Locals slam plan to erect safety barriers along Weymouth harbour wall

Coastal residents have slammed a decision to install safety barriers along a harbour wall and claimed the move will put an end to the age-old tradition of eating fish and chips on the seafront   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ‘advised’ councillors that railings needed to be installed along the sea wall at Custom House … Read more

Locals slam plan to erect safety barriers along Weymouth harbour wall

Coastal residents have slammed a decision to install safety barriers along a harbour wall and claimed the move will put an end to the age-old tradition of eating fish and chips on the seafront   The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ‘advised’ councillors that railings needed to be installed along the sea wall at Custom House … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Talk trade don’t put up barriers

ALEX BRUMMER: Talking trade rather than putting up barriers can have enormous benefits By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 | Updated: 22:13 GMT, 12 March 2021 Many moons have passed since anyone paid any attention to the UK’s monthly trade figures. These days it is gross domestic product, … Read more

What a tragedy! Shop owners slam new barrier’s in Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford

A tempest is brewing in Stratford-upon-Avon after council bosses turned the historic town into ‘an eyesore’ by spending £200,000 on garish safety barriers that make parking impossible.  Businesses say they are being driven out of Shakespeare’s hometown after ‘shambolic’ attempts at making the area Covid safe forced visitors away over the summer. Tourists who were … Read more

What a tragedy! Shop owners slam new barrier’s in Shakespeare’s birthplace of Stratford

A tempest is brewing in Stratford-upon-Avon after council bosses turned the historic town into ‘an eyesore’ by spending £200,000 on garish safety barriers and unfinished tarmac. Businesses say they are being driven out of Shakespeare’s hometown after ‘shambolic’ attempts at making the area Covid safe forced visitors away over the summer. Tourists who were able … Read more

Homeowners put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph sweeps in to UK 

Homeowners and businesses are in a race against time to put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph swept in from the Atlantic. With two months of rain forecast to lash the country in just two and a half days, flood warnings were issued for all areas, with more severe amber warnings for a … Read more

Homeowners put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph sweeps in to UK 

Homeowners and businesses are in a race against time to put up flood barriers and sandbags as Storm Christoph swept in from the Atlantic. With two months of rain forecast to lash the country in just two and a half days, flood warnings were issued for all areas, with more severe amber warnings for a … Read more

Underwater barriers succeed in first emergency as Venice is hit by floods 

A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today – seeing off threats the historic city could be submerged. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and officials responsible for … Read more

Underwater barriers succeed in first emergency as Venice is hit by floods 

A long-delayed flood barrier successfully protected Venice from a high tide for the first time today – seeing off threats the historic city could be submerged. ‘Today, everything is dry. We stopped the sea,’ city mayor Luigi Brugnaro told reporters after raising a glass in celebration with some of the engineers and officials responsible for … Read more