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Despite providing a superior level of security for one’s household, the truth of the matter is that automatic gates can be deadly especially if they are not installed correctly, or if safety devices are not installed as part of the system. There have been numerous cases of people (especially children) being caught by a closing automated gates, often with tragic consequences.

A concerned citizen has managed to persuade members of a local council to install reflective bollards around a poorly lit junction at the entry to a housing estate, a new report in the local media has revealed.

The Granby Street car park in Loughborough is set to undergo a significant refurbishment as part of a £250,000 scheme that will start in February and will make over-staying penalties a thing of the past.

The ultimate fate of the the controversial bollards in Burton is to be decided in the near future, as a report into the safety of the posts has finally reached draft stage, according to a news report in the local media.

Anti-social behaviour caused by vandals has forced a parish council to put forward plans for building a 2.4 metre-high security fence around a section of their village hall, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Cambridge station’s ticket hall is set to double in size as part of a wider regeneration scheme for this area, a brand new report in the local media has revealed.

A new car park providing 1,120 spaces for patients, staff and visitors at the Blackpool’s Victoria Hospital has officially opened for business a few days ago, a news report in the local media has revealed.

Bollards will be installed at Hemel Hempstead’s Box Lane car park for Sheethanger Common, in order to prevent lorries from clogging it up, a news report in the local media has recently revealed.

Parking fees for a two-hour stay at the Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s car parks at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen’s Medical Centre are set to rise by 90 pence from £3.10 to £4, a brand new report in the local media has revealed

The global fencing market is expected to reach USD 29.1 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 4.4% from 2012 to 2018, a new market report published by Transparency Market Research has revealed.

Yet another near-miss occurred at the ill-fated level crossing at Ufton Nervet, in Berkshire, where seven people died back in 2004 when a high-speed train crashed into a car that had deliberately stopped on the unmanned half-barrier level-crossing.

Nexus, the owner and operator of the Tyne and Wear Metro network, has decided to implement extensive measures for preventing fare evasion, and installed automatic ticket gates at multiple stations from Newcastle Airport station to South Shields, a media news report has revealed.