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BBC News
02-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Mill Road bus gate: More than 4,600 fines issued to drivers
A council has been issuing around 100 fines a day on average to drivers for illegally using a bus Mill Road bridge bus gate in Cambridge was introduced on 11 March, banning vehicles except for buses, emergency services, taxis and blue badge holders' registered vehicles.A Freedom of Information request submitted by the Local Democracy Reporting Service shows more than 4,600 fines were issued in its first seven Alex Beckett, chair of Cambridgeshire County Council's highways and transport committee, said "nobody wants to fine people" but that the restrictions made Mill Road a "more enjoyable, safer place to visit". He said: "Mill Road is the centre of a community. We want it to be a more enjoyable, safer place to visit and to encourage more people to come into the area."Reducing motorised through traffic and installing the bus gate will help achieve this."Anyone driving illegally through the bus gate can be issued with a Penalty Charge Notice of £70, discounted to £35 if paid within 21 fines were due to begin on March 11, enforcement was suspended for two days due to emergency work to fix a burst water main in the area, with fines starting on March the first seven weeks of the bus gate being fully operational, 4,677 fines were issued to drivers who breached the restrictions. In the first full week of its operation, commencing March 16, there were 857 fines highest number of fines issued in one week was in the week commencing March 30, when 887 fines were issued to drivers. Cambridgeshire County Council agreed last year to issue a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to install a bus gate on the was the second time the authority agreed to issue a TRO after the first was quashed following a legal restrictions created under the TRO closed the bridge to all motor vehicles. There were exemptions for local buses, taxis, emergency services, blue badge holders registered vehicles, vehicles in a disabled tax class, and vehicles on the council's permitted vehicles who fit into one of the categories still have to apply to the county council for a bus gate and cyclists were also still allowed to continue to cross the county council put in place a formal warning period at the start of the year, issuing warning PCNs to drivers who breached the bus gate restrictions, but not actual were also put up at the bridge to warn drivers about the new restrictions. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
RNZ News
15-05-2025
- RNZ News
One dead after dirtbike, vehicle crash in Auckland
Photo: One person has died following a crash in Takanini, a southern suburb of Auckland, on Thursday night. Emergency services were called to the crash between a vehicle and a dirtbike on Mill Road just before 8.30pm. One person died at the scene, police said. The Serious Crash Unit attended and enquiries to determine the circumstances of the crash are continuing.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
If you're under 25 in this pub you'll have to be out early on busy nights
A Welsh pub said it has banned under 25s from drinking there on Friday and Saturday nights. The Masons Arms in Caerphilly announced its rule change in a public Facebook post on Saturday. The statement said the "minority have spoilt it" and contributed to a "lack of respect for the pub and its patrons." The post, which asks "please everyone read and share", goes on to explain that nobody below the age of 25 will be allowed in the Mill Road premises after 7pm on a Friday or Saturday. Those who are already present at the pub will be served their last drink at 6.30pm. The post, shared on The New Masons Arms Facebook page reads: "As a pub from day one we have tried to do our best for the community, we have a lot of sports teams and sponsor a lot of young individuals in their chosen sport. READ MORE: Met Office issues 10-hour thunderstorm warning for Wales READ MORE: Crackdown on 'cunning' tactic drivers are using to dodge speed cameras "We try and do as many fundraisers as possible and always have our customers' interests first. "The pub is changing how it runs on a Friday and Saturday night, the minority have spoilt it for the rest of you. "It's getting to a point that there's a lack of respect for the pub and its patrons. "After 7pm on a Friday and Saturday there will be no person under the age of 25 allowed in the pub. "If you're here before that time your last drink will be served by 6.30. "Anybody caught or suspected of using any kind of drug will be banned, anyone refusing a search will be banned. "Drugs or lack of respect for the older patrons of the pub will not be tolerated. Please share." Get daily breaking news updates on your phone by joining our WhatsApp community here. We occasionally treat members to special offers, promotions and ads from us and our partners. See our Privacy Notice
BBC News
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Seeley will 'regroup and go again' at NW200
Alastair Seeley says he will "regroup and go again" after an engine issue forced him out of Thursday's Superbike and Superstock races at the North West engine of Seeley's BMW spectacularly blew up on the run to Mill Road roundabout on the opening lap of the Superbike race, and the lack of time for repairs meant he did not start the Superstock race. The 45-year-old is aiming for a record-extending 30th win at the international road race on his return to the NW200 after missing admitted it "wasn't our night" on the north coast of Northern Ireland."I tried my best to get off the track as quickly and safely as possible," Seeley posted on Facebook."We were unable to retrieve or replace the engine in time to complete the Superstock race."Very disappointing for the team and I after so much effort and promising results."But we will regroup and go again on Saturday."Seeley and his SMS team will aim to have his BMW repaired for two Superbike races and a Superstock race on Saturday. He qualified fourth for the Superbike races and will line up second on the grid in the Superstock Northern Ireland rider will also compete in the second Supersport race after finishing ninth in Thursday's opener.
