footway
Example Sentences
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The authority's planning application portal states "unauthorised vehicle crossovers will cause the footway to deteriorate and put those using the footway at risk".
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
"So we've got more staff deployed for example to work on road clearance and footway clearance and we've got additional kit coming in from other local authorities as well."
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
PC Harrison told the court he "did not see her in the footway at all on the approach".
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
The Met Police say they will issue fines of £50 for riding on the footway - and £100 and six driving licence penalty points for using a mobile phone or riding through a red light.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2022
Curb stones were unknown, and the footway was exposed to the carriage-way, except in some of the principal streets, where a line of posts and chains, or wooden paling, afforded occasional protection.
From London in Modern Times or, Sketches of the English Metropolis during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. by Unknown
