Their neighbourhoods were practically under siege: roads were being closed, bus timetables torn up; a rather fabulous swing park had had it gates padlocked; there was nowhere to walk the dog..
The process of deciding which parishes to close, and the accelerated timetable for closing them, had come under criticism from some parishioners and local officials.
However, although British Energy has a timetable for closing its advanced gas cooled reactors (AGRs), there is nothing to force their closure by those dates.
Most prominently, Tbilisi is insisting that Russia honor its commitment to pull out of two military bases by July and negotiate a timetable for closing the other two.
*At the same time, state officials in Connecticut, Colorado, Michigan and elsewhere are revisiting their standards for academic proficiency, concerned that existing benchmarks may be too high for poor, minority and special education students to reach, even within the law's 12-year timetable for closing achievement gaps in reading and math.
The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill today that would dramatically extend the federal role in public education, mandating annual testing of children in Grades 3 to 8, providing tutoring for children in persistently failing schools and setting a 12-year timetable for closing chronic gaps in student achievement.
With today's announcement, we look forward to China clarifying a timetable for closing the remaining factories.
After months of delays — including a court challenge on humanitarian grounds, which was rejected this week — French officials on Friday unveiled their timetable for closing the camp.
The city has not yet set a timetable for closing the avenue, said Heather Fagan, the mayor's deputy chief of staff.
