Air pollution in Carlisle

Bob2112
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edited May 2016 in General Chat #1

Just read this headline on Google news and couldn't think what the cause might be. Too much hot air coming out of the civic centre? The delicious smell of baking ginger nuts coming from McVities factory? No, apparently an air pollution monitor on the A7
was reading higher than the EU recommended level. If this had been France they would have shrugged and turned the monitor off but in Carlisle the local council came up with two proposals. Congestion charges and park and ride. How is that going to work with
the local farmers getting their livestock to the mart? Do you park the tractor up and proceed like the drovers of old or do you get a Prius to tow the cattle trailer?

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  • redface
    redface Forum Participant Posts: 1,701
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    edited May 2016 #2

    We have the opposite solution here in Tunbridge Wells, DO NOTHING and hope the problem will go away. You want a bypass? HA HA HA!

    Congestion? we will slap a parking ticket on you if your wheels stop turning!

  • Bugs
    Bugs Forum Participant Posts: 480
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    edited May 2016 #3

    We have a solution in Northumberland.

    Locally, it's called "fresh air"

    Wink

    Bugs

  • Bob2112
    Bob2112 Forum Participant Posts: 276
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    edited May 2016 #4

    We have a solution in Northumberland.

    Locally, it's called "fresh air"

    Wink

    Bugs

    Write your comments here...That works for most of the time  when you are getting the air we have finished with but when you get the rare South Easterly you are in real trouble.

  • DEBSC
    DEBSC Forum Participant Posts: 1,362 ✭
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    edited May 2016 #5

    We have a solution in Northumberland.

    Locally, it's called "fresh air"

    Wink

    Bugs 

    Should have fresh air in North Devon but a local village, Braunton, has regular air pollution, due to traffic always queuing to get through the village. Usually caravans in the jams as well.

  • Navigateur
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    edited May 2016 #6

    There is almost always a smell in the air when passing Carlisle on the M6 - reminiscent of an old-fashioned gas works.

  • Bob2112
    Bob2112 Forum Participant Posts: 276
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    edited May 2016 #7

    There is almost always a smell in the air when passing Carlisle on the M6 - reminiscent of an old-fashioned gas works.

    Write your comments here...have you tried opening a window?

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