pm

Belle Isle: ‘Speeding vehicles still a priority’

Residents in the Aberfield/Newhall parts of Belle Isle told a community meeting that speeding traffic is still a concern for the area. They told local community police officers that the current priority of speeding vehicles on Newhall Road should continue to be monitored and tackled by police. Residents felt this was