• Skegness people urged to check expiry date on concessionary bus passes as more than 100,000 are due to expire at the end of the month

  By MarieW at 11:12 on 27/03/13

  

  CONCESSIONARY bus pass holders in Skegness are being reminded to check the expiry date as many will run out at the end of March. More than 50,000 cards have been replaced already in Lincolnshire, but at least 50,000 more people still need to apply. There are several ways to apply. To receive an application form you can: • Download it from www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/concessionaryfares • Collect it in person from...

• Skegness people reminded to wear seatbelts

  By MarieW at 11:40 on 01/02/13

  

  SKEGNESS people are reminded of the importance of wearing seatbelts on the 30th anniversary of laws making them compulsory. Seatbelt laws were first put into place thirty years ago but police still face issues with their use. One in five motorists claim to know someone who doesn't use a seatbelt in the front of their car. Latest figures show 95 per cent of drivers, 96 per cent of front seat passengers and 89 per cent of rear seat...

• Escaped animal forces A158 to close between Skegness and Burgh

  By AlexColman at 14:38 on 04/01/13

  

  An escaped animal forced the A158 Burgh Road, just outside of Skegness to close in both directions. A horned cow weighing over a tonne escaped, straying onto the carriageway at around 12pm. The road was closed between the Burgh Old Road junction in Skegness and the Market Place junction in Burgh le Marsh. Eventually the cow was persuaded off the road but could not be returned to a secure location. After several hours trying to find...

• Residents near Skegness school angered by new parking enforcement rules

  By East Lindsey Target at 09:06 on 21/12/12

  

  PEOPLE living near a Skegness school claim they are considering moving house as new parking enforcement measures leave residents with nowhere to park. Skegness Mayor Cllr Mark Anderson held a meeting with residents of Cavendish Road last week after they were left angered to find their cars had been ticketed for parking outside their homes. Resident Paul Sanders called the meeting after receiving what he called a 'can't care less...

• New research shows that older drivers are as safe as those half their age

  By MarieW at 10:59 on 29/11/12

  

  DESPITE common misconceptions, older drivers are as safe as drivers from all other age groups, according to new research. The research, published today by the Institute of Advanced Motorists, shows older drivers have better attitudes to safety, deal with hazards better than young drivers and use experience to increase their safety margins on the road. The report reveals that drivers over 75 react just as quickly as other age groups when...

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