PSPO in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Collission in Hassell Street,
Written by Hitmix Local News on 22 October 2024
Plans to ban car cruising in public places for the first time across Newcastle-under-Lyme are taking a step closer. A draft Public Space Protection Order is recommended for approval by council officers following a 12-week consultation exercise which shows that most local respondents support the proposals.
The Borough Council prepared the draft order, and asked for stakeholders’ views, following an increase in car cruising in multiple locations across the borough and a subsequent rise in complaints from residents and businesses.
The proposed order – the first of its type in the borough – is designed to stop any meeting on local roads, or public spaces, where a vehicle or occupant engages in specific types of anti-social behaviour that negatively impacts on residents. It does not target charity ride events and other people going about their lawful business.
A person found to be in breach of the order, if it’s approved, would be liable for a fixed penalty notice of £100 or a court fine of up to £1,000. A decision will be made by the Licensing and Public Protection Committee on 29 October.
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Staffordshire Police are appealing for witnesses following a non-stop collision in Newcastle-under-Lyme. At around 1.40am on Sunday a black Volkswagen collided with a pedestrian on Hassell Street, and then left the scene. The pedestrian, a woman in her 20s, suffered cuts and bruising and was taken to hospital, thankfully her injuries are not believed to be serious. Officers are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident, or who may have relevant dashcam footage, to get in touch. You can call them on 101, quoting incident 55 of 20 October.
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And finally, Nearly 20,000 potholes have been filled since the county council invested a further £8 million to fix more roads across Staffordshire. The County Council announced the additional highways funding back in May, which has paid for extra highways teams to tackle potholes and drainage problems across the county. The investment is already seeing a wealth of benefits for Staffordshire’s roads with nearly 20,000 potholes filled since May and almost 40% more gullies emptied between July and September this year, compared to the same time last year.
