RESIDENTS in a New Forest town are reportedly preparing a petition calling on council leaders to act on concerns about speeding.

Members of Ringwood Town Council were told a motion is being worked on by sections of the community in relation to speeding in Christchurch Road.

Councillor Philip Day raised the subject at a recent full town council session, stating that the petition will call for a speed reduction and a formal pedestrian crossing.

Minutes from the meeting reported that Cllr Steve Rippon-Swaine said the road had been surveyed by Hampshire County Council, as highway authority, five years ago. This led to the speed limit being reduced by 10mph.

Mayor Cllr Tony Ring said he raised the issued with police and he hoped a speed watch scheme being created would improve the situation.