New pedestrian-priority route planned in St Helier
I&E said a recent traffic survey showed during core retail hours about 50% of vehicles using the route were taxis and 8% were buses.Jehan said removing access to these vehicles would support pedestrian safety and reduce congestion.Only pedal cycles and essential commercial deliveries between 20:00 GMT and 10:00 will be permitted to cross King Street via New Cut under the scheme.New taxi rank locations were being sought in town, he said, but the rank at Library Place would remain.Jehan said the number of blue badge car parking spaces would not be affected and a map of blue badge spaces across the island would soon be issued.A more in-depth look at the work on New Street would be published shortly, he added.
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- Scottish Sun
Italian city mixes nightlife with culture and makes for the perfect girls' mini-break
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The sun is still shining and the seafront is packed with people of all ages and from all walks of life, while bodyboarders catch the last waves. After locking up our bikes, we head to the pier for one of Rimini's most popular beachfront restaurants, Rock Island – a perfect place to watch the sunset with a glass of wine. It's buzzing, and while the outside bar pumps out loud house music to a younger crowd, I feast on delicious amberjack tortellini on asparagus cream, with a tomato confit and toasted almond flakes, £15, paired with a bottle of white Sartori Lugana wine, £19, in the elegant but relaxed interior ( On the way back to our hotel, the i-Suite, we stop for a nightcap at Barrumba, a pizza restaurant and live-music venue next door. At 1am, it's heaving and blasting out dance anthems – no one is in any rush for the night to end ( Revellers are relaxing in i-Suite's 24-hour pool, too, and we're tempted to join them – but for our early start to explore the city in a few hours' time. B&B for three people costs from £83 per person ( PIAZZA THE ACTION I'm in need of coffee and sugar come sunrise, and the friendly hotel waiter brings me a smooth cappuccino within minutes. 7 TOURIST DESTINATIONS - EVERGREEN LISTICLE We hire bikes for the day, £16 per person, and head to the historic old town, a 15-minute cycle away ( It's charming, with cobbled streets, ancient Roman landmarks, stunning medieval monuments and lively piazzas. Our first stop is the atmospheric Fellini Museum, which is dedicated to Italian film director and screenwriter Federico Fellini, who was recognised as one of the most influential ever in his field – he was even awarded the Honorary Oscar For Lifetime Achievement in 1993. 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The Sun
3 days ago
- The Sun
Brits stuck in huge queues as summer holiday getaway chaos ramps up with 14MILLION hitting roads in ‘midweek mayhem'
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The Independent
3 days ago
- The Independent
Queues of lorries and holidaymakers at Port of Dover
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