A tale of two signs
Let me tell you a tale of two signs. Two ordinary road signs. One thing that always bugs me is inconsistency. As a colleague once said the hardest thing about… Read More »A tale of two signs
Let me tell you a tale of two signs. Two ordinary road signs. One thing that always bugs me is inconsistency. As a colleague once said the hardest thing about… Read More »A tale of two signs
Over recent weeks and months, the pothole plague has been spreading with a vengeance. More people than ever are complaining about the state of the roads. More people are making… Read More »Potty Council pothole crisis
Highways England are going to be closing the A5 from Queens Head to Gledrid roundabout for 2 weeks from the end of September. The roadworks are combining two separate projects… Read More »A5 Queens Head to Gledrid roundabout combined nighttime closure
As many people will be aware, but worth repeating for those that don’t, Whittington level crossing closure is happening from the 30th of August to the 9th of September. This… Read More »Whittington level crossing closure
I am pleased to see the Top Street road safety planning application has been rejected, particularly as I helped Top Street residents frame their objections to the scheme. Oswestry and… Read More »Top Street road safety scheme rejected
After my last Focus, the feedback I received via text, survey, email or on the doorstep had a consistent theme… traffic, speeding, parking and the high number of HGVs. Park Hall,… Read More »Traffic concerns worrying residents
The latest available Road Traffic Accident data was released last October. The data for Whittington and West Felton Parishes broadly follows the trend shown in increasing traffic numbers across the… Read More »Traffic figures show alarming jump
With the Hermitage Hill speed limit finally set to change from 60 mph to 30 mph, I would just like to thank everybody who has campaigned over the years to… Read More »Hermitage Hill speed limit finally set to change
It is good to see that the Hermitage Hill speed limit has reappeared on Shropshire County Council’s radar. SCC have put an automated traffic count on the Hermitage to assess… Read More »Hermitage Hill Speed limit
Following the recent fatal accident on Hermitage Hill, the obvious question is: Could this tragic accident have been avoided if Shirehall had honoured their commitment to reduce the speed limit… Read More »Tragedy on Hermitage Hill