BOY racers are plaguing a a county town by driving cars fast and loud during the evening. Disgruntled residents have taken to talking about the issue on the community Facebook group Malvern Link Community Noticeboard, saying they have seen this type of anti-social behaviour seen around Lower Howsell Road and Worcester Road. Justine Miko said: “I can understand maybe in summer but it’s so horrible out there. “Just go home watch Netflix or play PS5.” Cam Whatmore said: “Bloody inconsiderate young yobs in modified cars make me sick.” Debbie Parry said: “I live along Lower Howsell road. Hear them all too often. It really makes me mad.”
Cllr Taylor said: “I can understand young people might be feeling frustrated during lockdown, but this sort of behaviour is not acceptable. Anyone who spots this type of behaviour in the area, should contact the police to get the incidents logged. Possible measures could be to look at speed bumps.” Police were unable to say whether they had received any complaints about the issue. However, inspector Tanya Beckett said: “There is a huge difference between being passionate about driving, meeting with like-minded people as a hobby and dangerous and anti-social driving and we will not tolerate the latter. “Across Worcestershire we are putting a significant amount of work into tackling the issues and addressing the, understandable, concerns of the local communities. Working with the local councils, West Midlands Police and our road safety team we are examining the options for additional cameras and looking at potential educational activity for those who may not see the
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When people finish reading Marilyn Woods’ memoir, “The Orange Woods,” a couple of things generally happen. They want to visit Orange Woods, the picturesque Pauma Valley farm where Woods and her late husband, Jack, planted a lavender field, made wine and grew a lot of oranges. They want to listen to Vince Gill, the country singer/songwriter whose music was the soundtrack of Marilyn and Jack’s loving life. They want to tell their significant others how they feel about them. Right now.
But mostly, they want a Kleenex. Because when people finish reading “The Orange Woods,” which tells the story of how Marilyn continued living and loving after Jack’s sudden death in 2015, they will have had several good cries over this beautiful, awful, awe-inspiring thing we call life.
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David L. Coddon,
and here’s your guide to all things essential in San Diego’s arts and culture this week.
Society, indeed a world, cannot be understood in only 10 minutes. But it can, with all its crises and complexities, be placed in powerful perspective. In Alyce Smith Cooper’s and Shammy Dee’s
“Spittin’ Truth to Power While Light Leaping for the People,” three short videos composed of storytelling, poetry and music coalesce to make an urgent intergenerational statement about where we are, where we’ve been and where we’re headed.
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