[David9694]

A new catch-all Tea Shop thread for those miscellaneous new stories that don’t quite fit with parking, crashing into buildings or trapped/prisoners in their homes. 

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[David9694]

Man in hospital with serious

Man in hospital with serious head injuries after assault in Kent Sainsbury’s car park

Kent Police was called to the supermarket car park

Preliminary investigations suggest the incident occurred after a disagreement over a parking space escalated, resulting in the victim being punched. The injured man sustained serious head injuries and was promptly transported to a local hospital.

https://www.kentlive.news/news/kent-news/man-hospital-serious-head-injuries-10139995

Sidcup man arrested after parking dispute escalates violently in Tunbridge Wells

[David9694]

The Express Carraiges Act

The Express Carraiges Act 1798 (“Mr Brimshaw’s Act”) states

no coachman, cartman, or wheryman am shall within the city bounds recklessly or wontenly drive his vehicle upon or over any kerbstone, milestone, signpost or gate upon a penalty of 2 shillings when brought before a magistrate.

clearly an update to the law required here 

[David9694]

Drivers and their problems 

Drivers and their problems 

Driver blasts ‘killer’ kerb at Salisbury station as video shows damage

https://www.wiltshiretimes.co.uk/news/25127565.drivers-crash-raised-salisbury-kerb-every-day/?ref=uber_nb&lp=3

[David9694]

Lymington shops will be saved
Lymington shops will be saved by winning back all the drivers who can’t / won’t pay £1.50 to park, yes siree

Lymington and Pennington Town Council calls on Hampshire County Council to reinstate one hour’s free parking on town’s High Street (paywall)

https://www.advertiserandtimes.co.uk/news/what-kind-of-numpties-do-they-think-we-are-town-council-9414906/

[David9694]

Drivers and their problems

Drivers and their problems

Car show grinds traffic to a halt leaving locals stuck at home

One motorist said it took three hours to drive just five miles

https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/whats-on-news/car-show-grinds-traffic-halt-10137292?int_source=nba

[David9694]

Carbrain aside for a moment,

Carbrain aside for a moment, if pot holes are the biggest problem / frustration in your life, you aren’t doing too badly. 

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Good Googling there! Small/

Good Googling there! Small/ local traders hankering after cars when cars are the main reason we now do our shopping weekly on the ring road at big Tesco.

[Mr Blackbird]

The valiant breed.
The valiant breed.

[brooksby]

essexian wrote:

As for disabled people…why not offer delivery if they can’t get to you…butchers used to do so when I were a lad..

Send a teenager on a bike, with the New World Symphony playing on a bluetooth speaker… 

[essexian]

Butcher slams council as

Butcher slams council as drivers face £70 fines for stopping outside his shop

They don’t want double-red lines outside their shops

“Not only do red routes improve the safety and accessibility of the road network for motorists, they also play a key part in helping to keep buses reliable and stay on time”

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/butcher-slams-c…

Not an area of Stoke I know, so I looked it up on Google Earth and guess what…. there is a LARGE car park right behind the shop! I can’t see any parking restrictions on the park so it must quite straightforward to pull in there and walk the short distance to the shop.

As for disabled people…why not offer delivery if they can’t get to you…butchers used to do so when I were a lad..

 

[David9694]

You heard it here first

You heard it here first (possibly) – bus company is changing a route because of badly parked cars. 

Concerns Bedford bus cuts blamed on bad parking and low passengers will leave rural communities stranded

Darren Roe, Managing Director of Stagecoach East, said the issues meant buses were facing delays and falling passenger numbers, leading to the “reduced viability” of some services.

Among the biggest changes, Service 8 will be rerouted along Ford End Road to avoid parked cars blocking the route, while Service 7 will switch to a one-way loop around Needwood Road, serving Rowallan Drive instead of Putnoe Lane. 

https://www.bedfordindependent.co.uk/concerns-bedford-bus-cuts-blamed-on-bad-parking-and-low-passengers-will-leave-rural-communities-stranded/

meanwhile in Fenton 

Butcher slams council as drivers face £70 fines for stopping outside his shop

They don’t want double-red lines outside their shops

“Not only do red routes improve the safety and accessibility of the road network for motorists, they also play a key part in helping to keep buses reliable and stay on time”

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/butcher-slams-council-drivers-face-10047656

First Potteries changes 12 timetables from today – full list

Services 6/6A: Hanley – Coalville/Blythe Bridge: New Monday to Friday timetable introduced “to help keep buses to run on time”🧐

Service 18: Hanley – Leek: New Monday to Friday timetable “to help keep buses to run on time”🧐

https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/first-potteries-changes-12-timetables-10130863?int_source=nba

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Chatham and Aylesford MP

Chatham and Aylesford MP Tristan Osborne calls for more action to curb boy racers in Snodland

One Snodland resident, who wanted to be known only by his first name of Gianluca, said: “The noise from these gatherings has woken up young children and is causing widespread stress and anxiety among residents.

“It is deeply frustrating that law-abiding drivers face penalties like fines and points for minor speeding offences, yet these delinquents act with apparent impunity, seemingly unafraid of arrest or fines.”

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/malling/news/it-s-time-for-proper-enforcement-mp-calls-for-end-to-slee-323438/

[brooksby]

David9694 wrote:

Ah, van life, explore the great outdoors, experience the freedom and go as you please spontaneity

Southampton dad threatened private car park owner with large knife

A Southampton dad tried to stab the owner of a private car park with a large knife and then used his partner as a human shield when police threatened to taser him, a court heard.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25110888.lake-district-dad-threatened-private-car-park-owner-large-knife/ (paywall) 

Should probably be updated to “his now ex-partner” 😉

[David9694]

Ah, van life, explore the

Ah, van life, explore the great outdoors, experience the freedom and go as you please spontaneity

Southampton dad threatened private car park owner with large knife

A Southampton dad tried to stab the owner of a private car park with a large knife and then used his partner as a human shield when police threatened to taser him, a court heard.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/25110888.lake-district-dad-threatened-private-car-park-owner-large-knife/ (paywall) 

[David9694]

Victory for Bath residents

Victory for Bath residents after two-year parking permit battle

The row had been going on since 2023.

Green councillor Joanna Wright said: ““This has been a textbook case of shifting goalposts. People were asking to be included from the start, and were repeatedly told it wasn’t possible. Now, nearly two years later, the council has finally confirmed it ispossible after all.”

https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/victory-bath-residents-after-two-10108157?int_source=nba

what do you stand for, Green Party?

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