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A COUNTY Durham bus lane which has been the source of a deluge of complaints and illegal manoeuvres will see offenders slapped with fines.

A COUNTY Durham bus lane which has been the source of a deluge of complaints and illegal manoeuvres will see offenders slapped with fines.

Gareth William Walton now to be sentenced for assaults, at Durham Crown Court, on Friday August 6 THE sentencing of a man for separate assaults, five weeks apart last year, has been further delayed at court. Gareth William Walton was warned to expect a custodial sentence after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and assault causing actual bodily harm, at Durham Crown Court, last month. They relate, respectively, to a crow bar assault on a man as he was getting out of a ca...

The new bus lane will be located just off the roundabout near School Avenue Picture: SARAH CALDECOTT THE newest bus lane to come to County Durham will see its cameras switched on today - with fines of £60 for those flouting the rules. A bus gate has been installed on Cornforth Lane in Coxhoe in what Durham County Council has said is needed to alleviate safety concerns in the area. The Northern Echo previously reported that the section of road, located off the roundabout near School Aven...

County counci’s parking and transport infrastructure leader Kieron Moralee at the bus gate NEW measures aimed at improving road safety near a County Durham primary school are being installed later this month. Durham County Council is introducing a short section of road in Coxhoe which only buses can go through, known as a bus gate, following concerns being raised by local residents. A restriction which limits entry to buses only has already been in place at this point on Cornforth Lane ...

A COUNTY Durham road plagued by safety concerns is set to see an official bus lane installed along with cameras to catch offending motorists. The road on Cornforth Lane in Coxhoe, near Ferryhill, has been converted into a bus gate in a bid to reduce concerns around a nearby primary school. Durham County Council has since confirmed the date the cameras will be switched on as it has said offenders will face a fine of £60, discounted to £30 if paid within two weeks. It comes as the cou...

A COUNTY Durham road plagued by safety concerns is set to see an official bus lane installed with cameras to monitor offenders. A section of Cornforth Lane in Coxhoe, near Ferryhill, is being converted into a bus gate in a bid to reduce concerns around a nearby primary school. Durham County Council has since confirmed the date the cameras will be switched on as it has said offenders will face a fine of £60, discounted to £30 if paid within two weeks. It comes as the council last yea...