15 May 2026
Residents in Ashington’s Haydon Ward will have noticed some smart new additions to Newbiggin Road and Black Close Bank, where five modern bench seats have recently been installed as part of a ward improvement initiative led by Ashington Town Council’s Haydon Ward Councillors Marjorie Chambers, David Coyle, and John Tully.
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.
15 May 2026
Residents in Ashington’s Haydon Ward will have noticed some smart new additions to Newbiggin Road and Black Close Bank, where five modern bench seats have recently been installed as part of a ward improvement initiative led by Ashington Town Council’s Haydon Ward Councillors Marjorie Chambers, David Coyle, and John Tully.
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