The Local Channel Chat

My biggest pet peeve since I moved here is people parking on the pavement. I don't mind if the wheels are up on the curb to leave some space on the road, but some people are just plain inconsiderate. This evening I was forced to walk on the road on a blind bend with my dogs because a car blocked...

There are presently some roadworks at this junction making it even more treacherous, however it seems that the hedge on the rural side has been trimmed, so visibility should be improved once the roadworks are gone.

Parents dropping their children off at Stenson Fields Primary school can cause a stressful and dangerous environment for pedestrians. Often they are badly parked or manoevering in small spaces. They are rushing, not concentrating and there are simply too many cars. Do you walk to school with your kids...

There have been numerous accidents at the Stenson Road/Wragley Way junction. This is mainly because of the speed that cars approach over the A50 bridge and also poor visibility from Wragley Way towards Derby. The parish council have asked for a roundabout to be put here but the request has been refused...