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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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‘It’s just greed’ fury as
‘It’s just greed’ fury as parking machine to be installed at ‘unspoilt’ beauty spot
Drivers really are flailing around in these comments (from Cornwall Live?) that make up much of this, with just a couple of voices of sanity/ reality:
Linda Bode thinks differently: “Their land, therefore their right to charge. The income would help pay for necessary repairs.”
Barry Steel agrees: “I’d put a barrier up and close it. Why should the owners maintain the car park for free? Maybe they only want a small fee to cover the upkeep?”
I guess if you no longer distinguish between the ideas of me, and me & my car, the fact that your car can’t go somewhere you think it should, then it makes some sort of sense.
Protesters again vow to resist introduction of charges at beach car park in Cornwall
Campaigners say they will take direct action
And there was me thinking
And there was me thinking that drivers liked giving ambulances free passage
Double yellow lines to be installed in Marks Square, Northfleet, outside ellenor Hospice’s alternative entrance
Another comment raised concerns that the double yellow lines would cause a “knock-on effect” as drivers will be “fighting” for spaces elsewhere in the area.
They added: “This proposal will make it virtually impossible for residents to even park in their own road. It has not been thought through at all.”
what is it you stand for,
what is it you stand for, Green Party?
St Peter’s Wharf Retail Park in Maidstone changes car parking limit from three hours to two
Cllr Rachel Rodwell (Green) said the issue had come onto her radar because of the “amount of dialogue that is happening on social media” discussing how it has been causing problems.
Part the second
Part the second
Well, there’s nothing better than to try and get to the bottom of a story like this.
To quote the Gazette & News story, and Cllr Carbrain:
“This is yet another reminder of why Brightlingsea simply cannot take more large-scale development.”
Tendring Council is currently consulting on its new Local Plan, with three of the four options suggesting adding 300 new homes to Brightlingsea, while the “low growth” option still suggests 100.
Mr Carbrain said: “If today’s gridlock proves anything, it’s that our infrastructure is already over capacity.”
Or put another way, “you can’t have somewhere to live because we all like driving our cars” (see also: school places, GP appointments). And I really liked how Court is interfering with an improvement to a bus shelter (if I have the right one – Ten Penny Hill is one of the four roads that meet at Thorrington Cross), outside of his patch, and that would help bus users and ultimately everyone in Brightlingsea.
I found the topic of this bus shelter mentioned in the Torrington Parish Council meeting papers in 2021, and –
“The brick bus shelter at Thorrington Cross, on Brightlingsea Road was built by the Parish Council in the early 1950’s and it has remained largely unchanged ever since. It was cleaned for a number of years by Pride of Tendring recipient Mr J Baker. Unfortunately lately it is attracting increasing levels of anti-social behaviour and is in need of changing in design to prevent this.”
https://e-voice.org.uk/thorringtonparishcouncil/services/bus-shelters/
Another local news take on the traffic chaos story; queues were all the way back to the Novelty Rock Emporium:
Bus stop work causes long delays for Brightlingsea drivers
https://brightlingsea.info/brightlingsea-news/bus-stop-work-causes-long-delays-for-brightlingsea-drivers/Which led me to another:
Brightlingsea town councillor faces code of conduct allegation
Mr Court said that because of the uncertainty he’d taken the “difficult decision” not to accept the traditional nomination for the deputy mayor to take over as mayor in May. “Serving as mayor of Brightlingsea is something I’ve aspired to; it would be a real honour to represent the town in that capacity. However, having worked with others to enhance the town council’s reputation over the past couple of years, my priority has to be ensuring the council isn’t placed in a difficult position if the investigation outcome isn’t in my favour.”
And a “watch this space” link for local govt saddoes only – the race is on to clear his name (or not) before the next Mayor of Brightlingsea is chosen:
https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/content/complaints-about-councillors
Finally, no-one holding elected office in Essex could possibly have known that on one some random day in March 2025, workmen would appear out of the blue to fix the Tenpenny Hill bus shelter:
https://www.travelessex.co.uk/about-timetables-maps/essex-bus-shelters
If you scroll back through the Google images you will see that the bus pull-in also functions as a vital resting-spot for tired drivers (from all the hard work) perhaps in need of the toilet, with their two year old acting up (families to feed) or to clear a spider away.
see also
see also
Motorists slam more roadworks bringing this part of Stoke-on-Trent to standstill
The temporary lights have not gone down well
Another (driver on council Facebook page) said: “Only in Stoke-on-Trent would they have roadworks on two major roads that cause chaos in Fenton!”
A further reply stated: “The entire city is full of roadworks.”
A sarcastic cyclist added “great timesaver you’ve got there, guys does it cost much to run?”
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