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B&NES have acknowledged that they made an error in the papers circulated for the proposed pedestrian improvements on Sion Road. The error related to the drawings that were part of the papers. Two different drawings were circulated. One, TCL0060.01 dated Apr 26, shows a speed hump plus give way markings, a significant pavement narrowing, and central lane markings. The other drawing, TCL0060.01.PC dated June 26, shows just the speed hump and central lane markings. TCL0060.01 was sent to a...

The HoLCG Public meeting on Wednesday June 17th was well-attended. Key points from the meeting were as follows:- Andrew Roberts (Chairman of the HoLCG) gave a history of how the funds previously raised by the HoLCG had been spent: On the legal challenge to the first Winifred’s Lane ETRO. This legal challenge was successful, but the Council returned with a second ETRO which addressed the deficiencies in the first ETRO. After the second ETRO was implemented, funds were spent on actions that...

The HolCG court action made the headline in this week's Bath Chronicle. However the comments made by Cllr Mark Elliott on page 2 of the Chronicle are misleading. Mark Elliott’s comments ignore the fact that 1000+ extra cars (B&NES own data) are now going northbound on Sion Hil/Sion Road past Kingswood School and around the dangerous blind bends past Sion Hill Place as a result of the Winifred's Lane closure. Also, a one-way lane (Winifred's Lane) has been replaced by a narrow two-way...