A man who built a huge barricade to stop parents on the school run from pulling up near his house now sees people flocking to his road to witness his novelty blockade - complete with gnomes. Derek Woodacre, 65, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, has been scheming new ways to deter people from parking on his street after some of his homemade efforts were removed earlier this summer.
Since starting his battle with parents parking on his street - Commonside Road in Mosley Common - to drop off their kids at the nearby St John’s Primary School a few years back, Derek now has people across the region visit him to learn about his next move, with people in 'tears of laughter' in response.
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