Latest data on Groby vehicle speeds

THE LATEST figures from the mobile vehicle activated signs on Groby’s roads show that drivers are more likely to exceed the 40mph speed limit on Sacheverell Way than the 30mph limit on Leicester Road and Ratby Road.

This result is probably what most residents might expect.

Over a recent three week period around one in five journeys at one monitoring point on Sacheverell Way was in excess of 40mph. Compliance ranged from 85 to 90% at other points on the road.

Ratby Road speeds were, overall, slightly slower than Leicester Road. Just under 3% of outward journeys on Ratby Road exceeded the 30mph speed limit, but on the Leicester Road carriageway towards the A46 island this increased to nearly 10%.

Norman Griffiths

Want to lose weight? Cut your calories by 216 a day

ACCORDING to recent research, even a modest reduction in calorie intake can make a big difference over a sustained period. Or to put it another way, an extra 200 calories a day will make you gain about a stone a year in weight.

Rates of obesity in the UK have doubled over the past 30 years. Two-thirds of us are now overweight or obese, and it is costing the NHS more than £6 billion per year.

On a personal level, research has found that making small, incremental changes in your diet are more likely to be successful than dramatic interventions.

Examples of small changes for the good might include “reducing your ‘eating window’, cutting out the habit of certain snacks, and having bigger meals less often.” It is estimated that between 20 and 25 per cent of UK calories are eaten as snacks.

The research was carried out by the charity Nesta.

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