How do I get started? For all the attention low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are getting, they are very simple things. Strategic “point closures” allow vehicle access to all addresses in a neighbourhood, but reduce through traffic. They can be done with planters, or lockable bollards, or a combination of both. In London, impressive maps of potential […]
Read MoreThe level-four rules are to come into force in 11 council areas, including Glasgow, at 6pm on Friday. The restrictions will remain in place until 11 December. Non-essential shops will close, as will restaurants, pubs and bars, hairdressers, gyms and visitor attractions. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon this week announced the “unpalatable but necessary” step of […]
Read MoreA surgeon is desperately searching for a blood stem cell donor to save the life of his seriously ill daughter, who is being treated in London hospital. Arya Lloyd, 12, first complained of stomach pains in May this year, and initially her parents thought they were general growing pains. But when the pains persisted, Arya […]
Read MoreR ishi Sunak is reportedly set to impose a pay cap on five million public sector workers as he seeks to rebuild public finances damaged by the pandemic. The Chancellor will use next week’s spending review will limit pay rises in the public sector to at or below inflation, according to the Daily Mail. Only […]
Read MoreJ oe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes after a hand tally of election ballots affirmed the former vice-president’s narrow lead over Donald Trump. The hand tally of about five million votes stemmed from an audit required by a new state law and not in response to any suspected problems with the […]
Read MoreA man has been arrested after he broke through the counter screen at a police station in east London. Officers said a man entered Dagenham Police Station about 10.37pm and “became increasingly aggressive and agitated towards staff”. He succeeded in climbing through the broken counter screen before being arrested in a nearby corridor after police […]
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