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Sunday, 02 August 2020

BBC News

• Police fine 70 drivers over 'dangerous' Loch Lomond parkingOfficers said vehicles parked on the road skirting Loch Lomond posed a danger to other road users.

This is Money

• Driverless car start-up Wejo zooms to £10m fundingThe amount raised by Chester-based Wejo is among the largest secured by a British start-up through the Government's Future Fund.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Snowdonia visitor who parked illegally in for an even longer trekPolice have been taking action against cars parking where they shouldn't in the national park

Cambridge News

• The staggering number of bus lane fines issued in Cambridge last yearThe county council has raked in over £1.8 million in fines over the last year
• Savage reactions to Cambridge's new Dutch-style roundaboutThe roundabout is the first of its kind in the UK but some readers remain somewhat sceptical

East Anglian Daily Times

• Tourists create parking chaos in Dedham, with locals saying it’s now ‘like Butlins’Hundreds of visitors flocking to picture-postcard Dedham have left local roads in chaos, with the area now like “a Butlin’s holiday camp”.

Other Regional Press

• Heavy traffic as bridge shuts for weekendDrivers are being warned to expect delays in a town centre following the closure of a main road for resurfacing work.
• Plan to divert traffic across Weymouth's Rodwell Trail due to Old Castle Road landslide Cars, lorries and holiday traffic could soon be diverted across Weymouth’s Rodwell Trail if action is not taken to prevent Old Castle Road collapsing over a cliff.

Other News Sources

• Herefordshire Council defends decision to close city roads HEREFORDSHIRE Council has hit back at critics of the temporary road closures in Hereford, telling people to give the new measures time.