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Redbridge Councillor Lee Whitbread He told the Daily Echo: “I fully support campaigners calling for the smart motorways project to be scrapped. “It’s only a matter of time before another fatality occurs. “These road schemes are not only expensive but also a death trap and it’s clear that the vast majority of the public have serious concerns about the smart motorways project.” He added: “Locally the M27 is being converted into a smart motorway at a cost of £244 million and the project is expected to be completed in September 2021. “I think the government needs to...

SOUTHAMPTON residents have vented their anger at fast-food queues blocking their homes.

BBC News Published image captionBluestar said its buses were being targeted by "gangs of youths... with high-powered catapults" A rise in catapult and brick attacks on passing buses is becoming a "major issue" in parts of Southampton, bus firms have said. About 60 attacks have been recorded in areas including Millbrook, Redbridge and Coxford in the past six months. City Red temporarily withdrew bus services from the Millbrook estate following the latest attack on Wednesday. A meeting has been arranged between bus firms, the police and the city council. image copyrightLee Whitbread Bluestar bu...

SCHOOL staff say they are heartbroken after vandals broke in and burnt parts of a sensory garden to the ground.

1/1 CIVIC chiefs are being urged to take action to prevent people jumping from the Itchen Bridge in Southampton. Campaigners are calling for suicide prevention measures to be taken on the bridge, which is reported to have seen more than 200 deaths since it opened in 1977. Three years ago 2,500 people signed an online petition calling for suicide prevention barriers to be installed to prevent the "continuing devastation" being caused to families by loved ones taking their own lives. Now another petition has been launched in an attempt to persuade the authorities to take...