Fresh calls have been made for speed restrictions through a Northumberland hamlet. Thursday, 4th February 2021, 7:00 am Belford Parish Council wants the 60mph speed limit through Middleton to be halved following the latest accident when a car crashed into a wall. “Something needs to be done about it,” said Cllr Kerry Noble, who said it was the fourth accident he could remember there. He suggested a 30mph speed limit from the East Lodge gate to beyond the Swinhoe crossroads or a 40mph zone from the top of the North Bank to the A1. Middleton, near Belford. He said: "I know Northumberland County Council say it doesn’t fall within the priorities but, as a parish council, surely we’re entitled to make the suggestion given how many times it has been brought up.