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    From Peter Johnson@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 06, 2026 13:42:56
    I see that I misposted this the other day:
    They demolished the LMS office block but couldn't get a contractor to
    do the rest of the work for the funds available. https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2026/july/budget-boost-to-get-railway-station-revamp-back-on-track/

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  • From Tweed@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, September 06, 2026 13:21:01
    Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:
    I see that I misposted this the other day:
    They demolished the LMS office block but couldn't get a contractor to
    do the rest of the work for the funds available. https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2026/july/budget-boost-to-get-railway-station-revamp-back-on-track/


    The whole thing has been a sorry saga. The council insisted on getting on
    with the demolition because they claimed they would lose funding if they didn?t. Then they discovered that no contractor wanted the job. Sort of
    thing you might check first? Bit by bit the council has changed the local
    road layout to make pickup and drop off by car ever more difficult. It?s
    not an easy station to use.


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  • From Spike@3:633/10 to All on Monday, September 07, 2026 11:41:21
    Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> wrote:
    Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> wrote:

    I see that I misposted this the other day:

    They demolished the LMS office block but couldn't get a contractor to
    do the rest of the work for the funds available.

    https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2026/july/budget-boost-to-get-railway-station-revamp-back-on-track/

    The whole thing has been a sorry saga. The council insisted on getting on with the demolition because they claimed they would lose funding if they didn?t. Then they discovered that no contractor wanted the job. Sort of
    thing you might check first?

    Bit by bit the council has changed the local
    road layout to make pickup and drop off by car ever more difficult.

    It?s not an easy station to use.

    Probably the local council would like you to walk, wheel, or cycle to the station, but preferably for you to not travel at all.

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    Spike

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  • From Clive Page@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, September 08, 2026 10:20:04
    On 07/09/2026 12:50, Clutterbug wrote:
    Spike wrote:

    Probably the local council would like you to walk, wheel, or cycle to the
    station, but preferably for you to not travel at all.

    They like stealing lanes from roads for busses and bikes, the funds for
    the station refurb have been diverted from re-working a busy city centre junction ...

    I haven't been there recently, but I used to leave by bicycle every
    morning and arrive by bicycle again every evening. Their road, car
    park, and traffic light changes made this increasingly difficult over
    the years. So I agree with Spike that it seems that the Council really
    don't want you to reach the station at all.

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    Clive Page


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