RNZ News
08-05-2025
- RNZ News
Elderly man's unit destroyed by car site of three previous crashes
The home of a Whangārei man in his 80s was destroyed when an allegedly stolen car landed on the unit's roof. Photo: RNZ / Susan Edmunds A Whangārei home destroyed after a speeding car crashed through its roof had been hit three times before by vehicles flying off the same stretch of road, a relative of a former owner says. She fears it will happen again and is urging the council to build a crash barrier or realign the road, before luck runs out and someone is killed. Around 11pm on Tuesday a car police say was travelling at high speed left Mill Road, smashed through a fence, sailed over one unit on Millers Lane and landed on another. The car crashed through the roof into the living room, which was completely destroyed. Police said if the owner hadn't been away that night - his partner told RNZ he was in his 80s and in hospital at the time - he almost certainly would have died. A relative of the unit's previous owner, who did not want to be named, was distressed to learn of the latest crash. "I'm really upset to see it's happened again, but I'm not surprised either," she said. The woman said one of her relatives was a previous resident of the Millers Lane unit. She had enjoyed living there for many years, despite the unit being hit by cars three times. On two occasions damage was relatively minor but a 2018 crash demolished part of her bedroom and could have been fatal if she had been home at the time. After that crash the family lobbied the Whangārei District Council for a safety barrier on Mill Road, spoke to council engineers, and made direct contact with then mayor Sheryl Mai. "We kept going back and saying, 'What are you doing about it?'" The woman said council contractors resurfaced the road to improve grip, and engineers told her they were going to look at the corner because that seemed to be part of the problem. "I don't think houses should have been built there in the first place. They need to try to build a barrier or realign the corner," the woman said. Council transport strategy and planning lead Nick Marshall said staff investigated options for reducing crash risk in 2019. The carnage from Tuesday's crash. Photo: RNZ / Susan Edmunds A crash barrier was considered, but building one that was effective would be difficult due to the complex geometry and steep slope between Millers Lane and Mill Road/Whareora Road. The road would need to be widened and a retaining wall built to allow the guard-rail to fit, and the footpath on Whareora Road would need to be relocated. "In short, there's not enough ground at the edge of the road to hold up any barrier without building significant foundations," he said. "We also have concerns about the effectiveness of a barrier here, given the angle at which cars seem to leave this part of the road." Marshall said guard-rails were designed to be effective when hit at angles of less than 30 degrees, but in the crashes to date the car would have hit at 90 degrees. At that angle, any vehicle travelling at high speed would likely punch through the barrier and still end up in the property. Despite those challenges the council sought funding from NZTA in the 2024-27 Regional Land Transport Plan, but was unsuccessful. The council would continue to seek funding for safety improvements at that location in future Long Term Plans, he said. After a 2012 crash, the unit's owner at that time told a reporter she hoped the council would install a barrier. She also had ideas for what should happen to the three young men who crashed into her property in the early hours of New Year's Day. "I think they need a good spanking, and made to clear up the mess because I have to get help to do that." In this week's crash, the driver fled the scene and could not be tracked by a police dog. Police said they were "following lines of enquiry". Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
