Residents-only parking set for horse fair
PA MediaParking for residents only is one of the measures being introduced at this year's Appleby Horse Fair in a bid to ease congestion.
The popular annual traveller gathering in the first week of June brings thousands of people to the small Cumbrian town, which only has about 3,000 residents.
Westmorland and Furness approved residents-only parking on some roads within the town and the neighbouring village of Burrells.
Councillors at the Liberal Democrat-led local authority also approved other traffic limits including a 'no waiting at any time' restriction, adding a one-way system and reducing some speed limits during the festival.
Resident-only parking would be in place on Clifford Street, Bellevue Road, Pembroke Street, Chapel Street, Doomgate and Colby Lane in Appleby, and outside a row of terraced houses on the C3069 road in Burrells.
Conservative councillor Colin Atkinson told a meeting of the Eden Locality Board on 15 April parking tickets had previously been issued "against local residents parking outside their own homes".
He said Powis Lane was the main exit route after the fair and would become "very busy", so he hoped the proposed 40mph (64 km/h) limit would be enforced.
Library car park
At the meeting, a highways officer confirmed the limits proposed would be enforced if agreed and the police had supported the changes outlined, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
The officer also said a local parking scheme was being considered by the Multi-Agency Strategic Co-ordinating Group, which has representatives from authorities and the traveller community.
Labour councillor Michael Hanley questioned if the use of the Library car park as a pen for horses would be complied with by those attending the event and if any issues were expected.
The officer said the approach had been successful last year and the majority of those attending had used the car park as directed.
