A local councillor has called for police to tackle speeding hotspots in an area of Bolton . Cllr John McHugh of Westhoughton South says that drivers breaking the speed limit is becoming more and more of an issue in the area. Cllr McHugh says that two specific areas, Hartford Road in Daisy Hill and Collingwood Way near Westhoughton town centre, are particular hot spots, amidst a wider trend of increased speed.
He said: "I am knocking on doors a lot at the moment, canvassing, and people will tell us of the issues affecting them. "There was one yesterday on Platt Lane where a lady I spoke to said that after 7-8pm, people race down the road and that she is moving house because she has had enough of it. He has asked the police to do speed traps on Hartley Road and Collingwood Way (Image: Public) "On Collingwood Way, parents said their kids aren't safe, they feel that people just are endangering safety when they go down the road.
"It is basically everywhere in Westhoughton. On Hartford Road, there is a blind bend. "If anybody is speeding, if they turn right out of the estate onto Hartford Road you can't see them.
Residents say there are so many close calls." Read more: Calls for extra speed cameras after concerns of people being killed on roads Read more: Car thieves are operating in this area of Bolton police warn Read more: McDonald's due to close ahead of 'modern, contemporary' revamp Cllr McHugh added: "I have spoken to police quite a lot about it. There is only one speed camer.
