• Does Julian's Bridge In Wimborne Need Traffic Controls?

  By DomCar

  I have been informed the closure caused a great deal of chaos on Monday, especially as the Square...

            

   

  By DomCar at 21:42 on 09/01/12

  

  Last Friday the 6th January a lorry collided with a wall at Julian's Bridge, causing its closure for four days while the damage was repaired. I read with interest the debate on the Echo website where it was suggested the flow of traffic across the bridge needed to be moderated. If this were the case, what would the options be? First up is the current weight restriction. Could this be reduced, especially considering the bridge was...

• Colehill: Middlehill Road Chicanes Cause Accidents?

  By McAngry

  I agree, there are far too many arrogant drivers on the road. I noticed a couple of months back...

            

   

  By DomCar at 09:56 on 24/08/10

  

  Colehill chicanes still court controversy. Since the introduction of chicanes along Middlehill Road last year, residents have been complaining about their layout. Road users claim the chicanes have caused numerous accidents and near misses, and could possibly cause a fatality if something isn't done quickly to rectify the situation. Right of way is given to the side that has the chicane, and the drivers have to go around the chicane...

• Merley Residents Ecstatic At Return Of Bus Service After Five-Year Wait

  By DomCar

  From the queues I see at the bus stops it looks to be very popular indeed.

            

   

  By DomCar at 08:47 on 29/11/11

  

  The residents of Merley are overjoyed at the return of a bus service running along Sopwith Crescent linking them with Wimborne and Bournemouth, after a previous company pulled out of the area five years ago, leaving them with no where to go. Yellow Buses launched their new 4d service, which travels the length of Sopworth Crescent on an hourly basis, a few weeks ago. The villagers were so delighted they turned out in large numbers to...

• Hourly Yellow Buses From Wimborne To Bournemouth

  By YellowBuses

  Unfortunately the page gave the posted link a tiny url, and so perhaps changed it - but the...

            

   

  By DomCar at 10:00 on 12/10/11

  

  Bournemouth–based Yellow Buses have introduced a new hourly route to Wimborne, via Merley, and the new service will run from the 10th October. The new service is very much welcome, by me in particular. My wife has the use of our only car during the day to get to work as I work from home, so having another option to get into Bournemouth is always helpful. Unfortunately I can't tell you much about the service, as after taking a...

• The True Cost Of Canford Bottom Roundabout Works

  By DomCar

  It would be interesting to know if the Highways Agency actually considered the effect on businesses...

            

   

  By DomCar at 10:06 on 07/09/11

  

  Local businesses fear the true cost of the Canford Bottom Roundabout improvement works will be the loss of customers and closure of businesses. Around twenty local businesses have protested against the works being rushed ahead ready for the increase in traffic due to the 2012 Olympics, with the works being described as "horrendous" and business and jobs "in peril". The biggest fear is that customers who go elsewhere...

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