The Bristol Post published St Paul's protestors succeeds in stopping RPZ, but council vows…

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IT was a victory for people power, as residents on Morgan Street, St Paul's, barricaded their road to prevent the council from painting newRPZ bays.

But that victory could be short loved as the local authority stillvowsto implement the scheme designed to stop commuters clogging up Bristol's streets.

People who live on Morgan Street say they havetried writing and making phone calls to make clear their objections. And yesterday, theytook their fight out into the street itself, erecting barricades and standing fast to stop council contractors from painting lines and putting up signs to bring in the parking restrictions.

When cones were put out on Monday by the council to mark areas of the road due to be painted and signs were erected warning that cars left there in the morning would be towed away, they sprang into action.

The residents removed all the signs overnight and refused to move their vehicles.Bemused contractors arrived at around 7.30am to find the street full of unhappy residents, with at least 20 cars still parked in place.

When more workers turned up trying to enter the road, residents created a barricade from wheelie bins and any other objects to hand, including an old microwave and a computer monitor.

They succeeded in forcing the council to postpone work to make their road the latest subject to Mayor George Fergusons expansion of residents' parking zones.

Abda Parveen, who lives in Morgan Street with her family, said no one there was in favour of the scheme.

She said: We never opted for this. We already have enough to pay for with car tax and council tax. This is just another way to make money.

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