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Yahoo
6 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Anger as Bexley dropped kerb denied 'over house being 30cm too small'
A woman has claimed she has been 'stonewalled' by Bexley Council after her bid to have a dropped kerb outside her house in Bexleyheath was dismissed. Louise McCarthy says it has been 'frustrating' to be denied a dropped kerb after she had worked hard for years to buy her first home in Standard Road. She first applied for the kerb to be lowered in October 2023 and was told that her home was not wide enough by 30cm under council rules. But she claimed that Bexley Council's position lacked 'commonsense' as other terraced houses in her street that have identical dimensions already have a dropped kerb. READ MORE - Louise McCarthy has pointed out that other terraced house in her road have a dropped kerb (Image: Louise McCarthy) Ms McCarthy has since appealed the decision and contacted the council on multiple occasions asking for 'discretion' but believes her pleas have been ignored. 'We knew it was a busy road when we bought the house, but we thought we could get a dropped kerb,' she explained. 'How they've dealt with it is quite shocking. They just say this is the policy and that's a red line. 'They're digging their heels in over 30cm. We just have nowhere to turn – it's near on impossible to park down the street especially on a weekday which is far from ideal.' She added that she felt the council has shown little concern for the implications of denying her a dropped kerb. 'I have to park further down the road and it's quite a quiet road at night – there's not many people around,' she explained. 'They clearly don't care about my safety.' Ms McCarthy added: 'We're doing a full renovation so we're planning on staying there for at least six or seven years. 'I've grown up in this area and I want to stay in this area. 'I've been fortunate enough and saved hard enough and worked hard enough to buy a house. 'Then to have this reception from the council has been hard work.' READ MORE - A Bexley Council spokesperson said that the minimum size requirements are to ensure that parked vehicles do not obstruct the pavement by overhanging or with opening doors. They added: 'Although an applicant may currently own a smaller vehicle, once a crossover is approved, in the future it would be available to be used by large vehicles by the applicant or future owners. 'Some properties on this road do have existing driveway access, but these were approved under earlier policies and cannot be revoked. "The current policy has been updated to reflect the increase in vehicle sizes in recent years and the problems experienced where driveways are too small.'
National Post
6 days ago
- Sport
- National Post
Caitlin Clark has to be restrained during heated exchange with ref
If you don't think that frustration has begun to boil over for Caitlin Clark, Tuesday night only added fuel to the fire. Article content The Indiana Fever superstar had to be held back by a member of the team's staff during an argument with a WNBA referee during a game against the Connecticut Sun. Article content During a timeout for coach's challenge in the third quarter of the game, Clark appeared angered by a call and went after referee Michael Price, giving him an earful. Article content While it wasn't broadcast live, a replay of the incident showed a staffer having to hold back Clark by grabbing her jersey. Article content Caitlin Clark had words for the ref while the call was under review. The Sun's challenge was successful, giving Connecticut the ball. — ESPN (@espn) July 16, 2025 Article content Article content She also appeared to say 'What was that?' in the direction of Price. Article content After Price reviewed the play in question – an out-of-bounds call after a rebounding situation – Clark got after the ref once again. Article content 'That's just rude. Grow up,' Clark said before gesturing for Price with a finger point. 'Come here. Unbelievable.' Article content Article content Clark then approached Price while making a telephone hand signal and appearing to say the word 'call.' Article content The two then had a discussion with Clark appearing quite animated during the quick huddle. Article content With the issue apparently settled, Clark returned to the Fever's bench while Price announced his decision about the coach's challenge by the Sun. Article content Luckily for Clark, she escaped the situation without accruing another technical foul. Article content The Fever held on to win the game 85-77 and improve to 12-10.
Washington Post
15-07-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Terry McLaurin ‘pretty frustrated' by contract stalemate with Commanders
Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin said he's 'pretty frustrated' over the lack of progress toward a contract extension with the team, claiming there has been no communication for more than a month and there's 'not a lot of clarity.' 'Everything that's transpired to this point up to this point has been disappointing and frustrating,' McLaurin told reporters after a commercial shoot in Laurel on Tuesday. 'I've wanted to continue my career here. I've created my life here. … This has been somewhere where I've always wanted to be. I understand everything's a business, but at the same time I want to put myself in a position where I'm valued and I feel appreciated and things like that, and unfortunately that hasn't transpired the way I wanted it to.'
Harvard Business Review
15-07-2025
- Business
- Harvard Business Review
You Lost Your Boss's Trust. Now What?
Katelyn Perry/Stocksy My client, Alex, never meant for his boss to see the email. It was a moment of frustration after a demoralizing team meeting in which his ideas were dismissed, yet again. So he vented to a colleague, 'I swear she shoots down anything that doesn't come from one of her 'favorites.'' He continued, 'It's exhausting trying to prove I belong.'
BBC News
14-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Runners 'frustrated' as Dundee half marathon cut a mile short
Runners have been left "frustrated" after a half marathon event in Dundee was cut more than a mile Half DRAM on Sunday began at Camperdown Park in the city and finished at the Barnhill Rock Gardens in Broughty Eventfull Management apologised and said two stewards had misdirected the a result 1.1 miles (0.68km) were cut from the half marathon distance of 13.1 miles (21.1km). Runners told BBC Scotland News that the mistake happened early on in the race, with some people running beyond the finish line to make up for the lost Nicholas Kydd said about 700 people took part in the race across the experienced temperatures as high as 30C (86F) on Sunday while Dundee peaked at just over 23C (73.4). Thomas Mills entered the Half DRAM as his first official running had walked the route in the days leading up to the event and noticed it was different after he checked the path said he initially thought that stewards had misdirected the runners or the front runners had ran the wrong way by mistake. He said: "When we saw the signs saying we had run one mile and then two miles, everyone around me said it didn't sound right because we'd only ran a few hundred metres."People have been training for months to run that distance, so to find that it wasn't quite long enough was frustrating."People were running lengths of Broughty Ferry to make up the distance which wasn't good."But despite the mistake, he said the event was still a "really good day out" and he would be signing up for it next year. Ryan Cruikshanks told BBC Scotland News that the error was "slightly frustrating" as he was on track for a personal best time for the half said: "I think most realised it was going to be short once we hit Broughty Ferry. "I know some had it in them to run back to complete the full distance but I wasn't one of those."Everything else was amazing considering the conditions."Eventfull Management runs other events, including the Monikie Triathlon on Saturday and the Arbroath Half Marathon in September. 'Human errors' Organiser Nicholas Kydd said runners - who had paid £22 to enter - had been misdirected by stewards within the first 300m of the course. He added: "As it only became apparent to myself what had actually happened a few miles into the course, it was then impossible to rectify the situation."I would like to clarify that the official Half DRAM 2025 route was accurately measured, shared with all runners in advance and fully signposted and stewarded on race day. "Unfortunately isolated human errors by two stewards at a key point on the course meant all runners were inadvertently directed off the intended path."He said affected runners would be offered a 50% discount to take part in the Half BraemarAthon in September, as well as discounted entry to Dundee's Half DRAM in Great Scottish Run in Glasgow, the country's biggest mass participation race, experienced course measurement issues in 2016 and, again, in 2022 when it was about 150m most recent error meant Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan's 10k course record was apologised and the course was re-measured in 2023 to ensure it was correct.
