Berkshire: Safer cycling and dog control measures to continue

Council leader Simon Werne said there was "clearly wide support for continuing" the orders

Measures designed to promote responsible dog ownership and safer cycling have been extended.

Windsor and Maidenhead council has renewed two legal orders, introduced in April 2021, for a further three years.

The Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPO) were extended following a public consultation.

Council leader Simon Werne thanked people for their feedback and said there was "clearly wide support for continuing" the orders.

The first PSPO allows the community wardens and police to ask cyclists to stop and dismount in the pedestrianised areas of Peascod Street, Windsor, and High Street, Maidenhead.

If cyclists do not comply they could receive a £100 fixed penalty notice.

'Changes in behaviour'

Following feedback from local cycling groups the council has asked for a follow-up consultation on whether to limit this PSPO so it only operates from 10:00 to 17:00 GMT.

The second PSPOs means anyone caught letting their dog foul in a public place anywhere in the borough will continue to risk a £100 fixed penalty notice.

The order also allows community wardens or police to ask a dog owner to put their pet on a lead if it is loose and causing harassment, alarm or distress in a public place.

Mr Werner said: "While these measures do give wardens the ability to issue fines, their focus is allowing wardens to have meaningful conversations with the minority of people who break the rules to encourage voluntary compliance and changes in behaviour."

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