Hampshire Road safety campaigners call for Government to listen to local councils on 20mph limits
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Road safety campaigners say lowering speed limits saves lives and it should be up to local councils to decide where 20 miles per hour limits should go. It comes after the government announced plans to block local authorities from introducing them without good reason. In the last five years, there have been 15,000 casualties and […]
RSTA Chair speaks to national media about ‘melting’ roads challenge across the UK
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The Chair of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), Keith Brett, has spoken to ITV Central about the challenge of ‘melting roads’ during high temperatures. He told ITV Central that the majority of road surfaces are very resilient, however consistent temperatures above 50C would see some change in the surface characteristics. Last week, the RSTA […]
ITV invests £2m in what3words
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ITV’s new media-for-equity initiative “ITV AdVentures Invest,” has invested £2 million worth of advertising inventory in the location service what3words Limited. what3words has divided the world into a grid of 3m squares, giving each its own three word identifier, the what3words address. For example, the Rovers Return in Coronation Street (pictured) is at ///horn.studio.towers while […]