Speeding continues through Chester Rd Penyffordd

Our previous CBM Chris Pullen and Inspector Alun Oldfield were not interested in speeding through the village whatsoever. A half hearted effort that was quickly dropped. A couple of weeks hammering the speeders with the speed gun and articles in The Leader could have slowed a lot of them down.

I'm writing this as vehicles have been hammering through the village all day. It's less than it has been but still a considerable amount. I think well over a 1000 a day.

Our new CBM Howie Williams has been to the last Penyffordd Community Council meeting. One of the plus points was his suggestion that speed limits be pushed back up the hill. This was a very good suggestion. This however needs backing up with enforcement or an inability of vehicles to fly through the village with verticle platforms introduced.

This seems a long way off with Flintshire County Council's alleged moratorium on speed bumps which they use as an excuse except when they want to use them. They have been applied recently on a stretch of road in Deeside Industrial Estate where speed trials were taking place.

Speeding through Penyffordd however seems acceptable to Flintshire County Council. They have the exact data for traffic but refuse to release it as it is so bad. Nor will they act on it endangering lives and ruining our village environment.

CBM Howie Williams has said he will contact the Arrive Alive and a specialist division of North Wales Police that deal with speeding. I wait along with others in Chester Rd, Penyffordd.

We take pride in where we live, its a pity so few others do.


key words: Chief Superintendant Ruth Purdie, Hugh Jones Safety Officer, Cllr Arnold Woolley, Cllr Tony Sharps, Environment Director Carl Langland, Jim Morris All Wales Safety Partnership,