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End of road for Parkwise!


by Faiza Afzaal


IT is the end of the road for the controversial Parkwise scheme, which is being


scrapped next month. From September 6th, Ribble


Valley Borough Council will manage its own parking atten­ dants on its “off-street” pay and. display car parks. : . ■ Meanwhile, Lancashire Coun­


ty Council’s new on-street park-: ing enforcement scheme will be rolled-out across the county and will be known as Lancashire Parking Services.. The new service, which


replaces Parkwise, has been designed to improve road safety


Mercy man Mark’s life-saving mission


LIFE-SAVER Mark Evans is determined to keep hearts ticking. The falher-of-two, who lives in Clitheroe and is a local ambulance technician, will leach people to save lives. Full story on page 3. -.


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■ and the flow of traffic. i I t will b e ; responsible; fo r : enforcing critical on-street park-;, ing restrictions, such as vehicles = on double yellow lines,- in bus


. lanes or. on pedestrian crossings, ■ which cause danger to other road. users. ^


'' - ' NOT AGAIN!: A Parkwise attendant in action. -


..widespread relief among motorists,'who have previously


.complained that Parkwise war­ dens have been over-zealous in '


'issuingtickets. ‘ ■ 'However, traders hope enforce-


sponsible motorists flouting the law by parking all day in spaces designed for short-stay shoppers. Clitheroe Chamber of Trade’s


president Mr Nigel Pratt said: “Parkwise has proved unsuccess-


The move is expected to cause' ment will continue to stop irre- <. ful and has cost a lot of money. “We want a workable and hon­


e s t enforcement solution in Clitheroe because traffic has to keep moving and motorists should be prevented from.abus­ ing the limited one-hour parking regulations around the town.” ; Parkwise was introduced in September, 2004, and was a part­ nership between the county and borough council. A total of 1,742 penalty charge notices were issued in the-Ribble Valley ■ between 2008/09.


. ; . Motorists will notice little dif­


ference when the new scheme comes into force. ' ’ Ribble Valley Borough Coun-


‘ cil’s director of community serv- . ices,'Mr Jolm Heap, said: “While - the council will no longer have ■ direct involvement in the enforcement of on-street park­ ing,- we will seek to work with Lancashire Parking Services to ensure that road safety and traf-; fic management in the Ribble Valley continues to receive the priority attention it deserves. • Continued on page 2 .


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