A DISPUTE over the use of a car park which has affected customers at a Brighouse town centre store has been settled. New parking regulatons brought in at the M&Co car park on King Street over a month ago, had caught out shoppers who were getting slapped with £100 fines.The rule change stated that drivers who leave the site without visiting the store would be given a penalty notice.However, some angry shoppers claimed that attendants issued tickets immediately if they left the site, even if customers came back later to the clothes shop through the front entrance.Complaints had also reached Calder Valley MP Craig Whittaker about the dispute who stepped in to help withthe matter. Office manager for Mr Whittaker Chrisitne Beal said: “Mr Whittaker spoke to M&Co’s head office personally last month after concerns had been raised by constituents about the new parking regulations. “He checked the situation for himself and agreed that the signs were indeed … [Read more...] about Store car park row is settled
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Stoke-on-Trent road closed after car collides with traffic lights
A busy Stoke-on-Trent road is closed this morning after a car collided with a set of traffic lights. The A527 Biddulph Road in Chell is closed and both directions causing slow traffic between High Lane and Fegg Hayes Road. A closure is currently in place between the Great Chell Post Office and the Jet petrol station. Traffic monitoring company INRIX said: " A vehicle has hit the traffic lights by the post office, which have come down in the middle of the road." We will bring more as we get it. Read More Top stories on StokeonTrentLive Want to tell us about something going on where you live? Let us know - Tweet us @SOTLive or message us on our Facebook page . And if you have pictures to share, tag us on Instagram at StokeonTrentLive . … [Read more...] about Stoke-on-Trent road closed after car collides with traffic lights
Boy, 10, taken to hospital after collision between push bike and car
A boy has been taken to hospital after his bicycle collided with a car on a busy North Staffordshire junction. The boy - who has not been identified - was involved in a collision with a VW Beetle shortly after 8am this morning at the junction between Hardingswood Road and Liverpool Road East in Kidsgrove . He sustained 'multiple injuries' in the collision although paramedics do not believe they are serious. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We were called at 8.12am to reports of a collision outside Kidsgrove Working Men's Club between a cyclist and a car. "One ambulance attended and a boy was treated for multiple injuries. He has been taken to Royal Stoke University Hospital." Police officers are currently on the scene. A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Liverpool Road, at the junction with Hardingswood Road. "The incident involves a cyclist and a VW Beetle. A 10-year-old boy has been taken to hospital with … [Read more...] about Boy, 10, taken to hospital after collision between push bike and car
Flats plan for car park at former Durham printworks site rejected by councillors
Plans to convert a former car park into flats in Durham City have been rejected by councillors. Last year, applicant Hillcrest NE Ltd applied to Durham County Council to convert the William Robson House car park in the Claypath area. This included providing 12 apartments with four one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom spaces. Several planning bids have been lodged for the former printworks site, where owners had initially wanted to put a total of 74 flats, including accommodation in both the car park and attic space. However, previous applications were refused for failing to meet minimum space standards. This week Durham County Council's Central and East Planning Committee turned down a fresh bid to convert the car park, in Moody's Yard, into housing. The building is located behind the Big Jug pub and Durham Food Store and is accessed through an archway between 83 and 84, Claypath. In a statement, applicants argued the plans would help to reduce anti-social behaviour and rough sleeping in … [Read more...] about Flats plan for car park at former Durham printworks site rejected by councillors
Investors could pump $1 bn into Uber self-driving cars: report
A group of investors including SoftBank Group is in talks to invest $1 billion or more into Uber's self-driving car unit, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. Word of a potential infusion of cash valuing the Uber autonomous vehicle division at from $5 billion to $10 billion comes as the ride-hailing startup steers toward a hotly-anticipated stock market debut. Under terms being discussed, SoftBank's Vision Fund and other investors, including a car maker, would take a minority stake in Uber's self-driving vehicle unit, according to the Journal. Led by Japan's Masayoshi Son, the Vision Fund is heavily invested by Saudi Arabia. The Journal described the "late-stage" talks as fluid, with the possibility a deal might not be reached. Uber has been in a race with Google-owned Waymo and a host of other companies, including major automakers, to develop self-driving vehicles. Waymo said this month that it would sell a key innovation to companies that don't compete with its autonomous … [Read more...] about Investors could pump $1 bn into Uber self-driving cars: report