Section One
Motorists have complained to the Foxbooke council about the hundred potholes on the roads which will endanger their safety.
No fewer than 92 potholes in Buckland estate were counted by volunteers from a local residents group, a survey shows.
Harry Lashmore, chairman of Buckland Estate Residents' Association, said: “We've made various complaints to Foxbrooke Council about the awful condition of the roads on our estate.
“We had loads of parents and drivers volunteering to help us with the survey, which looks as if it might have done its job.”
The survey followed an accident where a 20-year-old motorcyclist was pitched over his bike handlebars when hitting the hole.
Meanwhile a website called potholes.co.uk has been launched by Foxbrooke Action Against Potholes to provide motorists advice about how to make a claim and outline the evidence needed.
Geoffrey Manswith, of Foxbrooke, said in a blog on the website: “I was tavelling with my family in our car along Bridgethrope Road, Foxbrooke, when all of a sudden the car thumped into these two potholes, immediately rendering the vehicle undriveable.
“It's a miracle we didn't crash. If we'd crashed, my wife and two young children could have ended up in hospital, all because of the slack attitude of the council's highways department. I'm definitely putting in both a complaint and a claim.”
The latest statistics shows 12 per cent or 120,000 of all the UK’s one million potholes are not being filled by local councils, which means motorists’ repair bills are now soaring every year.
Simon Beckwith, senior engineer at Foxbrooke Council highways department, said: “The council carries out regular inspection of all the roads under its jurisdiction and we fulfil our obligations under Section 58 of the Highways Act.
“Despite this we recognise that in some situations, especially where heavy traffic is involved, holes can develop very quickly so we are grateful for being told when problems arise.”
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Section Four
Club manager:
When did the robbery happen?
How important is the first minute book from 1868 and the trophy for the club?
What items were stolen?
How does the case affect local cricket fans?
Did anyone else at the cricket club know that the book was to be (removed from the
safe) taken out of the club on that day?
How much is the book and trophy valued at?
Where was the trophy snatched/taken from?
What security is in place at the club?
Have you had break-ins recently?
Police:
When did the robbery happen?
Who do you suspect is behind this?
What is the situation now?
What developments have occurred so far?
Local Councillor:
What do you think of the reported theft of the book and trophy from the cricket club?
How does the council help improve safety in the local area?
How does the case affect local cricket fans?
why is this case important for residents or cricket fans?
Club fans:
What does this book and tropy mean to club fans like yourself?
What do you think of the robbery?
Do you have anything that you want to say to the club?
What do you feel now?
The local residents:
Do you know anything about the local cricket club's robbery case?
What did you think about it?
What do you think about the safety around the area?
Do you have anything that you want to say to the club?
How does it affect local people's cricket activities?
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