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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Antony Thrower

Road block planters set alight hours after scheme to encourage public transport launches

Planters used to block a road as part of a new trial to encourage people to use public transport were set alight hours after being put in place.

The Active Neighbourhood trial was launched on February 6 in the Deeplish and Milkstone area of Rochdale.

Traffic filters prohibiting vehicles from using certain roads, by putting planters with 'road closed' signs on them, were installed last Thursday as part of these plans.

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