Wednesday 17 April 2024

TRAFFIC CHAOS IN LONG EATON

Multiple roadworks around Long Eaton and Sawley have caused traffic chaos on Monday and Tuesday with some drivers reporting journeys taking over an hour more than usual. Derbyshire County Council said National Grid emergency cable works in Sawley near Long Eaton Railway Station have had a major impact. A spokesman said: "These were not planned works and were the result of an emergency and resulted in five-way temporary traffic lights." The work was due to be completed on Tuesday. In addition four roads were shut in Long Eaton due to planned works and a fallen tree blocked Tamworth Road on Monday, Trentbarton says it has been experiencing 85-minute delays to its Indigo and my15 service through the area. 

GLAMPING PLANS REJECTED  A Stapleford glamping site's expansion plans have been rejected over worries they would create "unacceptable" noise and damage the greenbelt. Meadow View glamping site, in Mill Road, had applied to both increase its opening hours and build two new bungalows along with road improvements. The plans were turned down by the Government's Planning Inspectorate after an appealed against Broxtowe Borough Councils earlier decision. 

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