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Will Writers and LPA Specialists FREE HOME VISITS Greig Evenett of Furze Close, going to school during the morning
Foresight Wills 32-33 Commercial Road whose daughter attends Peatmoor rush hour, or returning home.”
Swindon, SN1 5NS
Primary School, has become increas-
He added that he is worried that
ingly concerned about the volume and the development of 700 homes at
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speed of traffic on the road. Ridgeway Farm to the north of Purton
Will Writing Apart from one small island refuge Road will cause even more problems.
Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA) and two flashing speed warning signs, “The pressure on Mead Way is going
Guardianship for children the road which is nearly a mile long to be all the greater which will impact
Protection Against Care Home Fees and sweeps round several bends has on Swinley Drive. We need immedi-
Pre-paid Funeral Plans no pedestrian crossings at all. ate measures by Swindon Council
Greig said: “In the two years since to reduce traffic and driver speed, as
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I moved to Peatmoor the growth well as warning signs that there is a
in traffic as drivers try to avoid the school nearby.”
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snarl up on Mead Way has been very Greig and a number of other
noticeable. Swinley Drive has been residents will be receiving training
turned from an estate road into a at the end of November in how to
PREMIER FLOORING major through route from Purton use speed guns to create a deterrent
to speeding drivers and he is talking
Road to Tewkesbury Way.
CARPETS - VINYLS - LAMINATES and with many side roads off Swinley and headteacher of Peatmoor School.
“People seem to be driving faster with the Neighbourhood Police Team
THE PREMIER SERVICE Drive this has become a major haz- He has also started an online
GUARANTEED TO SAVE ard. The main issue is the danger to petition and is calling on readers
YOU MONEY pedestrians. There is nowhere safe to to sign it at www.petitions24.com/
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