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Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Miami Herald
Story behind mysterious green road spots that showed up overnight
By Karen Johnson Mystery green spots that appeared on a road are a traffic calming measure by Britain's only Green Party-led city council. The dots on Greville Road in Bedminster in Bristol were painted overnight this week, leaving locals baffled. Various theories were rumored to be behind them and Bristol City Council initially said it was 'investigating'. But it has now been confirmed they were painted after a joint effort between community members and the Green-led council. Chair of the transport and connectivity committee, councillor Ed Plowden, said the dots were a way of improving "safety in the area". He said: "The newly added green markings are part of a community-led traffic calming scheme in partnership with the council, following requests from residents to reduce through-traffic and improve safety in the area. "The project is similar to several other creative traffic calming schemes in South Bristol and has also included the installation of planters. Creative road marking has been used for several years right across Bristol." The green dots are believed to be between 30cm to 1.2m in diameter Plowden further added that even though residents in the area had been consulted about the markings in 2023, "this part of the project needed to wait until the road was resurfaced, which took place as part of our citywide maintenance recently". Tracy Francis, who lives on the road and often cycles around the area, was concerned about what these dots meant for her as a cyclist. The road in question, according to Francis, was already "slippery" and she was scared that the addition of these circles would mean that her "bike tires will slide away", especially when the roads were wet. She told Bristol24/7: "I asked the people who installed them whether they knew what they were for. But they didn't. "I do know that the people who have moved into this area want to stop cars coming up and down here." The green dots can be spotted on various stretches of Greville Road Another resident also denied knowing anything about the intention behind these markings, but confirmed that it had caused a "stir" in the neighbourhood. The post Story behind mysterious green road spots that showed up overnight appeared first on Talker. Copyright Talker News. All Rights Reserved.
BBC News
24-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
Mystery sign swap, M4 bridge demolition and a smelly town
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories Drone footage over the M4 shows the remains of the Badminton Road bridge, which was demolished over the weekend and shut part of the M4. The Swindon Advertiser reports on a dog attack on a pregnant sheep in Wiltshire, which led to a lamb being ripped from its than 500 homes have been approved in North Somerset – meaning 10 years of construction in Backwell at Grove starting in November to replace a roundabout in south Bristol with junctions is being reported by Bristol 24/7 this morning. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media A "Welcome to Bradford-on-Avon" sign was mysteriously swapped with one for "Camerton" in Somerset, which the council says it has now fixed. However, now one for the Jurassic Coast has appeared in its place... The "Calne pong" is alive and well based on this post in the Real Shout Out group, saying the smell was particularly strong last night. There have been investigations into what causes the stink, which is reminiscent of a "mixture of rotten eggs, sewage, sulphur, and gas". This flow chart posted by Bristol Animal Rescue Centre guides you through what to do if you find an injured animal.A popular cafe called Mrs G's in Chipping Sodbury has closed its doors for the last time after 11 years in business.
BBC News
07-03-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
'War on wee' and volunteers wanted for town 'spring clean'
Here's our daily pick of stories from across local websites in the West of England, and interesting content from social media. Our pick of local website stories "The grim sight we don't want to see" during Race Week at Cheltenham – people peeing in public, as Gloucestershire Live reports on the 'war on wee'. The additional measures brought in by the local council this year include extra toilets and more police.A meeting with residents about plans for the 'Western Harbour' in Bristol led to "raised eyebrows", according to Bristol 24/ new powers for North Somerset Council mean it is one of eight local authorities which can auction off leases for commercial properties which have been empty for a long time. That is being reported by Somerset Live. Our top three from yesterday What to watch on social media Bristol City FC has started Robyns Round, which is a supporter group for female fans in both the men's and women's game. They meet for the first time on are some dramatic pictures of a car being lifted out of a river, which has been popular in the Winton Chat group. Sounds like it has been there a long time from the Town Council is running a Great British Spring Clean and is looking for volunteers ahead of its Kindness Festival which starts next enjoy this creative reading of Flashing Fire Engines told by Avon Fire & Rescue to mark World Book Day.
