A CALL has been made to find a solution to the problem of speeding drivers throughout Haddington. A widespread 20mph limit was temporarily introduced in the town last year on the heels of the coronavirus pandemic. However, there have been repeated criticisms of the blanket speed limit, as well as complaints about people exceeding the lowered limit. The town’s community council discussed what could be done to address the issue and whether members had any thoughts on what measures might prove successful. Ideas included an increase in the number of signs highlighting the speed limit, the introduction of speed bumps and use of driver feedback signs, which display the speed of an approaching vehicle.
Darlington Mayor tells how father was blinded in racist attack THE newly-elected Mayor of Darlington has pledged to strive to bring the borough’s residents back together and make the community more inclusive as town moves out of Covid-19 restrictions. Councillor Cyndi Hughes, who has served on Darlington Borough Council for 18 years, told how her father had been blinded in an indiscriminate racial attack as she revealed the theme for her Mayoral year would be to build a more inclusive and united community. Cllr Hughes was speaking during the annual mayor-making ceremony, a tradition that has continued since railway owner and peace campaigner Henry Pease became the role’s first incumbent when the town was granted a Royal Charter in 1867.
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PUPILS from a North-East school have become the first children to receive free hiking boots thanks to a charity dedicated to inspiring a new generation of walkers. Fifteen youngsters from Corporation Road Primary School, in Darlington, received the boots from The Walk & Talk Trust, which is organising a series of 50 fundraising walks in a campaign called The Big Smile. The first walk starts from Raby Castle on June 21 and, as a warm-up, the Darlington pupils were treated to a four-mile nature trail in the stunning grounds of the magnificent estate, near Staindrop. The event was sponsored by the Mayor of Darlington, Councillor Chris McEwan, who has made mental health one of the priorities during his mayoral year and donated £500 from his charities fund.