Some of the yellow lines in Sea Lane, Old Hunstanton, are not as straight as drivers would expect

Wonky yellow lines painted on the roads of a coastal village have seen an attempt to improve parking problems take a strange turn.

The narrow lanes of Old Hunstanton often get clogged by parked vehicles as people head to the north-west Norfolk coast during the warmer months. That meant new regulations were brought in on 11 July, restricting parking on several roads between 08:00 and 18:00 over a five-month period. But Norfolk County Council said the new lines were below standard, and ordered remedial work as a "matter of urgency".

The meandering yellow lines, including on Sea Lane and Waterworks Road, are a mixture of double and single yellows. Some of them continue across the end of driveways and incorrectly merge into one another. They were painted on roads following a traffic regulation order (TRO) that was approved by the county council and came into effect on 11 July.


Some of the yellow lines in Old Hunstanton merge into one another

Tom de Winton is the Conservative West Norfolk borough councillor for Old Hunstanton and has been working alongside the village's parish council on the traffic issues in recent years. "We can all have a bit of a laugh about some wobbly yellow lines but the important thing is that our coastal villages do have a lot of traffic, particularly in the summer," he said. "Councillors in Old Hunstanton have tried very hard to get the TRO and have been under quite a lot of pressure. But also managing to get a TRO takes a hell of a lot of time to get done, so when a silly clot does a bad job then they need to be made to go and do it again."


Some of the lines have been painted over the end of people's driveways

A Norfolk County Council spokesperson said: "Unfortunately the double yellow lines at Old Hunstanton have not been installed to Norfolk County Council's specification or standards. Accordingly, we have requested the contractor to undertake remedial works as a matter of urgency. Some of these works have already taken place but others will be carried out over the coming weeks once the surface has been prepared. All remedial works will be completed at no cost to Norfolk County Council."

Aerial footage shows aftermath of massive train derailment in Texas

A Union Pacific train with approximately 35 cars derailed close to Gordon, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon.

Video shows mangled train cars piled on top of each other on the tracks, as emergency crews attend the scene.

Palo Pinto County officials confirmed the derailment happened near the Coalville Road Bridge and that no injuries have been reported.

"Union Pacific Railroad is on scene with equipment and cranes preparing to move rail cars off the track. This will be an active scene for several days", officials said on a Facebook post.

Go-Op might afford them....

Whilst the headline news on SWR's Exeter to waterloo services relates to soil infrastructure, they are also saying that a number of short forms of their Class 159s on that route is due to a shortage of spare parts at the factory.

I would guess this is exactly the same basic process as used by LNER for their Automated Delay Repay system. AFAIK it only applies to Advance Purchase tickets bought online, assumes by the person travelling, and they obviously monitor their services and pay out for relevant delays without any intervention from the passenger. I don't know if any other TOCs have a similar Automated Delay Repay tool. 

10:53 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill due 13:01 will no longer call at Hanborough, Charlbury, Kingham, Moreton-In-Marsh, Honeybourne, Evesham, Pershore and Worcestershire Parkway Hl.
It has been delayed at London Paddington and is now 32 minutes late.
This is due to a fault on this train.
Last Updated:13/08/2025 12:17

11:52 London Paddington to Hereford due 14:44 will be starting late from London Paddington.
This is due to this train being late from the depot.
Last Updated:13/08/2025 11:31

Now official - election called for 9th October.

So the unit is faulty and can't continue to Plymouth as 2P04 but the fault clears at Liskeard and it continues to Plymouth.

Things seem to be going downhill?