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SIR: John Hearn’s “Radical Vision for Historic City” – (
Chronicle, April 8) – is undoubtedly a commendable objective but seems to overlook the needs of those less mobile. Some people are unable to walk or cycle. Age, arthritis and physical disability affect a significant number of our population so, making Winchester a “Pedestrian’s City” would preclude access to many. Additionally, not everyone has an hour spare to walk in and back from the suburbs and carrying shopping on a bike could be precarious. That said we do need to reduce traffic in the city and encourage walking and cycling. We all know cycling lanes to be a joke, as most were funded through EU grants and to qualify, the council simply had to claim the money by the length of white lines they had laid down. This explains the absurdity of some lanes which start and abruptly end after a few metres having gone nowhere. The issue for me though, as a walker is the state of repair of our pavements. In Franc
AN AMBULANCE service is considering calling on the military for support as the coronavirus crisis places a huge strain on its staff. It has been revealed that one in five South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) frontline ambulance workers are currently either sick or self-isolating. The service is now considering using members of the armed forces to fill staffing gaps. An ITV Meridian report claimed that 545 of the 2,600 emergency staff employed by Secamb are currently unable to work.
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) vehicle - the service has been placed under immense strain due to the spread of Covid-19