11 November 2026
Ashington Town Council’s Civic Head, Cllr Caroline Ball, and Cllr Karl Green have visited Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway (WNGR) to see first-hand the remarkable progress being made by its volunteers, and to celebrate the Council’s support for the project through a grant and the donation of a set of seats, which the railway’s volunteers have since lovingly refurbished.
Speed Monitoring
The Town Council purchased movable Speed Indicator Devices (SID) in 2018 with two aims; firstly, to educate drivers of speed limits and remind them not to speed, and secondly to be able to collect reliable speed data to quantify speeding issues. SIDs have been proven to be effective at enforcing speed limits as many drivers don’t realise, they are going too fast.
The SID displays the speed a driver is driving (up to a limit to discourage people trying to see how high they can go) and a message to slow down. It is mounted on lamp columns or street signs, and we work with Northumberland County Councils Highways to determine suitable locations.
11 November 2026
Ashington Town Council’s Civic Head, Cllr Caroline Ball, and Cllr Karl Green have visited Woodhorn Narrow Gauge Railway (WNGR) to see first-hand the remarkable progress being made by its volunteers, and to celebrate the Council’s support for the project through a grant and the donation of a set of seats, which the railway’s volunteers have since lovingly refurbished.
11 November 2026
Ashington Town Council’s Civic Head, Cllr Caroline Ball, and Cllr Karl...
11 November 2026
Ashington Town Council has given the go-ahead for a new planting scheme...
11 November 2026
Ashington Town Council’s Finance and General Services (FGS) Committee...
