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Lib Dem Council introduces 20mph at Hexham's accident blackspot
April 21, 2010 7:54 PM
Councillor Derek Kennedy and Andrew Duffield at the QE High School, Hexham - Photo by Andrew Hayward
Liberal Democrat candidate Andrew Duffield and Councillor Derek Kennedy have welcomed the introduction of 20mph outside the Queen Elizabeth High School in Hexham. Calls were made to improve safety outside the school after a near fatal accident involving a student. Lib Dem run Northumberland County Council received a petition with hundreds of signatures from students and parents calling for improved safety measures. Around 80% of respondents, to a residents' consultation exercise, supported the need for slower speeds.
Andrew Duffield said "The Lib Dems are very sensitive to the need for road safety around schools and I am pleased to see that High Schools in Hexham and Prudhoe now have 20mph zones." Councillor Derek Kennedy "As a Liberal Democrat authority Northumberland Council is looking to extend 20mph areas outside of other Schools and residential areas." In the Hexham Courant (9/4/10) the Conservative Mayor for Hexham responded with an outburst that "vehemently opposed the measures, calling them a "a total nonsense" and making it clear he regards the scheme as a waste of money."
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