Calls for the return of speed cameras in a Wiltshire town have been shot down amidst a crackdown on “dangerous” drivers.

During a Marlborough Town Council meeting in November, Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Wilkinson gave a presentation to town councillors in which he discussed speed enforcement around the town.

He confirmed that last year 15,000 speeding tickets were issued, compared to 1,324 during his first year in office.

This has included enforcement operations in and around Marlborough, with checks taking place at gateways into the town from Hungerford and Swindon.

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Officers have been spotted multiple times waiting for speeding drivers on the A346, near The Silks on the Downs in Ogbourne St Andrew.

During the presentation, councillors raised “major” concerns about “anti-social and dangerous driving” which they believe is a cause of crashes.

The PCC was also quizzed on the potential of speed cameras being brought back into operation across Marlborough and Wiltshire, but councillors were told this was not “financially viable.”

It was claimed that mobile speed cameras are a more “cost-effective” means of tackling speeding issues in the area.

The town council has agreed to arrange a separate meeting with the PCC to discuss further questions relating to speeding in the town.