HS2 is “cannibalising” the rest of the transport budget, TaxPayers’ Alliance claims June 25, 2015 The High Speed 2 rail link connecting Birmingham to London is “cannibalising” the rest of the UK's transport budget, Jonathan Isaby, head of the TaxPayers' Alliance, has claimed. Read more: High Speed 2 to lose a link from North to Europe In a statement, Isaby said promises had been made “time and time again” [...]
Devolution is coming: Now the Midlands needs to make the most of it June 25, 2015 Speaking outside Number 10 on 8th May, the Prime Minister declared that his new government’s mission was “ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country.” At Birmingham Airport, we are clear that unlocking new growth in our region means supporting new direct aviation connectivity opportunities around the world. This is why we are focused [...]
Devolution is coming – the Midlands needs to make the most of it June 25, 2015 Speaking outside Number 10 on 8th May, the Prime Minister declared that his new Government’s mission is “ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country.” At Birmingham Airport, we are clear that unlocking new growth in our region means supporting new direct aviation connectivity opportunities around the world. This is why we are focused [...]
Devolution is coming – the Midlands needs to make the most of it June 25, 2015 Speaking outside Number 10 on 8th May, the Prime Minister declared that his new Government’s mission is “ensuring this recovery reaches all parts of our country.” At Birmingham Airport, we are clear that unlocking new growth in our region means supporting new direct aviation connectivity opportunities around the world. This is why we are focused [...]
Sir Peter Hendy, the Transport for London boss who called commuter trains “s**t”, appointed to lead Network Rail as £35.8bn investment plan is delayed June 25, 2015 Network Rail has appointed Peter Hendy, the former Transport for London commissioner who only two months ago described commuter trains as "s**t" and "awful", as its chairman. Read more: Network Rail is at crisis point and won't deliver the upgrades it promised "On Southeastern, the trains are like the Wild West. They are s**t, awful. And [...]
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin: Network Rail is at crisis point and won’t deliver the upgrades it promised June 25, 2015 Network Rail has overspent and won't be able to deliver all the changes and upgrades it promised, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told the House of Commons today. Read more: Network Rail privatisation to be discussed by government officials in order to shake off debt burden The government’s proposed five-year £38.5bn investment plan to transform [...]
Police hunting suspect in apparent acid attack in north London June 25, 2015 A commuter and a TfL employee were attacked by a man who threw a substance thought to be acid in their faces while on the London Overground. The female passenger and the male worker were attacked at South Tottenham, north London. Fellow travellers poured water on the pair, who were treated by the [...]
Dell Park in Englefield Green is a polo fanatic’s dream on part of the Candy brothers’ former estate in Surrey June 25, 2015 The British polo season has got off to a galloping start, but for some fans of the equestrian sport, viewing it from the sidelines just isn’t good enough. That was certainly the case for the private European owner of Dell Park in Englefield Green, Surrey, who set out 10 years ago to build a contemporary [...]
Cycle bridge for Canary Wharf June 24, 2015 PLANS for a “Brunel Bridge” to connect Canary Wharf cyclers with central London have come on in leaps and bounds. Cycling charity Sustrans has been awarded £200,000 to look into building a bike bridge from the financial district to Southwark. Transport for London (TfL) has granted £170,000 to the scheme, matched with £30,000 from local [...]
Private investors can plug London’s infrastructure gap – if we allow them to June 24, 2015 London's infrastructure is struggling to cope. Not only are our roads, rail and tube systems in need of a major upgrade (some of which is already underway), but we need new homes, better broadband provision and mobile reception, and more schools and colleges to train the businessmen and women of the future. According to [...]