Stagecoach is stopping people from getting to places because people can't afford £3 for a bus that used to be £1

Why Others Should Join the Campaign to Restore Access to Crowell Road 1. It’s About Fairness for Everyone This isn’t about politics — it’s about fairness. Residents should not be cut off from their own neighbourhood, forced into long diversions, or treated differently from those living just streets away. Fair access is a basic expectation. 2. The Impact Goes Beyond One Road The closure doesn’t just affect Crowell Road — it pushes traffic onto surrounding streets like Newman Road, increasing: Congestion • Pollution in residential areas • Noise and stress for families • Road safety risks When one road is blocked, the whole community feels it. 3. Vital Access Has Been Restricted For four years, residents have faced delays reaching: • Work and schools • Doctors and pharmacies • Shops and local services • Elderly relatives and carers This affects daily life — especially for the elderly, disabled, and families with children. 4. Community Voices Deserve to Be Heard Many residents feel decisions were made to them, not with them. Joining the campaign sends a clear message: 👉 Local people deserve a say in decisions that shape their lives. 5. A United Community Gets Results History shows that when communities stand together: • Reviews happen • Policies are reconsidered • Fairer solutions are found Change doesn’t come from silence — it comes from collective action. 6. This Is About Improving, Not Dividing The campaign is not about removing safety or environmental goals. It’s about finding balanced solutions that: • Protect neighbourhoods • Maintain fair access • Work for everyone Simple Call to Action Join us if you believe: • Residents deserve fair access • Decisions should reflect community needs

The traffic is always gridlocked, cars are backed up trying to get through. Also it is Dangerous for children coming out of school and also for drivers as cars get dangerously close to each other 

In the intervening 7 year period, these bodies have supposedly been discussing options whilst the bridge deteriorates daily. Such a restoration project will be costly and lengthy, but the alternative is that this hydraulic marvel will eventually have to be demolished. William Armstrong's Swing Bridge was the world's first moving bridge. Opened in 1876, it was a marvel of the world and reflected the North East region's engineering skill. To get a restoration project moving needs public opinion to persuade politicians the funding will be worthwhile.

Make it mandatory to have a licence before using the public roads. I think if all road users had to know the highway code they and the road would be a much safer place. They would understand the roads and be less reckless if they had a licence to lose. The roads have changed so much since the highway code began. There are too many cars and large vehicles on the road now for the average cyclist to not HAVE to know the highway code before they use the road. Most public roads are a minimum of 30mph which will easily kill a cyclist. It will save lives and make the roads a safer place for all road users.

Those working in the taxi industry across Calderdale should be recognised as workers that are vital to the success and upkeep of the local economy. Those working within the industry sustain our night time economy and provide an invaluable service to residents. It is right that those who work all hours of day/night have their most basic needs met by the local authority.

To protect drivers from charges that could have been avoided by holding owners and car parks more accountable for ensuring correct, visible signage, and to prevent profiting from this.

We believe that road safety should be given the highest priority.  We call upon Worcestershire County Council and West Mercia Police to work together to reduce the speed limits for vehicles on the Southern Link Road and to improve enforcement by introducing average speed cameras. Many residents living in Kempsey, Norton and St Peter's struggle to enter the roundabouts and there is a history of cars crashing off the roundabouts onto the footpaths. We call for the introduction of traffic light control and safety barriers to protect pedestrians. Local residents living in St Peter's have had to endure excessive road noise and fumes from the cars travelling at 60mph speeds. There are multiple crashes occurring on each of the roundabouts with many not being reported to the police as the drivers fail to stop.

Brooks Road and the surrounding roads are very busy at school times. Cars drive too quickly and lots of parked cars make visibility difficult to cross. Many local people have witnessed near-misses with young children. A pedestrian crossing would encourage more children and parents to walk and cycle into school.

