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Hyde SIR: Whilst the resistance to the continuing and proposed permanent closure of Hyde Street gathers pace we perhaps fail to understand the other mainly cycling led changes that are proposed in this warped experimental view of what Winchester should look like for the future. The madness of King George comes to mind when considering the proposed cycling contraflows along some of the narrowest side streets in the city centre which will lead to the loss safe walking space in these streets for pedestrians, a question of the safety of the scheme for drivers and cyclists alike and whether th...

SUPPORT is growing fast for a campaign to stop the permanent closure of Hyde Street in Winchester.

By Letters to the Editor Send us your views on the week's news Hyde Street: currently closed to through traffic SIR: I am puzzled as to what Steve Harbourne, Bill Hoade, and their co-petitioners actually want ('Battle to reopen closed road', Chronicle, February 18)? Do they really wish to see the hundreds of people who live and work in Hyde Street return to the bad old days before the street's closure, with its dangerous traffic, associated noise, and heavy pollution? The city end of Hyde Street, where most cong...

SUPPORT is growing fast for a campaign to stop the permanent closure of Hyde Street in Winchester.

A CAMPAIGN against a Winchester city centre road closure is gathering pace.