I see Nanny has invoked "health and safety", yet again, as her "rationale" for interfering in people's lives.
This time Nanny's chums from East Riding council have decreed that the two century old cobbles that make up the Beverley market square pose a health and safety hazard to visitors and residents with disabilities.
Nanny's proposed solution is to dig the cobbles up!
Unsurprisingly this decree has not gone down well, and local residents have organised marches and petitions to try to stop Nanny.
This being a "democracy" Nanny is of course ignoring her local voters.
This time Nanny's chums from East Riding council have decreed that the two century old cobbles that make up the Beverley market square pose a health and safety hazard to visitors and residents with disabilities.
Nanny's proposed solution is to dig the cobbles up!
Unsurprisingly this decree has not gone down well, and local residents have organised marches and petitions to try to stop Nanny.
This being a "democracy" Nanny is of course ignoring her local voters.
History Professor Barbara English, of Beverley Civic Society, is quoted by the Telegraph:
A cynic might argue that Nanny (greedy for "investment" from property companies et al) is pulling up the cobbles as a means of making another attempt to turn the square into a "piazza" less fraught with opposition.
East Riding council said it does not need planning permission to remove the cobbles, as the work is being classed as highway repairs.
"This will destroy the town's historic atmosphere.It is worth noting that several years ago, plans were put forward to transform the market square into a continental-style piazza, complete with fountains and trees. They were ditched following a public outcry.
Saturday Market, which is surrounded by listed buildings, is the absolute core of the town. This and the minster are what people associate with Beverley.''
A cynic might argue that Nanny (greedy for "investment" from property companies et al) is pulling up the cobbles as a means of making another attempt to turn the square into a "piazza" less fraught with opposition.
East Riding council said it does not need planning permission to remove the cobbles, as the work is being classed as highway repairs.
It is worth noting that the cost of this cobble scheme is around £2.5M, money that should be spent on filling in pot holes and repairing roads/paths etc (potholes etc pose dangers to both able bodied and those with disabilities).
Does this mean that there are no potholes in East Riding?
Local residents are welcome to send me picture of any potholes, so that I can post them on this site.
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