PARISH COUNCIL: The road through the village, which got dug up within a few weeks of being resurfaced at a cost of £65,000, has now been put back as good as new, the parish council meeting was told. Villagers were dismayed when the water board dug two trenches across the road, creating new bumps just when the old bumps had been removed by resurfacing by county council contractors. These same contractors have now been back to put the road right. "They were surprised at having had to come back so quickly," the chairman, Lady Herbert said. It was also reported that the new rumble strips laid down when the road was resurfaced, had been shaved down so that traffic going over them does not make so much noise. This followed complaints that the new strips were noisier than the old ones. A letter from Chipping Norton Town Council supported the village's campaign to get juggernauts re-routed from the Cotswolds. It said it had already raised the matter with Oxford County Council officers and was proposing to address the appropriate county sub-committee on the subject under the rules of public participation. The council agreed to ask the divisional surveyor to replace the metal safety barrier opposite Fenhill Close because it was considered unsafe. It is also drawing his attention to a drain at the top of the hill which seems to be collapsing, causing a deep hole in the road. Referring to parish complaints about late postal deliveries, the GPO (Gloucester) wrote that there had been shortage of staff due to sickness and annual leave and the village had to be covered by alternative staff after their other rounds had been completed. It was hoped the 11.30am delivery would be resumed as soon as possible. Asked in a circular letter whether it would like Gloucestershire County Council to have an elected mayor under new government guidelines, the council decided to answer: "No."