Hopes of having mini-roundabouts installed at various locations around Harwich have been dropped.

Harwich Crime Prevention Panel had looked at the idea in an attempt to reduce problems from boy-racers in the area.

However, after speaking to police, the panel has decided to drop the idea.

Chairman Gerald Wallington-Hayes said one of the locations looked at had been Low Road.

Traffic-calming islands had not been put in there to solve the problem.

He said: "Following discussions with police, it was pointed out that this did not really come under our remit and therefore we have decided to quietly drop the matter."

Published Monday, April 14, 2003

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