A Royal Mail lorry driver was taken to hospital after a collision with a car in Warwickshire which saw the other driver flee the scene. All three emergency services were called to the scene of the crash on the A423 Oxford Road between Princethorpe and Ryton-on-Dunsmore in the early hours …
Read More »10 Reading developments everyone hated – and what happened next
Development in Reading is a hot topic. On the one hand, people are concerned about the amount of flats being built, the lack of family homes and the effect on the local roads and infrastructure. On the other, Reading Borough Council has steep government targets to meet, a growing population, …
Read More »Plans for huge 600-home development at former Reading Royal Mail depot don’t include affordable housing
Plans for a huge new development in Reading now contain no affordable housing after the developer submitted an amended plan. Hermes Property Unit Trust had submitted plans for more than 600 homes on the site of the empty former Royal Mail depot in Caversham Road. Initially, it was proposed the …
Read More »Road safety fears at Hoole bridge over giant ad screen plan
Road safety concerns are being raised about plans for a pair of giant LED advertising screens facing the traffic in both directions on Chester’s Hoole bridge. Alight Media has applied for consent to display an advertisement in the form of two screens each measuring six metres in width and three …
Read More »Final section of Reading red route to launch
A new section of a ‘no stopping’ red route in Reading town centre will go live this month. The double red lines, which aim to help speed up journey times for buses, mean drivers cannot stop along the route and will be fined if they do. The red route, which …
Read More »What Reading could look like in 2030
Reading is a vastly changing town. Huge housing developments are popping up all around the town centre, many unused offices are being converted into homes and more projects to build new, better offices are also being carried out. What this means is that the town will look very different over …
Read More »Traffic warden myths busted – and the truth about ‘commission’ payments
Finding a pricey yellow ticket sitting on your windscreen will inevitably place traffic wardens on your list of most disliked people. Everyone knows that sinking feeling it brings to the pit of the stomach, made all the worse when we feel it’s unjustified. However, we should all remember when we’ve …
Read More »Plans for huge Reading housing development delayed
Plans for a spectacular housing development on a Reading shopping park have been delayed. Aviva Investors, which is proposing an enormous development on Reading Station Shopping Park, had hoped to submit its plans for the scheme by Christmas. However, planning consultant Barton Willmore has now confirmed the plans are due …
Read More »Bus diversion in place as parked cars cause chaos outside Royal Mail delivery office
Bus bosses have been forced to divert a bus route in Nuneaton town centre due to inconsiderate motorists picking up missed parcels. Due to the sheer number of cars parked around the Royal Mail delivery office off Church Street, Stagecoach has been unable to get buses down there. Traditionally there …
Read More »Fulwood bus service 23 cut short due to consistently severe delays
A major bus route serving a well-populated area of Preston has been cut short. Preston Bus service 23 will only operate from the city centre and terminate at the new Aldi across from Sherwood Way during the week at evening peak periods. The disruption has fallen into place with immediate …
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