SAFETY fears have been sparked at a number of Westhoughton locations. Residents of the Wigan Road area have told how they fear crossing the road sometimes because of the heavy traffic. Julia Silvester has asked the council to look into improving pedestrian safety. The speed limit of 40mph at Hart Common is currently under review [...]

Liberal Democrat councillors are calling for safety improvements to be made to Wigan Road. Councillors Julia Silvester and David Wilkinson are both pressuring the council. Julia said: “Residents have often complained to us about how dangerous the road is for motorists and pedestrians alike.” An improvement scheme for Wigan Road from Wearish Lane to Cricketers [...]

The Council is to assess whether the 40mph speed limit through Hart Common is too much. It follows calls from the Liberal Democrat team for additional safety measures to be explored. It comes after a young boy was knocked down further up the road at the Wigan Road / Wearish Lane junction. Many Hart Common [...]

Labour blunders have led to the traffic speeding chaos that we have on Wigan Road today, says a leading councillor. Ward councillor David Wilkinson has blasted the Labour administration of years-gone-by for continuing to allow housing developments in Daisy Hill without any regard for improvement to the highway infrastructure on Wearish Lane and Wigan Road. [...]

Concerns have been heightened about the safety of the Wearish Lane and Wigan Road junction after an 11-year-old boy was involved in an accident with a passing vehicle.

Westhoughton Liberal Democrats would like to make the following statement: “On Friday 11 September there was a terrible accident involving an 11 year old boy and a car on Wigan Road at the Wearish Lane junction. Due to an accident investigation being undertaken by the police, Liberal Democrat Councillors David Wilkinson and Julia Silvester have asked the [...]

Your councillor, Julia Silvester, has told of her shock at learning that a driver feedback sign at Wearish Lane was damaged and all the important information regarding traffic speeds has been LOST. It comes at a sensitive time, when one local boy was hit by a passing vehicle on Wigan Road. Residents are demanding action [...]