Lodge Hill A34 junction upgrade ‘vital’ for housing plans

The Vale of White Horse District Council is currently consulting plans to upgrade the Lodge Hill Interchange to the north of the town. Plans to improve the junction include building a new grade separated dumbell junction and the provision of a shared footway and cycleway. READ MORE: East Oxford residents slam ‘unacceptable’ …

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UK mother cruelly jailed for late abortion

The imprisonment of 44-year-old mother of three Carla Foster for inducing an abortion after the legal limit has exposed the UK’s archaic abortion legislation and highlighted the increasingly aggressive use of state power against society’s most vulnerable. Sentenced to 28 months by Justice Edward Pepperall, Foster will serve half of …

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Former Royal Mail employee jailed for sex offence

Ian Kelly was snared by an adult decoy working for the online action group Paedophile Hunters, Bradford Crown Court heard today. The 60-year-old pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a female aged 13 to engage in penetrative sexual activity. Prosecutor Carmel Pearson said that Kelly, of Byron Street, Halifax, began …

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West Kilbride Main Street roadworks: end in sight

The main road surface is due to be completed by the end of this week, with additional works possibly taking place the following week.  The North Ayrshire Council roads manager said: “The works squad have been doing different tasks over the extents of the job, kerbing, lifting ironwork, etc. “It doesn’t …

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