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BBC News
30-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
New Shropshire pothole filling team to launch within months
Shropshire Council is to launch a third in-house pothole filling team within the next few months, speeding up the process of repairing council leader Heather Kidd has made improving the state of Shropshire's roads one of her top priorities within the first 100 days in new Liberal Democrat administration said road maintenance over the past 20 years had not been good the group, which took control of the council following local elections earlier this month, admitted that the previous Conservative administration had begun the process of launching a third team. The poor state of the county's roads was an issue raised by residents across the county in the lead up to elections on 1 May."People have been complaining about potholes time and time again and often repairs have not been good quality," said Lib Dem councillor David Vasmer, the new portfolio holder for Highways and Environment at Shropshire Council."There is a huge backlog and catching up will be an enormous job." Mr Vasmer said the council was not putting a target on the number of potholes it intends to fill, but hopes residents will see "a bit of a difference" in key areas, like roundabouts and than 41,600 potholes were filled in 2023, with half being carried out within five days of being Council is funding its new team using some of the £33m it received from government last year to improve the county's road network. Council highways contractors Kier and Multivo are also part of the multi-agency effort to maintain Shropshire's 3,200 miles of contract, which has been worth about £28m a year since 2017, will end next April, following a 12-month extension. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Yahoo
Road closures to watch out for in and around Falmouth this week
Public notices in Falmouth this week include several road closures and probates. For the latest public notice updates in Falmouth and Cornwall, visit the Public Notice website. A busy road will be closed for two days for cabling work. Maenporth Road, Falmouth, will be shut between Hard To Come By Farm and Maen Valley Park from April 16 to April 17. The closure, issued by Cornwall Council, will be enforced between 9.30am and 4pm on weekdays. A diversion will be clearly marked, and access to properties will remain open for both pedestrians and vehicles. The closure is part of a temporary traffic regulation order, set to last until April 17. For further details, visit or contact Sunbelt Rentals Ltd on 03700 500792. Road closures have been announced for sewer cleaning works. Cornwall Council will block traffic on North Parade, Tehidy Terrace, and Stratton Terrace, Falmouth, from Monday, April 28, to Friday, May 2, under the County of Cornwall (North Parade, Tehidy Terrace, Stratton Terrace, Falmouth) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2025. The closure will be in place on weekdays between 9.30am and 5pm. Alternative routes will be signposted. For more information, visit or contact Kier, on behalf of South West Water, on 0344 346 2020. Pedestrian and vehicle access to properties will remain open. The closure is necessary for sewer cleaning works. A road closure will affect Mylor Bridge for two days. Comfort Road will be shut between the junctions of Cogos Park and Bells Hill on Tuesday, April 29, and Wednesday, April 30, for poling works. The closure will be in place between 9.30am and 2.30pm on both days, with an alternative route signposted. Cornwall Council has said the closure is necessary for poling works. The council has noted that pedestrian and vehicular access will be maintained to properties. For any further information, people can go to or contact Sunbelt Rentals Ltd on 0370 500 792. A Penryn road is set to close for a day for poling works. The County of Cornwall (Road From Bohelland Road To Junction At Bissom Bungalow, Penryn) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic) Order 2025 will come into effect on Friday, May 2. The closure will be in place from 9.30am to 3.30pm. An alternative route will be available, but pedestrians and vehicles will still be able to access properties. For more information, visit or contact Sunbelt Rentals Ltd on 0370 500 792. The closure is being organised by Cornwall Council under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.
Forbes
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Good News For ‘Severance' Fans As Apple Drops A Huge Season 3 Announcement
Severance Credit: Apple Innies and outies everywhere, rejoice! Kier be praised! Lumon is truly good and beneficent and there is no fear of pain in our severed future. Today, Apple announced that Severance has been renewed for a third season. Via the press release: I'm pretty sure that last quote is from yours truly, as I've called the show 'the best thing on TV' about three dozen times at this point. Even though Season 2 wasn't quite as perfect as the first, it's still the best thing on TV (there, I said it again!) and the Season 2 finale was a revelation. The cast and creators of the show have some fun quotations for us via the press release as well. 'Making 'Severance' has been one of the most creatively exciting experiences I've ever been a part of,' said executive producer and director Ben Stiller. 'While I have no memory of this, I'm told making season three will be equally enjoyable, though any recollection of these future events will be forever and irrevocably wiped from my memory as well.' 'I couldn't be more excited to get back to work with Ben, Dan, the incredible cast & crew, Apple and the whole 'Severance' team,' said star and executive producer Adam Scott. 'Oh hey also - not a huge deal - but if you see my innie, please don't mention any of this to him. Thanks.' "The idea of getting to make more 'Severance' with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world's finger traps combined,' said creator, writer and executive producer Dan Erickson. 'I can't wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread and malice with these truly incredible people.' Clearly these guys aren't having any fun at all making this incredible series. In any case, there's no word on when the new season will come out or even when it's set to begin filming, but hopefully we don't see another three-year gap between seasons. Waiting will be hard enough after that wild cliffhanger ending. You can read my spoiler-free review of Season 2 here. Read my review of the Season 2 finale here.
USA Today
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Severance website lets you actually do Macrodata Refinement
Severance website lets you actually do Macrodata Refinement If you're like me, you've wondered what doing Macrodata Refinement is actually like in Lumon Industries, the fictional (gosh, we hope) company from Severance. Well, there's an answer to that now as we all await the conclusion of what's been an unreal Season 2 of the Apple TV+ series. A website at opens up to an MDR screen in which you have to group the numbers together using your mouse or finger, and eventually ... something happens. I won't spoil it. The result? That's a little less clear when you copy your results, beyond the two words that should make you shudder: "Praise Kier." Enjoy.
BBC News
27-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Botley Road closure: Network Rail 'out of comfort zone' with work
Network Rail has been "out of its comfort zone" managing a major road and rail project which has shut off a major Oxford route since April 2023, a director has Road has been closed under its rail bridge for almost two years because of a £161m scheme to expand and improve Oxford rail operator said it hopes to reopen it by August 2026 and held the first of a series of monthly meetings for residents on McGarry, a Network Rail investment director, said it needs to "effectively rebuild" the affected part of the road. A Victorian brick arch was found in the summer of County Council, contractors Kier and Thames Water were invited to the meeting at the King's Centre but did not attend. Mr McGarry said they hoped to attend others in the Spencer-Longhurst, who lives in Abbey Road, said she was hopeful there will be some action taken as Network Rail realise the anger created by the overrunning she said even if work is completed on time next year, other maintenance will continue in side streets close to the station, including in Roger Dudman Way and Cripley Road."We will have had a huge amount of building work and noise and disruption and dirt too," she added. Tahmina Sorabji, who lives in Botley, said residents have been "forgotten" by the council and Network Rail."As someone with a disability, the closure of Botley Road has had a massive impact on my life and every aspect of my life – and also on other people who have mobility impairments," he Sorabji added: "It's been a long time and I have kind of run out of hope but I'm hoping to continue to make a noise about this. "Whether or not anything is going to be listened to, I can't say. It hasn't been so far."Earlier this month, the council's cabinet member for transport, Andrew Gant, denied it was the authority's decision to shut Botley Road."It was Network Rail's project management which has failed catastrophically - not once, not twice, but three times."They said it was their fault and they are looking at how to compensate and mitigate the effects on businesses." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
