Residents of a seaside town have vented their fury over their hard-up council’s decision to spend £5.3 million of taxpayer cash upgrading cycle lanes on a road described as one of the ‘widest and safest’ in the area. In Bournemouth, Dorset, Glenferness Avenue already has bike lanes installed on both sides. However, resurfacing, expanding, andContinue reading “A Seaside Town’s Cash-Strapped Council Spends £5.3 Million Upgrading Cycle Lanes On One Of The ‘Widest And Safest’ Roads”
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Up To £1 Million Saved By Dimming Street Lights Across The UK
Streets across Britain are being plunged into darkness by cash-strapped councils aiming to save up to £1 million a year and avoid bankruptcy. Dozens of local authorities have plans to dim street lights on main roads at night to cut costs, a move that safety groups have now warned could put women at ‘serious risk’.Continue reading “Up To £1 Million Saved By Dimming Street Lights Across The UK”
Our Road Will Never Be Fixed Due To A Loophole
Living on a street scarred by potholes is a reality for hundreds of Brits. However, for Sarah Ahmed and her 13-year-old wheelchair-bound daughter, potholes and flooded roads make getting out of their front garden an everyday battle. Mother of four, Sarah Ahmed, 35, has been trying to leave her home on dilapidated Mayfield Avenue inContinue reading “Our Road Will Never Be Fixed Due To A Loophole”
Labour-Run Council Splashes Out Nearly £50,000 On LGBT-Friendly Rainbow Junction, Sparking Fury
It’s emerged that a ‘rainbow junction’ in support of the LGBT community cost taxpayers almost £50,000. The four crossings, painted in the coloured stripes of the Progressive Pride flag was rolled out in Chiswick High Road in February by the Labour-run Hounslow council. According to a newspaper outlet, disability campaigners were left furious when itContinue reading “Labour-Run Council Splashes Out Nearly £50,000 On LGBT-Friendly Rainbow Junction, Sparking Fury”
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