Most people already personally know someone killed or injured in a road crash. 20mph is not a silver bullet- it is a basic plank of road safety just like people wearing seatbelts in cars. It is proven to reduce the frequency and severity of crashes. Speed limits need to be judged not only in the context of what is safe, but also what makes for a liveable city in terms of noise, air pollution, ease of crossing roads, pleasantness of being on the pavements and so on.  The remaining 30mph roads are largely single carriageways with homes and businesses each side, schools on or very near them and often in busy pedestrian areas. For example: - In busy pedestrian areas, adjacent to schools and student halls along the Lower Bristol Road (A36) - Along Bear Flat High Street (Wellsway A367)  - In Southern Bath directly outside the following schools:  • Roundhill Primary School • Bath Community Academy site  • St Philip’s Primary School • St Martin’s Primary School • Threeways School • Monkton Combe Prep School • Ralph Allen School  • Prior Park College • St Gregory’s College You can view a map here to view what is left to do to create a 20mph city.  We will look back on 30mph in urban areas just like indoor smoking, and be shocked at how long we tolerated the prioritising of speed over safety.  Enough is enough. 

Join the petition to North Yorkshire Council to reduce the speed limits in Pateley Bridge by extending the current 20 mph zone to the remainder of the town limits:  • the B6265 (Ripon Road) past Harefield Hall entrance to the Methodist Church • Old Church Lane to beyond the entrance to the Springfield estate • the B6265 (Street Lane), Bridgehouse Gate, to the turn off to Bewerley to connect with the existing Bewerley 20mph zone • Low Wath Road (past Nidderdale High School and Sunflowers Day Nursery). Pateley Bridge is a lovely Dales town, known for its natural beauty with a close community of residents.  However, vehicle speeding and impatient driving has become an endemic problem and is making people feeling unsafe and making residents lives a misery in a number of locations in town. The Ripon Road residential area, a conservation area, sees a great deal of traffic entering and exiting the town, often at a speed too dangerous for the road and pavement lay out.   Ripon Road is not a main road, yet many drivers treat it like one.  Data from March to May 2025 on shows many vehicles speeding excessively, with over 27,000 going over 35mph, 4,300 going over 40mph, and some going up to 60mph which is very dangerous.  The current speed limit of 30mph is not enough to keep everyone safe.   Statistics from other towns that have implemented similar changes show a significant reduction in accidents, increased walking and cycling to and from schools and enhanced community safety. There has been a large number of concerns and complaints raised to myself and the Council from residents who feel they are now being very threatened by fast moving vehicles putting their lives at risk walking into and out of Pateley Bridge due to the speed and close proximity of traffic outside of the current 20mph zone.  Residents have reported being hit by car mirrors, feeling intimidated by close passing vehicles on the many narrow pavements, vehicles driving on pavements, vehicles overtaking on blind bends and road rage incidents.   Cyclists and horse riders also report feeling unsafe due to speeding vehicles passing too closely with many being forced onto pavements or driveways by impatient drivers.  These behaviours are not acceptable in our respectful town; speeding vehicles are putting people at risk of serious injury and in many cases vulnerable members of our community avoiding walking into and out of town or walking to local schools.  The UK government guidance on urban speed limits supports this proposal, suggesting that areas with high pedestrian activities and narrow roads and pavements, like Pateley Bridge, should have reduced speed limits to increase safety.  It is vital we protect those on foot and vulnerable highway users from speeding vehicles by reducing the speed limit.  The Town Council and our County Councillor are fully in favour of this proposal.  Change is urgently needed to protect our entire community, including our most vulnerable.  Without it the safety, health and well-being of the children, older adults and wider community remains at stake.  Road safety will continue as a barrier to walking and cycling in the area, including to and from schools.   Maximum speed limits of 20mph have been delivered in many other rural areas of North Yorkshire. We want these improvements for the entire Pateley Bridge community.  Evidence shows that people hit by a vehicle at 20mph are around five times less likely to be killed than at 30mph.  

The increased influx of traffic into the village is unsustainable.  Parking in nearby Leeds and Wakefield is in short supply and expensive. Locals have not been listened leaving Barnsley Council to make the unpopular decision not to fund the new station.