Compton & Crownhill
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8,000 copies delivered in Compton, Crownhill and Manadon St Matthew’s to open in September
Derriford’s new school gets top marks A new primary and nursery school in Derriford has been given top marks by children, parents and carers during a special visit to the site in Brest Road.
August 2015
Win tickets to Looe Music Festival see page 15
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Rugby star presents sports awards - page 2 Vouchers on pages 3 and 5
Conservatory too hot in summer, too cold in winter ?
St Matthew’s C of E Primary and Nursery Academy will open in September and is the first church school to be opened in Plymouth for more than a century.
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Transit Way junction improvements planned Tesco has been given the green light to undertake changes at the junction of Crownhill Road and Transit Way. The plan includes re-alignment of the kerb of Transit Way, re-installation of a pedestrian crossing on Transit Way, widening of the kerb on Crownhill Road, re-alignment of the existing island, incorporation of a new pedestrian crossing and upgrading the existing pedestrian crossing. The changes are designed to increase the capacity of the junction as well as improving highway safety. Planners gave the proposals conditional approval, despite objections from CTC, the national cycling charity and the Plymouth Cycling Campaign. Both organisations were concerned about the safety of cyclists at the junction. Bill Nicholson of the Plymouth Cycling Campaign noted: “The majority of collisions involving cyclists occur when they are crushed by HGVs and other
large vehicles carrying out left turns.
“The left turn into Transit Way from Crownhill is very acute and even with the island in Transit Way we are of the opinion that HGVs turning left will do so with great difficulty and this will be compounded with a cycle lane on the left.” These views were reinforced by CTC. Their objection stated: “The junction design does not sufficiently consider the danger to cyclists from HGVs turning left. “The design has a nearside cycle lane leading up to an Advanced Stop Line. When the cycle lane on Crownhill Road was provided there was concern that its continuation up to the junction might be an invitation to cyclists to ‘undertake’ HGVs and puts themselves in a dangerous position. “So to minimise the danger, the cycle lane was moved away from the nearside to become an advisory central cycle lane. This has been successful. “The new design should take this experience into account.”
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