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Wakefield Council and police have promised to clampdown on drivers entering a pedestrianised area in Pontefract . Complaints to the local authority have been made since barriers on Beastfair and Market Place stopped working. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.

The town centre is supposed to be closed to vehicles, except for permit holders, between 10am and 4pm every day. But the bollards stopping it from being used as a thoroughfare are permanently down due to a fault. Yvette Cooper, who is standing for re-election as the town’s MP on July 4, said she had been contacted by residents concerned over vehicles being driven through the area on a regular basis.



She said: “Some cars are going down there by accident because they don’t see the signs and the bollards are down, but lots of drivers know the rules but are ignoring them. Advertisement Advertisement “We’ve got parents with small children or prams having to dodge to avoid cars and vans. “That’s why I’m urging the council to act as quickly as possible.

” Police also have powers to take action against drivers who violate the rules. Ms Cooper added: “I’m also calling on the government to grant Wakefield Council the powers so that its officers can take enforcement action against those who are breaking the ru.

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