COMMUNITY SPEEDWATCH - WILMSLOW ROAD

Our Community Speedwatch Team recently carried out a session on Wilmslow Road. This was the first session since the Parish Council invested in a second speed detector and enabled us for the first time to have two different groups of volunteers operating together (one recording speed in one direction and the other group in the opposite direction).

In total, we recorded 68 vehicles exceeding the speed threshold, which equates to a speeding vehicle every 53 seconds. The full results were as follows:

- number of vehicles travelling above the threshold but below 40 mph (46)

- number of vehicles travelling at 40 mph or above but below 50 mph (21)

- number of vehicles travelling in excess of 50 mph (1)

- average speed of all recorded vehicles (38 mph)

- highest recorded speed (53 mph)

Details of all speeding vehicles were recorded and have been passed to Cheshire Police. Our local PCSO (Callum Edwards) who joined us for this session has confirmed that all recorded vehicles have been sent a letter in the post. As always, if any resident would like to join our Community Speedwatch Team, please do get in touch. We are looking to arrange some extra sessions, but we do need more help.

SINKHOLE - WEST STREET TO THE PARADE (ALLEYWAY)

As some residents will have perhaps noticed, a sinkhole has appeared on the alleyway leading from West Street to The Parade. Yesterday evening, I placed a temporary traffic cone over the sinkhole in the interests of public safety; however, members of the public should be aware that the surrounding footpath may give way at any time and should avoid the area if possible. 

Having checked with Cheshire East Highways and Land Registry records, ownership of the land appears to rest with Aberdeen Asset Management (now known as Abrdn) as shown in the diagram below. I would like to reassure residents that I have contacted Abrdn to advise them of the situation and have asked them to take appropriate remedial action.