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6 days ago
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Wakefield's roads to get £2.4m pothole repair boost
An extra £2.4m of investment to improve Wakefield's roads and pavements is set to be approved by the district's cash, which will come from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, is likely to be formally accepted at a meeting next Tuesday.A council report said the money would go towards improvements at Wrenthorpe Bypass in Carr Gate; Common Lane in Upton; Bacon Avenue in Normanton; Barnsley Road in South Elmsall; Pope Street in Whitwood; St Pauls Drive , in Alverthorpe; Standbridge Lane in Kettlethorpe and Thornes Moor Road in report said it was "essential" that road users were kept "safe". Matthew Morley, the council's cabinet member for highways and planning, said: "We are investing in our roads and footpaths every day."Getting this extra funding will really help us to keep people moving right across our district."Wakefield Council is responsible for maintaining 903 miles (1,454 km) of roads, 1,208 miles (1,944 km) of footways, and 93 miles (150 km) of cycle lanes and year, the authority carried out repairs to over 3,100 potholes, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
BBC News
05-02-2025
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Wakefield traffic wardens among council staff given body-worn cameras
Traffic wardens and environmental health officers are among council workers in West Yorkshire who are to start wearing body-worn cameras. Wakefield Council said it was giving the cameras to staff working across several services to deter abusive behaviour from the public. The footage will also be used as evidence to investigate complaints and support prosecutions, the local authority said. People working in parking, enforcement services and environmental health will wear the cameras, including officers who deal with noise complaints, licensing enforcement and building security. The council said members of the public would be aware of recording, with cameras only switched on when necessary. Councillor Jack Hemingway, the council's deputy leader, said: "All of our staff deserve to feel safe when doing their job, but it's a sad fact that incidents of abusive behaviour do sometimes occur."We take this issue very seriously and the main aim of the body-worn cameras is that it will deter assault or abuse of our staff. "People would be given a clear verbal warning about a camera being turning on when practical, Wakefield Council said. Councillor Matthew Morley, cabinet member for planning and highways, said: "Although we do operate a CCTV system across the district, it cannot see all areas and does not cover the inside of premises where our enforcement teams work. "We hope this will make our staff feel even more protected and able to carry out their jobs safely and effectively."Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here.
