A council has renewed a decade-long call for a 20mph zone through a well-known village to improve safety. Lavenham Parish Council has submitted plans to Suffolk County Council to implement a 20mph speed limit zone throughout the village – mostly its centre. Irene Mitchell, chairman of the council, said the scheme has been pursued due to a high volume of traffic passing through the village, to provide safety for residents and protect cars which are parked on the street. The zone would cover streets starting from the south of the village, including Church Street and Bears Lane. It will stretch t…
