CRACKDOWN: A police officer monitoring speeds in Bolton POLICE in Bolton remain committed in the fight to crack down on speeding. Last year Greater Manchester Police (GMP) declared Bolton was its biggest area of concern in the region for road safety. And the force said patrols would be stepped up in the town. In October 2020, Chief Inspector Matt Bailey-Smith of GMP’s Safer Transport Team, said: “Currently, Bolton is our highest area of ‘threat’ and is therefore subject to increasing deployments to look at issues of speed, anti-social use of vehicles and intelligence. “We recognise that many people drive carefully and stick to speed limits and we would like to thank them for doing so.”
Clockwise from top; Police at an illegal wedding at Hot Chilli restaurant at Dunscar Business Park, an officer checking speeds and a elderly man holding a phone LIKE every aspect of society, crime has been affected significantly in the last year amid the coronavirus restrictions. General crime such as robbery, other violent offences and burglaries have fallen in the last 12 months while the rules have been in place. But there have been other types of crime that have increased such as speeding. After the first lockdown at the end of March last year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the country to stay at home.
UNITED: An ambulance worker, police officer and fireman stand together as the emergency services back the Drink or Drug Driving – Never a Good Mix campaign TODAY marks New Year s Eve, and while this year is very different from previous ones in terms of social plans, many are more than likely to have a drink tonight. Although large gatherings are banned under coronavirus rules – putting an end to big traditional parties – residents may drink in the comfort of their home. And there may still be a temptation for drivers to get behind the wheel of a vehicle when they have had alcohol if they want to go somewhere.