Cemetery safety scheme aims to aid pedestrians

Plans for road safety improvements at a South Tyneside cemetery have progressed, after a funding award from local councillors.

- by Chris Binding

South Tyneside Council's Riverside Community Area Forum (CAF) approved a funding application which aims to improve safety for pedestrians using Harton Cemetery.

The application came from Westoe ward councillors Paul Brenen and Kate Owens-Palmer and aimed to "support the pedestrians visiting the cemetery on a daily basis and [to] also slow the cars down coming in and out".

Councillors said the scheme was linked to the large number of pedestrians and vehicles using the same access point to enter the cemetery under the Grade II-listed cemetery entrance gates.

There were concerns over the risk of accidents at the site, with a scheme developed to help improve safety.