A well-loved music teacher is "thinking of the positives" - despite his home being bulldozed as part of an A50 revamp plan still shrouded in uncertainty.

John Eno and his family will soon be forced out of his home at Bangalore Farm, in By Pass Road, Uttoxeter, after the land was bought under compulsory purchase order.

His immanent eviction comes despite roads bosses still having not decided how they are going to deliver the £40 million A50 Growth Corridor Project.

However, speaking from his second home in France, he remained philosophical about his situation.

Mr Eno said: "We're currently in Brittany, where we have a farm, but we Are trying to find an alternative. We are trying to buy a house in Derby until we figure out what we are doing in the long term. We don’t know for sure when we've got to be out of our place, but there’s just nothing you can do about it.

"If you end up allowing yourself to be upset about it, it will ruin your life, so you’ve got to move forward with the positives."

Project A of the A50 plan is under way and will deliver a new bridge and junction, allowing easy access to the Bramshall Meadows housing development.

Original plans for Project B would have seen the dual carriageway's Little Chef and Derby Road roundabouts demolished and replaced by a flyover.

Three families would lose their homes and 37 businesses would be forced to give up land or their entire premises.

Access to the McDonald's and Derby Road service stations from the A50 would also have been crippled.

One of the homes set for demolition was reportedly the house built for legendary bare-knuckle boxing champion Bartley Gorman.

However, in 2014, roads bosses announced they were re-thinking the move to mitigate the impact on businesses.

And a Highways England spokesman today said they are still in the process of deciding how to proceed.

The spokesman said: "Highways England is currently working to deliver a scheme that is on course to cut congestion and improve road safety as well as support the creation of jobs and new homes.

"We are continuing to work on developing options for Project B, which is more complicated than originally expected."

JS Meats boss Jim Sale, who has a factory on the route, said a compulsory purchase order to buy his land had been revoked.

Mr Sale said: "We don't know what's happening at the moment and it’s a worry for us. We had a compulsory purchase order for our land in place with the council, but it was revoked last year, so what’s going to happen now is anyone's guess.

"I really hope they don’t take our place because we're spending another £1 million on the end of the factory to build a slaughterhouse. I've heard nothing since the compulsory purchase order was removed and it’s something we’re really worried about going forward."

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