Fury at Oxfordshire council bid to 'ban' cars on rural roads: Backlash at 'gimmick' plans to turn countryside routes into LTN-style 'quiet lanes' that favour cyclists over drivers ○
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Oxfordshire County Council has approved a pilot scheme that would see 'physical measures... such as gates and bollards' installed to stop through traffic.
58 days ago
Expensive cycle lane costing cash-strapped council £500,000 is branded 'dangerous' by families for making less space for road users ⊖
Norfolk County Council's flagship scheme has come under fire from motorists, pedestrians and even cyclists.
61 days ago
Another council faces backlash for turning off street lights overnight as it aims to save £270K-a-year - despite fears more women and girls will be put at risk ⊕
Devon County Council has said the lighting (pictured, file photo) will be switched off early or dimmed on a permanent basis across the county, after a year-long trial.
64 days ago
Village near beauty spot forest is gridlocked over Easter Bank Holiday after boost in visitors inspired by viral social media posts ⊕
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Powys County Council said the 'sheer numbers' coming to visit Hafren Forest in Llanidloes, Powys, was a 'wicked problem'.
72 days ago
Cash-strapped council pockets £600,000 in fines from drivers at 'confusing' roundabout ⊖
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Oxfordshire County Council installed an Automatic Number Plate Recognition camera on The Plain in Oxford in September 2024 to catch motorists making illegal left turns.
82 days ago
Sporadic 'household' clusters of meningitis linked to Kent outbreak could appear in other parts of UK over next month, experts warn as cases rise again to 29 ○
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Kent County Council's director of public health Dr Anjan Ghosh told a briefing in Canterbury today that three scenarios are being looked at over the next four weeks.
4 months ago
Council unveils 'enforced sale' policy on vacant properties in tourist hotspot - and will make second homeowners pay for it ⊖
Pembrokeshire County Council voted last night to approve the enforced sale of homes that have been empty for more than 12 months and have no indication of being used as a second home.
5 months ago
Council tells the elderly to wiggle their toes to stay warm ahead of Arctic blast set to engulf Britain ⊖
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Durham County Council gave the advice to vulnerable elderly people on their website as a cold snap is set to plunge temperatures as low as -8C over the next week.
6 months ago
Cash-strapped Reform council apologises after repainting road markings outside school that closed nine years ago ○
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Kent County Council said it was 'sorry for any confusion' after repainting yellow zigzags and 'School Keep Clear' warnings outside the former site of Halfway Houses Primary School in Sheerness.
7 months ago
While other councils take them down... Reform-led authority is spending thousands of pounds to PUT UP British flags ○
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Nottinghamshire County Council is spending £75,000 flying new flags at 82 locations across its patch.