"Families left in limbo by cancelled road plans"
In Northumberland, a road project's demise, Left families heartbroken, with homes left to decline.
In Northumberland, a project did stall,
A1 widening plans, no longer to stand tall.
£4m spent on houses and land in the way,
A waste of money, come what may.
A1 widening plans, no longer to stand tall.
£4m spent on houses and land in the way,
A waste of money, come what may.
Melanie Wensby-Scott, a story to tell,
Her house boarded up, her heart did swell.
She cried as she left, with a heavy heart,
A new home awaited, a brand new start.
Her house boarded up, her heart did swell.
She cried as she left, with a heavy heart,
A new home awaited, a brand new start.
In Cumbria they settled, miles away,
A new life began, but memories stayed.
Their house in Northumberland, left to decay,
A beautiful home, in disarray.
A new life began, but memories stayed.
Their house in Northumberland, left to decay,
A beautiful home, in disarray.
David Cameron's plans, a dual road did make,
But the project stalled, for years to partake.
Rishi Sunak's go-ahead, a new start did bring,
But Labour's change, the plans did bring.
But the project stalled, for years to partake.
Rishi Sunak's go-ahead, a new start did bring,
But Labour's change, the plans did bring.
To a halt, the project did come,
£68m spent, a waste to some.
The properties stood, empty and still,
A waste of money, a story to fulfill.
£68m spent, a waste to some.
The properties stood, empty and still,
A waste of money, a story to fulfill.
National Highways, a strategy to make,
For the properties, a future to take.
Refurbish and rent, a new life to give,
A waste of money, a story to live.
For the properties, a future to take.
Refurbish and rent, a new life to give,
A waste of money, a story to live.
The Crichel Down rules, a way to abide,
Offer the homes, back to the owners to reside.
But the families say, no, they don't want to go,
Their homes empty, for years to show.
Offer the homes, back to the owners to reside.
But the families say, no, they don't want to go,
Their homes empty, for years to show.
Martin Beal's farm, a 200-year-old place,
Demolished it must, a new one to replace.
A cost to the taxpayer, a story to tell,
A waste of money, a story to dwell.
Demolished it must, a new one to replace.
A cost to the taxpayer, a story to tell,
A waste of money, a story to dwell.
The families suffered, through hell and strife,
Their homes taken, their lives changed in life.
The properties stood, empty and still,
A waste of money, a story to fulfill.
Their homes taken, their lives changed in life.
The properties stood, empty and still,
A waste of money, a story to fulfill.