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TRANSPORT makes news in East Anglia: Brantham, according to its parish council, has a transport problem: hgv park in its residential areas. Did I hear someone say "Why not provide alternative parking facilities?" That has actually been suggested, but a parish councillor said he feels very strongly it is not their job; and that was that.
A -campaign" is being started to get rid of lorry parking "as an unwanted and undesirable intrusion on the otherwise peaceful rural scene-. Anyone smelt a pig farm or heard a tractor?
Essex County Council is planning to re-introduce twoway traffic in the lower half of Brook Street at Manningtree, despite opposition from the parish council. The county's traffic and road safety committee believes the reintroduction of twoway traffic will reduce the risk of accidents on routes which the vehicles would otherwise have to travel.
A proposed pedestrian plan for Woodbridge is causing concern to traders who say that such demands in other towns have led to falls in profits.
A motorway-style service station and motel may be built near Wights Corner, Washbrook, near Ipswich. Suffolk County Council is drawing up a comprehensive development brief including plans for a lorry park.
Lorry drivers using the A45 near Felixstowe are protesting that a roadside refreshment kiosk may be closed because of a decision of the Suffolk Coastal District Council. The kiosk is at Trimley Pit.
Eastern Counties are moving to one-man operation at los
wich. The company says it is to( easy to say how many men ma■ be made redundant, but ( TGWU official fears it may b( 14.
The A604 road must b( improved and made safer, say: a joint action committee former by 14 parish councils along th( Colchester/ Haverhill route although they agree that worl on the A120 must take priority The feeling is that Stanstec airport will bring more traffic, and that as so much comes from Harwich and other ports fundE for road-building may bE obtained from the EEC.
Braintree Council wants tr replace the Eastern National bw service to Great Bardfield with e private service run by Heding. ham and District Omnibu.5 Company. The community ser. vices committee chairman, whc believes the private servicE would be more in keeping with local needs, is to put this point 01 view to the Traffic Commissioners.