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stock image URGENT calls have been made to reduce the speed limit on a damaged stretch of the A127 to 30mph to prevent homes from shaking when lorries hit potholes. Residents on the busy stretch between the Southend boundary and Progress Road want the road to be resurfaced, saying heavy traffic going over potholes is causing cracks in their walls. Belfairs ward councillor Stephen Aylen said the road was never designed to take that much traffic. He said: “The properties either side of ...

stock image URGENT calls have been made to reduce the speed limit on a damaged stretch of the A127 to 30mph to prevent homes from shaking when lorries hit potholes. Residents on the busy stretch between the Southend boundary and Progress Road want the road to be resurfaced, saying heavy traffic going over potholes is causing cracks in their walls. Belfairs ward councillor Stephen Aylen said the road was never designed to take that much traffic. He said: “The properties either side of ...

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New Driver’s License Office Coming To Meridian It may get here just in time for a last minute dash to get your Idaho Star Card before the deadline! In Ada County, there is only one Drivers License office and its often packed with long lines of people, impatiently waiting to get their Drivers License or Star Card so they can move on with their lives. Ill admit, it was a big blow to me when I FAILED the written exam and realized I would have to come back and wait all over again; that or set an ...

A Leigh mum has praised her son after he lodged a petition with Southend Council to build a skatepark.

Skater boy - Joshua Lewsey has started a petition as he wants a skatepark to be built in Oakwood Park A Leigh mum has praised her son after he lodged a petition with Southend Council to build a skatepark. Joshua Lewsey, who turned 13 on Wednesday, is seeking for a skatepark to be built in Oakwood Park. The move comes as nearby parks’ skate ramps have become run down. The nearest skatepark to Joshua’s Leigh home is an hour’s walk away. With other teenagers spending the coronavirus ...

Skater boy - Joshua Lewsey has started a petition as he wants a skatepark to be built in Oakwood Park A Leigh mum has praised her son after he lodged a petition with Southend Council to build a skatepark. Joshua Lewsey, who turned 13 on Wednesday, is seeking for a skatepark to be built in Oakwood Park. The move comes as nearby parks’ skate ramps have become run down. The nearest skatepark to Joshua’s Leigh home is an hour’s walk away. With other teenagers spending the coronavirus ...

Arrest made after wreck on Lima Road JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette A New York man speeding north on Lima Road crashed and nearly killed a woman who got pinned inside her SUV at Washington Center and Lima roads.  A Fort Wayne police officer on drunken driving duty saw the white Kia and attempted to pursue it around 11:35 p.m. Friday but gave up when he realized the speed was too great, according to a Fort Wayne Police Department release.  The police pursuit ended in less than 30 seconds at...