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5 days ago
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Dumped trolleys blight streets, say Peterborough councillors
City councillors say shopping trolleys being abandoned across neighbourhoods are becoming a big Knight, Independent councillor for Orton Waterville, Peterborough, said she had found "dozens of trolleys" scattered around the Ortons, causing "real problems for our communities", Knight also warned of the safety risks, particularly for vulnerable residents, posed by the abandoned trolleys."It comes down to laziness and lack of responsibility. My husband and I collected 18 trolleys not long ago and within days, they were back again," she said. Richard Stangward, Labour councillor for Bretton, echoed her frustration."We are also seeing people piling bags of rubbish into the trolleys and then leaving them in public areas," he said."You could go to different areas of Bretton and will definitely find one."Stangward acknowledged the city council's FixMyStreet app was generally effective and encouraged residents to report issues."The app usually gets them gone within 48 hours of reporting, but they are so busy all the time," he said."Bretton is a good area but things like this drag it down." Abandoned trolleys have also been reported in Werrington, Westwood, and parts of council said it used the app Trolleywise to report them."If they are not listed as ones that they support, we will endeavour to return them if the shop is identifiable and local," a council spokesperson retailers have attempted measures to prevent trolleys being taken for example, requires customers to insert a £1 coin to release a Knight said people were finding "a way around it.""They are using buttons or even smaller coins to access them instead," she said one Orton shop, QD, was attaching clothing security tags to its trolleys in a bid to tackle the issue."If anyone takes them out of the shop, an alarm goes off. A staff member has to push the trolley for you to the car," she said."We need to do something. They make our streets look neglected but also pose a hazard when left on pavements, especially for those using mobility scooters." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
7 days ago
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Plea for safety measures on dangerous Peterbrough road
A call has been made for better signs and speed-calming measures to tackle dangerous driving on a city Knight, an Independent member on Peterborough City Council for Orton Waterville, said speeding on Goldhay Way was "ridiculous", and it was becoming a "hotspot for road crashes".She said the road with sharp bends was badly lit with trees covering street lights, and she feared more accidents would comes after a 57-year-old cyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run on Goldhay Way on Saturday. It happened between Burswood and Kinnears Walk at about 18:30 BST, with the driver failing to stop at the scene, police said. Ms Knight said the pedestrian and cycle paths on both sides of the road had safety barriers removed a few years ago.A spokesperson for the council said the barriers were removed "as part of improving the cycle route to the south of Goldhay Way. This was done because staggered barriers can be inaccessible to some users". Ms Knight said a speed camera was "set alight at least twice before it was taken out of use".She added: "Pushing for a 20mph [limit] is not going to work. People don't care [about a speed limit] ... unless it is enforceable."Angus Ellis, the council's Labour cabinet member for transport, said: "We were saddened to hear about the collision on Goldhay Way and we will be working with the police to review the area and consider our options." Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
