THE OWNER OF a bus company has praised the ‘first-class’ job by Worcestershire County Council in gritting of roads in Bromsgrove District during Storm Goretti, writes Neil Gordon.
The praise comes from the owner of Kev’s Cars and Coaches, Kevin Nind, after strong winds, rain and snow had battered Bromsgrove last weekend.
Mr Nind said: “Credit where credit’s due, the gritting of roads within the Bromsgrove District early last Friday and again on the Saturday, was first-class.
“Specifically, the roads in Catshill and around Bromsgrove train station in Aston Fields, which we run our services on, were perfect.”
Last week, Mr Nind called for Worcestershire Highways to grit all the county’s bus routes after his firm’s 318 Bromsgrove to Stourbridge service encountered difficulties on Dark Lane and St
Kenelm’s Road in Romsley, during freezing temperatures last week.
Worcestershire County Council said, in response, it was not possible to grit every road and that, while the council focused on important routes, gritting routes were reviewed every year.
Mr Nind added: “I should say that we still encountered difficulties in Romsley during Storm Goretti, but elsewhere within the district, the roads were perfect.”
