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DANGER ROAD ACTION CALLS Report by Nick Humphreys
A fresh meeting calling for road safety measures where several schoolchildren have been hit by cars has been scheduled. Campaigners from Radbrook Road Safety Group pleaded for action to be taken in Radbrook, Shrewsbury, after multiple collisions in the vicinity of The Priory School and Meole Brace School. Shropshire Council promised six vehicle activated flashing signs at a meeting in January, which were expected to be in place in a matter of weeks. However, nine months on, they have still not been installed. The authority also said a new crossing would be installed at Sweetlake Meadow and a review of options for the Roman Road/Longden Road roundabout would be undertaken to see how it could be made safer. Meanwhile, a man was hit by a car in Bank Farm Road at the end of September, prompting fresh calls from campaigners who say they feel “forgotten about”. Now another public meeting to update residents is set to take place at Radbrook Community Centre on November 25 at 7pm. The group was
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Angela Warren (front right) and campaigners with the mangled wreck of her son’s bike after he was hit by a car launched by mums Angela Warren and Katie Blant after their sons were both involved in incidents. Angela’s son Joe was knocked off his bike in September last year, and Katie’s son Sebastian was sworn at by a driver after a near miss. Joe was rushed to
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hospital in Birmingham, and ended up with his leg in a cast, while Katie said Sebastian was “shaking and petrified” after his frightening moment. Angela said campaigners “feel forgotten about”. Meole councillor Bernie Bentick, who is involved in
the Meole Traffic Group in his neighbouring ward, which has also called for safer roads in the area, said “frustration could turn to anger” over the lack of action. A council spokesman recently said the authority has been working with local groups in regards to schools in the Meole area and their concerns over pupil safety. “A review of these concerns, and work that could be done to improve safety both long and short-term, has been carried out and shared with the local groups, who have been brilliant at championing the community needs. We have identified that installing a number of vehicle-activated signs (VAS) may help control the speed of traffic along Bank Farm Road and this work is being undertaken at the moment. “In addition to the VAS signs officers have continued with developing other projects for the area, such as designing a new crossing point at Mousecroft Lane/Stanley Lane, along with other works to improve cycling/walking routes to the schools from the west. “It is anticipated this work will be carried out this school year. “There are also a number of other projects in the area that are being brought together.”
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Failure to hit care targets About seven in 10 NHS trusts on average are failing to hit the target for seeing patients urgently for suspected cancer, new analysis shows. In Shropshire the target was last met in August 2020, and in Telford & Wrekin in September 2020. The current performance is significantly better than the worst seen across the entire county, with 69.5 per cent seen in the target time in January of this year. The overall data includes 117 trusts in England for whom there is complete data for the last three years. The 12-month rolling average for the number of trusts not hitting the target currently stands at 84 out of 117.
Pool repair programme A £400,000 programme of work to allow the main pool at The Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre in Shrewsbury to reopen has been agreed by Shropshire Council. The main pool was closed in July after routine inspections identified that corrosion had caused ceiling panels and ventilation units to become unsafe. The project will see damaged and eroded pipes and ducting from the airflow management system removed from the roof space over the pool, and new ducting installed outside of the building and over the spectator area, where it is more easily accessible.
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