I’m glad town centre streets are now closed It is such a pleasure having both Bartholomew Street and Northbrook Street closed through August for repair works. No more traffic backing up at the junction with the Kennet Centre at 4.50pm waiting for the road to open, with the time spent waiting that could have been used to simply drive round on the A339 and reach their destination earlier. No more gridlock on the bridge as drivers ignore the lights and block all the exits. No wide boy racers speeding up the road all night with pedestrians are unaware of their presence until they speed past. Less …