The number of magistrates in the Northumbria service, which covers courts in Bedlington and Berwick, has plummeted by more than a third in just three years – one of the steepest drops across the whole of England and Wales.
Forever haunted by the image of her daughter’s lifeless body in a crashed car, a mum is today begging other drivers to stop speeding.
It has now been almost a year since Isabel Easson lost her precious girl Bethany Fisher when a car, driven by Jordan O’Donnell, smashed into parked cars and a wall outside her home in Bedlington.
Today two new speed indicator display (SID) signs have been installed on the C405 by Northumberland County Council following campaigning by Bethany’s family and friends.
And Isabel hopes the signs will make people think and help stop other parents going through what she has.
The 48-year-old said: “I just don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I still can’t see past that image of her body. I’m struggling to get that image of her out my head.
“That’s something no parent should ever see.
Two new Speed Indicator Display (SID) signs have been introduced on the C405 in Bedlington following a fatal road traffic collision in the area last year.
Firefighters have battled a blaze which broke out at a Northumberland industrial estate.
Crews were called to Barrington Industrial Estate in Bedlington on Saturday morning as huge clouds of smoke were billowing above.
One fire engine remains on scene at midday as they continue to dampen down the fire.
A spokesman for Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service said: “A crew is still in attendance.
“We had two fire engines there and now one remains on scene.
“They used two jets and one hose reel as well as a mechanical grabber to dismantle debris.