内容摘要：Labour increased its number of district councillors from four to 20 and took a number of seats from the Conservatives, which reduced from 19 to seven.

Labour increased its number of district councillors from four to 20 and took a number of seats from the Conservatives, which reduced from 19 to seven.

Work has been taking place on a number of roads in Stafford, including on the A34, A513 Beaconside, A449 Wolverhampton Road, Doxey Road and Chell Road.Residents said the closures and temporary traffic lights put in place as a result had caused widespread disruption, with some telling the BBC they felt like moving house.

Staffordshire County Council said it understood the frustration and apologised for the inconvenience caused.Kully, from the Windmill Fish Bar on Castle Hill, just off Doxey Road, said she only found out about the nine-month work to create a new cycle lane when the signs were going up.As well as the disruption leading to fewer customers visiting the fish bar, she also spoke of the noise made while workers were on site.

“It’s affecting the businesses so much. This is my livelihood. It really is financially damaging my business,” she told BBC Midlands Today.She added that it had been “mental torture” for the businesses in the area and there had been no help for those affected.

Greg Burgher, who runs GBD Rescue and Recovery Stafford, said some of the roadworks had been going on for longer than he could remember.

“It’s long enough for you to get used to there being roadworks everywhere now and it shouldn’t be like that,” he said.Amanda Rowe, IOPC director, said: "This was a disturbing incident in broad daylight in a residential area and it is appropriate that we examine police actions in responding to the events.

"We send our sympathies to those who were injured and everyone affected by what happened," she said."We will keep all relevant parties updated as our enquiries progress."

A new species of dinosaur unearthed on the Isle of Wight has been named in honour of the man who found it, following his death.The 125 million-year-old specimen was found in Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight in 2013 by fossil hunter Nick Chase, who died of cancer in 2019.