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I wanted to provide you with an update regarding Road Safety Issues, which people around your area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the priority survey. Speeding continues to be a priority both throughout the Ellesmere area and for West Mercia Police.
During February the local SNT team along with the assistance from PC Hogg from Oswestry rural north, conducted a number of speed surveys and enforcement as detailed below.
Enforcement:
• Ellesmere, Elson Road 3 vehicles in excess
• A495, Welsh Frankton - 0 vehicles in excess speed
• A495, Welsh Frankton - 3 vehicles in excess
• A495, Welshampton - 2 vehicles in excess
• A495, Welshampton - 7 vehicles in excess
• B5068, Duddleston Heath - 2 vehicles in excess
• A495, Ellesmere – 9 vehicles in excess
• A495, Ellesmere – 5 vehicles in excess
• Newtown, Baschurch - 2 vehicles in excess
• A528, Cockshutt – 0 vehicles in excess
Speed surveys:
• A495, Welshampton Southbound – 28 vehicles, average speed 27.61mph
• A495, Welshampton Northbound - 26 vehicles, average speed 27.32mph
• Ellesmere, Grange Road Southbound – 53 vehicles, average speed 26.73mph
• Ellesmere, Grange Road Northbound – 28 vehicles, average speed 25.51mph
• Newtown, Baschurch Southbound – 20 vehicles, average speed 22.9mph
• Newtown, Baschurch Northbound – 62 vehicles, average 25.43mph
• A528, Cockshutt Southbound – 19 vehicles, average speed 25.75mph
• A528, Cockshutt Northbound - 29 vehicles, average speed 24.82mph
• A495, Welshampton Southbound - 34 vehicles, average speed 30.05mph
• A495, Welshampton Northbound – 36 vehicles, average speed 27.08
• Station Road, Baschurch – 12 vehicles, average speed 31.16
As with all previous occasions, these enforcement were conducted using a Trucam, any necessary penalties and correspondence will be sent directly to the registered keeper of any offending vehicles, as for the surveys, this data is collated and sent to the relevant departments and shared with the local parish councils.
The penalties for these offences depending on the speed recorded varies from a Speed Awareness Course, £100 Fine and 3 Penalty Points, and if largely excessive, a Summons to Court.
Excessive or inappropriate speed has no place on our roads and enforcement activities will continue to take place in locations highlighted by our communities and Parish Councils in an attempt to tackle the issue head on and make our roads safer to be on.
Other activities and patrols also take place to address other traffic and motor vehicle offences with the Policing of our roads being a 24 / 7 and 365 days a year priority in which a number of West Mercia Police units / teams take part in addressing.
Please help us keep our roads safe by abiding to the laws of the road. Thank you
 If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.westmercia.police.uk, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100 per cent anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org Get Involved Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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