Local businesses face another weekend with reduced business as the Sandbanks Ferry remains delayed for another weekend. Zoe Lamble, manager of the Haven Ferry Cafe, bemoaned the delays “weekends are obviously crucial for us, it’s just yet another weekend without the trade we should have.” She added that she had heard “nothing” from the ferry […]
36 HOURS: Bournemouth potholes have some of the worst repair times in Britain
Analysis by motoring research charity, the RAC Foundation, has named Bournemouth as one of the worst towns for pothole repair times. On average a reported pothole took 36 hours to be repaired, compared to some speedier authorities like Flintshire who fix some potholes immediately. Martin Tett, the Local Government Association’s transport spokesman, said: “Keeping roads […]
Nosey Neighbours: Bournemouth residents 9th most likely to look up next doors’ house price
Analysis by property website Zoopla has named Bournemouth residents as some of the ‘nosiest neighbours’ in the country. The analysis examined Britain’s 50 biggest towns and cities and looked at the number of times property price estimates were run in each area on Zoopla. As well as being 9th most likely to check their neighbours […]
Stay In Your Lane: Britain’s Infrastructure Problem
As casualty rates on British roads continue the status quo for another year, Drew Hyndman explores whether a fundamental rethink is needed to save lives. Check out more here: https://drewmhindependent.wixsite.com/stayinyourlanedoc Tweets by StayInYour_Lane