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To the car driver that ran my Dad's carer off the road down Coole Lane around 5.15pm on 22nd June.

He didn't have any care this evening because of you.

You were on your phone on the wrong side of the road and didn't even have the decency to stop.

You are reckless and a coward.

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Bruce – I'm not an expert but I've just come across an article which refers to S56 of the Highways Act. It indicates that under it application can be made by members of the public to the Magistrates Court for a notice to be issued on the Highway Authority to compel them to attend to defects. Might be worth looking into.

Facing the traffic may be advised but on a very tight right hand bend it is highly dangerous.

This is the Highway Code
If you have to walk on the road, because there is no pavement, walk on the right hand side of the road and face the traffic coming towards you. If you have to walk on the road, walk in single file, one behind the other.

There have been many postings on this subject and I would like to make one observation, which is not a criticism of anyone involved.
The Parish Council is made up mainly volunteers. There is also a Parish Clerk and a Ward Councillor who attend the PC meetings.
Both of these people are consultees on every planning application made which has an Audlem address. If the fact that any planning was or is required for the Turnpike field change of use or anything else, then it should be reasonable to assume one of these people may have known. Anyone can overlook requirements of planning (except of course all those people who know better but do nothing to help). I repeat this is no criticism of anyone on Audlem PC.

I don't know if this is the correct forum to ask but does anyone know a good plumber in the area please? Just got home from holiday and have found a leak and a very wet floor. Many thanks.

I've been fortunate enough that although I don't live here, i have visited often enough to come to know many residents of Audlem and the surrounding villages, and to be acquainted with many of those who work to help create a rare community up here. It's quite quite wonderful. This site alone is exceptional in how it serves such a comparatively small community. I'm always awed by how close you all are and how much you care.

I would add my support to you all and to AOL and to everything you do to make other people's enjoyment of their time here that little bit better. You're beautiful people.

There seems to be several people who raise concerns, perhaps even criticism of the parish council's efforts to improve our community. If we take the planning application for the entrance to Turnpike Field, the councilors all give their time freely, locals support the community through providing materials or labour so that all of the village can benefit from a safer entrance to the public space.

It seems a "win win" for the village, if anyone has a problem with this and airs criticism on AOL perhaps they could say if they think improving access and safety is not in the interest of the village and they could also give their reasons why. That way we could try and understand where their resentment comes from.

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I too was pleased by the Audlem Online feature on the Turnpike Field issues. I wrote this to the Editors this morning.

"I'm glad of today's piece. I was really very annoyed at some of the negative comments. It must be very discouraging for our volunteer councillors to have to put up with such disparaging material."

Hi, Previously I had a month of no refuse collections until a few weeks ago at my home off Wilkesley Lane. For two weeks its been OK, but yesterday on June 19th I had no collection again. Anybody else due for a collection yesterday had the same issue ? It may have been due to Severn Trent roadworks on that lane, but will be interesting to find out if that was the case.

Excellent AOL Editorial this morning on the Turnpike Field issue. I fully agree. Well said. I would imagine the majority of Audlem residents will agree too.

Thank you Ryan for clearing things up so this is not just a change of use planning issue which everyone seems to be making out, the council also did not get planning for the new entrance which is a project the clearly needed planning. I could just about understand them not fully understanding the change of use problem but to not get planning for the gateway is a huge huge failure on the part of the council.

I don't understand why Turnpike Field can't be used for parking for the Party in the Park and Transport Festival. It's not unknown for landowners to use agricultural fields for parking for special events. I've been to many weddings, parties etc over the years where a field has been used to park.

Hi Terry, I think when Billy referred to his 'phone' ie the device he uses to communicate with people falling from its holder, he most probably meant his ear trumpet

Turnpike Field, at present there is an open planning enforcement case, case reference 23/00335E with Cheshire East planning enforcement team. This was due to Turnpike Field gate entrance alterations completed without the relevant permission from Cheshire East highways and planning.   As part of this open planning enforcement case, Cheshire East planning enforcement team have also determined as part of this investigation that since the purchase of Turnpike Field no application has been made for Change of Use of the field from Agricultural use to whatever is needed to allow picnic tables, recreational or other activities planned on the field. 

Thus, there are currently two outstanding issues here that will require Retrospective planning permission.

Retrospective planning permission for the Turnpike Field gate entranceRetrospective planning permission for Change of Use for the field.

Both factors are the reason the field cannot be used for any upcoming public events.

In all these exchanges I'm amazed that no one has picked up on the most glaring incongruity – the notion that Billy has anything as contemporary as a mobile phone. Surely he still uses morse code or at best semaphore?

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Where there is no footpath we are told "face oncoming traffic." However in a righthand bend walking on the lefthand side gives better visibility in both directions. Try it at Corbrook.

I think the 'victim blaming' is probably not the case here. I think it's more a matter of establishing the facts whilst offering an apology to the unfortunate pedestrian. Not so much victim blaming as in law I think insurance companies take all the facts into account. Walking on the wrong side of the road would probably be considered 'contributory negligence' and so have an effect on any outcome. Think that's right, it's a long time since I did O Level Law at Dane Bank College (Now South Cheshire and now O Levels Are something else)

Claudia, I don't see how you can possibly see Billys post as victim blaming when within it he twice apologises to the walker and also clearly twice admits he was at fault. Billy was simply advising the person that when walking down a lane or road with no path the correct procedure is to walk toward the traffic, just maybe the walker didn't know that.

I want to report a theft of flowers of my Husbands plot again, I'm deeply upset and distressed this has happened again

Lovely to hear Major Paul Collis Smith's name a couple of times during the ceremony. I am getting better at spotting him when he is with those 2 lovely drum horses! What a year he is having, will be a family legend.

I'm with Billy on this one. It is foolhardy to walk with your back to the traffic which I see so many times along Longhill Lane. Some even compound their stupidity by wearing headphones at the same time so not only do they not see the traffic behind them but probably can't hear it either. And guess who will be to blame if there is an accident?!

I think the gate on green lane is needed for safety reasons, it doesn't take much common sense to realise that safety comes first. It could have gone the other way and ended up in the road? Now that's the time to call gate and bush inspector.
As I look at the layout of the field I realize a gate will be needed at the top end of the field by the turnstile. The gate will again have to be set back in the field, this will allow wheelchair access. Would it be a silly idea to ask the gate and bush inspector, the parish council, the planning inspector to visit the site and check if the gate would be allowed.