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Rebecca,if you are walking into town along Barton Road, you have to cross to the south side, which is difficult enough when it's busy, and then you encounter a stretch with no pavement, just where the road is at it's narrowest, facing oncoming traffic (in the dark and wet in the winter). Then you can come to the dark and broken glass strewn subway, which often plays home to some local undesirable or other, and if it's rained for more than five minutes is under six inches of water, then push a buggy up about twenty big steps. Thanks, but I'll just cross the road"up top".

Guess that explains it then😃

What was the linesman doing the day the Google satellite passed over??

No vehicles on Widemarsh Street today, apparently due to the football coach coming through.

My question is this, if it can be kept clear for this occasion, why not at all other times?

There are private firms that offer this exact service, collected fortnightly throughout the year. I believe you are expected to sign up to a year's contract, so don't know how the value for money stacks up when winter bites and there's not much waste.

Ha ha Diligaf.

There's some graffiti on the Great Western Way, near Bulmers, that says "to wet, to cold"! Poorly educated vandals. I don't know, what's the world coming to??

I'm not entirely sure Colin, but it was around the old tax office.

Great post, great question.

Sadly I have no answers, only more questions.

Really, the vagueness of the whole thing needs tidying up before we get on to enforcement.

I think that the simplest approach would work best for everyone.

Barriers up at ten thirty (if they can be made to work reliably - seem to spend more time broken than working (but that's another matter!!)). No vehicles to remain in the pedestrianised areas after that, and no vehicular movement within that area until 4.30 p.m. SEVEN days a week.

Simple and straightforward. Easily understood/explained and hopefully, easily enforced. Big fine for anyone contravening, including cyclists (of which I am one, by the way)

Rant over, for now.

Traffic from High Town is being diverted down East Street.

Entrance to Widemarsh Street from Cosy Club not restricted, but best avoided.

Broad Street closed from Queens Arms to Cathedral Close, pedestrians not allowed either.

West Street closed from junction with Aubrey Street.

Moving now!

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Police are trying to talk someone down.

Traffic chaos.

Avoid.

It's looking very heavy coming in to town from Belmont and Ross Road already, at 7.00 a.m.

As far as I remember, it was very much a protected relic and was to be kept in place, so where is it now and who's responsible?

Has this disappeared, or am I just not seeing it? Thought it was an ancient thing, that had to remain in place?

Recently, they have added another commercial element to this very expensive white elephant. A gym!

I see the venue has reverted to the Spread Eagle again!

Well, I guess everyone gave them the benefit of the doubt last time.

If I had an account with them I'd now start walking.

In the days before this was pedestrianized, this was where many of the buses would pull up!

 

In later years, there was a "Merritts" shop there - they were the first in the city to have a slush puppy drinks machine, and did a roaring trade, with all the school kids who congregated to wait for their bus to take them home!!