Residents “trapped in their homes” - more local news stories please

It'll be "change" that's the problem.  Presumably the locals of Winsley / a few in Bradford on Avon have got very used to this as a direct route.

Although we definitely want to fix stuff like this to get to here:

https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/2021/08/11/brug-raamsdonksveer/

... oddly I find I feel a little for them.  No doubt they've built their lives around the existence of what sounds like a rather overloaded small country road.  Yes, it's a short distance but from the centre of Winsley to the Sainsbury's Google has it at about 2.8 miles.  I and others here probably do that sort of errand every day without thought.  From a standing start though I can imagine that a 6 mile round trip on a bike sounds shocking.  Plus they likely have multifunctional trips so other errands in either place, maybe picking up people...

Sadly they're probably right about some of the potential traffic nastiness though.  Looking at those lanes they are places to get stuck in or an awful close-pass.

Had to check out the actual impact for motorists driving betwen Bath and Bradford on Avon - a 3 minute delay. Terrifying! 20 mins instead of the usual 17!

Plus the road closure is already on google maps, so you've got to work really hard to get caught out by it.

I'm starting to think this is more about the temporary parking restrictions they're putting in for Turleigh village.

Another one of those ROAD CLOSED where cyclists are actually meant to ignore it.

No additional signs for those without full local knowledge.

I've seen that one before but appropriate private for the context - a classic case of motorists who panic at a blue light rather than thinking "how can I best assist the emergency vehicle on its way?" which in this case was simply to keep driving at a normal pace.