POLICE have vowed to crack down on motorists speeding through Cliviger - but residents say the measures are still not enough.

While local councillors and residents support recent speed checks, they believe permanent speed cameras are the only way to tackle the problem.

During a recent hour-long speed check carried out earlier this week by police following complaints from local residents four motorists were given speeding tickets and a further three were given a warning.

A recent spate of accidents have prompted villagers to express their concerns about road safety to the police.

At the end of May two people were taken to hospital following a head-on collision close to the windmills in Long Causeway.

Burnley councillor David Heginbotham said: "I would like to see speed cameras in the village.

"The main roads into the village are among the most dangerous in the borough.

"There have been some very serious accidents in the village in recent years, including two fatalities, and some very close calls.

"These speed checks are a good idea and I would support them, but what we really need is permanent speed cameras."

This view was supported by Cliviger resident and former parish council chairman, Tony Harrison.

He said: "Speeding traffic was one of the most common complaints I received from residents when I was on the parish council.

"Motorists are hitting both ends of the village at great speed and are putting people's lives at risk.

"We need permanent speed cameras to tackle the problem and I think most residents would agree with me."

PC Ian Thompson from Burnley Police said: "We are now monitoring the situation to see if things improve following the enforcement.

"If not, then we will have no option but to do more speed enforcement work on hot spot roads.

"The last thing we really want to do is issue people with fines and penalty points, but local people have quite clearly got serious concerns about the speed of the cars going through Cliviger.

"With this in mind, I would urge motorists to slow down and start sticking to the speed limit. If they fail to do so, then I'm afraid they might find themselves with a fixed penalty ticket for speeding."