Highland Council plan for potholes; Nairn roadworks woes and mobile phone use in schools
A96 roadworks a waste of time?
How many hours have been wasted by the roadworks at Delnies on the A96?
If, as the saying goes, time is money, then a fortune must have been lost by those sitting in a queue.
Given that the houses will probably never be built it seems a waste of effort. Yet again big business stamps on the rest of us.
How many more roundabouts can the area sustain?
Sue Hood
Stuart Street
Ardersier
Turning up the heat on potholes
Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs. After a successful three-week trial of thermal technology, the authority has chosen Thermal Road Repairs to carry out patching repair work on local roads over the next two years.
“And I bet it changes nothing, the potholes will be ‘fixed’, only to reappear a couple months later.” - Rory James
“Sometimes the way potholes are left after a supposed fill in is as bad as it was when started.” - Margaret McLellan
“Do it properly, no point doing the usual botch up that does not last any time.” - Ewen Watson
“Folk moan about potholes......Council says it will sort them.....folk continue to moan.” - Matthew Forsyth
“St Valery Avenue, which has been like the dark side of the moon for years, is now being extensively worked on which is very welcome - but there’s so much more to be done.” - Charles Bannerman
Ban mobile phones in schools?
We asked readers what they thought of the idea of banning mobile phones in our schools.
“A ban on children using social media would be better.” - Anne Hughes
“Someone said to me today that mobile phones are the biggest epidemic to affect the world.” - Jimmy Hendry
“Does this mean personal phones will be banned in the workplace, since you know we're setting them up for work/adulthood?” - Courtney Mcgowan
“As long as they can have them to walk to and from school, with them put in a locked cupboard during school hours I’d be in agreement.” - Kirsty Cooper
“A ban on mobile phones in every work place would be a good idea!!!” - Kirstin Rattray
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