High Wycombe councillors agree part of Abbey Way should be renamed in memory of pioneer Dame Frances Dove
Abbey Way Part of a busy High Wycombe road should be renamed in honour of a pioneer who did “amazing” things in the town, councillors agreed. High Wycombe’s representatives were unanimous in their praise for renaming a section of Abbey Way, between the traffic lights and Marlow Hill, either Dame Frances Dove Way or Frances Dove Way. Cllr Lesley Clarke OBE came up with the plan with local historian Willie Reid to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Dame Frances Dove and the founding of Wycombe Abbey School, which is accessed along that section of the road.
It would result in a considerable increase in traffic, especially heavy vehicles on Gloucester Road. This would impact on vehicles accessing from the junction of the Cheltenham (A435) Road where visibility is very poor. The intermittent tailbacks from the traffic lights at Abbey Way (A456) and the large roundabout at the Bypass (A429) extending sometimes back to beyond the Drillman Arms would exacerbate considerable delays for stationery traffic. It would also of course increase pollution considerably on this rural road which is situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. I hope that residents will look at the various documents which include plans and photos and spread the word so that objections to the scheme can be gathered together and presented in an appropriate form before the application is officially considered.
FIREFIGHTERS have reminded the public of the importance of smoke alarms after attending five incidents in two days. Walney Fire Station attended five callouts between Wednesday and Thursday this week – and are now urging householders to install life-saving smoke alarms in their property. Fire crews were called out to assist Barrow Fire Station following a kitchen blaze in the area of Dalton Lane on Wednesday afternoon. This was followed by a callout 40 minutes later to a home in Longway which was a false alarm. Two hours later, firefighters were called to provide multi-agency support at a home in Whinlatter Drive where a woman in her 80s died.
Roadworks misery for Hull as electricity upgrade set to cause months of disruption
The Sculcoates area will see a network upgrade by Northern Powergrid with work ongoing until May
Work will start at Sissons Way in north Hull on upgrading the electricity network on January 4
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