ROADS in Rhyl which are now subject to a 20mph speed limit should remain as such, according to some of its town councillors.

In April, Welsh Government’s transport secretary, Ken Skates MS, outlined plans for “targeted change” to the 20mph limit, which involved consulting with councils on where changes may be suitable.

Mr Skates wrote to Rhyl Town Council seeking its representatives’ views on the 20mph limit, which was implemented on many Welsh residential roads last September.

Minutes from a Rhyl Town Council meeting, dated June 19 and published last week, state: “After a range of opinions were expressed and upon being put to the vote, it was resolved that the consensus view was that all Rhyl roads currently restricted to 20mph should remain.”

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In April, the Journal asked North Wales Police to disclose the number of convictions for speeding on roads in North Wales which became 20mph speed limit roads from September 17, 2023.

North Wales Police responded on May 1 with statistics correct as of April 29 – it documented 192 speeding offences caught by cameras, and 24 officer-issued offences across North Wales.

Rhyl was the only town in Denbighshire to feature on the full list, which included 14 offences on the A548 Russell Road/Rhyl Coast Road, and one each on Vale Road and West Parade.

Elsewhere, in Prestatyn, at a meeting of its town council’s community development and regeneration committee on July 10, Cllr Ian Lifford (Prestatyn North West) said he has emailed Denbighshire County Council suggesting that Victoria Road reverts to 30mph.

Mr Skates said earlier this year: “We continue to believe 20mph is the right speed limit in places such as near schools, hospitals, nurseries, community centres, play areas and in built-up residential areas.

“The principal objective of the policy is to save lives and reduce casualties on our roads.

“What I am doing now is listening to what people want for the roads in their communities, and pressing ahead with refining the policy and getting the right speed on the right roads."

Denbighshire County Council invited residents to suggest exceptions to the 20mph speed limit.

The council said it would assess all proposals submitted following the closing date, which was Sunday, June 30.