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Lunatic fringe roads protestors up the stakes
00:00 30 Jun 1994
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Anti-roads campaigners are resorting to more violent means as their
attempts to delay construction projects are frustrated.
Police in Bath this week put on show a collection of old metal files that had been sunk into the ground, points uppermost, to try to injure employees of Amey, the contractor working on the Batheaston bypass.
A security firm working for several contractors says its staff were fired on by crossbows.
Guards working for another security firm were pushed under a digger.
At the M11, campaigners are using staple guns to 'armour plate' the outside of tree trunks, hoping to damage contractors' equipment.
Despite the increased activity of anti-roads protestors, the Highways Agency claims no scheme has fallen behind schedule.
Campaigners are seeking to increase the pressure on the M3 Twyford Down scheme by staging a demonstration at the site this weekend, which police are confident will be peaceful.
Police in Bath this week put on show a collection of old metal files that had been sunk into the ground, points uppermost, to try to injure employees of Amey, the contractor working on the Batheaston bypass.
A security firm working for several contractors says its staff were fired on by crossbows.
Guards working for another security firm were pushed under a digger.
At the M11, campaigners are using staple guns to 'armour plate' the outside of tree trunks, hoping to damage contractors' equipment.
Despite the increased activity of anti-roads protestors, the Highways Agency claims no scheme has fallen behind schedule.
Campaigners are seeking to increase the pressure on the M3 Twyford Down scheme by staging a demonstration at the site this weekend, which police are confident will be peaceful.
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