Coastal residents have slammed a decision to install safety barriers along a harbour wall and claimed the move will put an end to the age-old tradition of eating fish and chips on the seafront The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) ‘advised’ councillors that railings needed to be installed along the sea wall at Custom House … Read more
Social distancing barriers in a city centre have been branded ‘madness’ over fears they are dangerous for partially-sighted people. Councillor Andrew Jarvie said the grey and white installation in Inverness was put up with ‘utter disregard’ for anyone with a visual impairment. Months ago red and white barriers were constructed as part of a £2million … Read more
Don’t be so shellfish! George Eustice slams EU over barriers on exports from UK as even the French chair of bloc’s fisheries committee says rule that catches must be cleaned in Britain ‘makes no sense’ George Eustice condemned the EU for blocking shellfish exports from the UK Bloc demanding catches cleaned in UK before being … Read more
Council chiefs have removed ‘unsightly’ street barriers in the Scottish town of St Andrews after an outcry from local business owners. Fife Council installed the barriers on Market Street, in St Andrews, the town’s busiest thoroughfare. They were removed after a backlash, forcing the council to become the latest authority to cave to pressure from … Read more
Mauritians were battling an oil spill with home-made barriers made from straw, pairs of tights and even human hair today as they race to contain an ecological catastrophe. More than 1,000 tonnes of oil have oozed from the bulk carrier MV Wakashio, befouling the island’s fishing waters and pristine lagoons, and experts fear it is already … Read more
Flood defences in the stricken town of Ironbridge held back the River Severn for another night last night after desperate residents fled their inundated homes when the barriers buckled. Raging rivers, swollen by unprecedented rainfall, flooded several more towns yesterday. After a dramatic 24 hours, and with further downpours forecast, many flood victims were left … Read more