Women in Bolton have shared their fears of children being hit by cars while on busy roads where speeding regularly happens.

At a Police and Communities Together (PACT) meeting for women only, mums spoke to representatives of the council and the police about the growing speeding problem in the town with Halliwell singled out.

One mum explained she was scared of crossing the road in some places and had even seen a bus driver ignoring a green crossing light.

She said: “I was standing there and saw the bus come and he (the driver) ignored the green light and just drove on.

“I thought how lucky I didn’t cross right then and there.

“There are so many speeding cars in Halliwell, and nothing is being done about it.

“We can’t let our kids play outside because we are worried something could happen.”

Inspector Lisa Clarke said police have been clamping down on speeding in Bolton and there are more operations being carried out.

She said: “We are having a bigger clampdown on speeding and dangerous driving.

“A lot of accidents are caused by young male drivers, so part of my job is to think- how do I communicate with young men in their 20s about this?

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“We are looking at this to educate young men on road safety and dangerous drivers.

“And if the community see anything, then all we need is a registration number and we can do something about it.”

Greater Manchester Police's large-scale crime crackdown Operation Avr came to Bolton in May and saw 354 traffic offences being reported, with 282 of them related to speeding.

The operation also saw police actively stopping cars in Farnworth at the time for alleged offences such as speeding, not having insurance and illegally tinted windows.

And on Wednesday, July 5, police conducted speed checks on Blackburn Road and Belmont Road and two drivers were handed speeding tickets.

After the PACT meeting, the council's stronger communities cabinet member, Cllr Rabiya Jiva, said: “Austerity has taken us a long way back, and now we have to work with the community to address concerns like this.

“I want to get everyone involved in what happens so that they can also see when we do get things done that are being put to us.

“Speeding is being taken seriously and police are aware of the speeding issues.”