A home owner in the centre of a parking row plans to turn a giant pothole that he created into an Italian-inspired lake
A home owner in the centre of a parking row plans to turn a giant pothole that he created into an Italian lake. Derek Woodcare built the blockade outside his house in an attempt to stop school parents pulling up in front of his house.
Derek says he has been battling with parents doing the school drop off at Mosley Common’s St John’s Primary School since he moved to the road five years ago as he believes they shouldn’t be parking on his street. It has led to fights, vandalism, and complaints from neighbours - with one saying that his blockade could have prevented emergency vehicles and bin men getting through.
"I said this is not acceptable and said there is no point in repairing the road if we can’t stop people parking here. They [Wigan Council] tried to force me to remove the stuff from the highway two months ago. That is when I got the notice. Then it was July 19 when they came to remove it." “We all paid for it to be resurfaced, the parents driving up and down and he took it upon himself to put barriers in. That has led to abuse arguments with parents. It looked awful.