Fewer lorries to pass through town (From Warrington Guardian)

Fewer lorries to pass through town

FEWER lorries will roll through Newton after the town's residents' association won concessions from recycling company Cory Environmental, whose vehicles pass through the town.

After 18 months of negotiations with Cory, which manages Newton's landfill site on the old Lyme pit, the company has promised to give heavy goods vehicles a final warning about turning right on to Ashton Road. Drivers who break the warning will be banned from the site.

Cory will also fit new signs on its exit warning drivers not to turn on to Ashton Road and operate a permit scheme to monitor Newton-based HGVs that are allowed to turn right.

Drivers will have to pre-register for the permit scheme and Paul Taylor, chairman of Newton Residents' Association, is hoping to be told which lorries are registered, so residents can easily identify those breaking the ban.

On behalf of Newton residents Paul has also been invited to meet executives of Cory Environmental and have a tour of the site.

Paul said: "It's the most positive response we've had from Cory Environmental to date."

The landfill site is expected to run for another six years and Paul believes that reducing the number of HGVs using Newton as a shortcut will create a better environment for residents.

He said: "We're hoping to create a cleaner and safer environment for Newton-Le-Willows.

"Children walk to school along Ashton Road and Crow Lane. The traffic there is horrendous, so hopefully fewer HGVs will mean fewer accidents."