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4 Dec 19
The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
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3 Dec 19
Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
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16 Oct 19
Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
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3 Sep 19
HS2 could cost as much as £88bn and faces a seven-year delay, transport secretary Grant Shapps told parliament in a statement today.
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27 Aug 19
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership think-tank has announced its own review of High Speed 2 in response to the government commissioning analysis of the project.
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21 Aug 19
The future of the high-speed HS2 rail project is to be determined by the findings of an independent review expected by the end of the year.
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19 Aug 19
Londoners will receive nearly three times more transport spend per person annually than those in the north of England until 2033 unless the government invests in the Northern Powerhouse, analysis has...
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29 Jul 19
Nearly 100,000 miles of markings on British roads will be mapped by “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence to make them safer, the government has announced.
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18 Jul 19
Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
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11 Jul 19
Preparations for Brexit are not happening quickly enough despite the EU granting the UK and extended deadline, MPs have warned.
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6 Jul 19
Cuts to spending on road maintenance since 2010 could have paid for 7.8 million pothole repairs, analysis has shown.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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20 May 19
Scrapping the next phase of High Speed 2 would be a disaster for regional economies, council leaders and mayors have warned.
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26 Apr 19
Ferry giant P&O is to take legal action against the government over claims that money handed to train operator Eurotunnel put the ferry operator at a “competitive disadvantage”.
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6 Mar 19
Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
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1 Mar 19
The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
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28 Feb 19
Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
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6 Dec 18
Sir Terry Morgan has resigned as chair of both Crossrail and HS2 amid concerns about delays and cost overruns – and a spat with the London mayor.
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14 Nov 18
Transport for London fare freezes risk sending the authority further into the “financial doldrums”, a committee has warned.
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20 Sep 18
English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
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17 Aug 18
Local authorities spent £2.1m last year on injury claims made by pedestrians, according to research by an insurance company.
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31 Jul 18
Northern Rail “chaos” has cost businesses in the North £38m so far, a report has claimed.
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7 Jun 18
The Welsh government is pledging to open “a new chapter for rail services” with a £5bn investment in the network.
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6 Jun 18
Local authorities are plotting a court battle against government plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport, council leaders have confirmed.
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20 Feb 17
Whitehall must spend more money on transport infrastructure in the North if the region is to fully contribute to boosting Britain’s economy after Brexit, IPPR North has said.
4 Dec 19The Conservatives have promised to hand mayoral and combined authority areas £4.2bn to improve local train, bus and tram routes in England.
3 Dec 19Labour has promised to cut rail fares by a third after it was announced that travellers will be paying an extra 2.7% on average in the new year.
16 Oct 19Leaders in the North and Midlands should take control of HS2 to avoid cancellation of the project as it will provide “massive” economic benefits, according to a partnership.
3 Sep 19HS2 could cost as much as £88bn and faces a seven-year delay, transport secretary Grant Shapps told parliament in a statement today.
21 Aug 19The future of the high-speed HS2 rail project is to be determined by the findings of an independent review expected by the end of the year.
29 Jul 19Nearly 100,000 miles of markings on British roads will be mapped by “cutting-edge” artificial intelligence to make them safer, the government has announced.
18 Jul 19Taxpayers and commuters have been let down by the persistent delays and growing costs of Crossrail, MPs have said.
11 Jul 19Preparations for Brexit are not happening quickly enough despite the EU granting the UK and extended deadline, MPs have warned.
6 Jul 19Cuts to spending on road maintenance since 2010 could have paid for 7.8 million pothole repairs, analysis has shown.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
26 Apr 19Ferry giant P&O is to take legal action against the government over claims that money handed to train operator Eurotunnel put the ferry operator at a “competitive disadvantage”.
6 Mar 19Utility firms that leave roads susceptible to potholes could be given further responsibilities to fix them, the transport secretary has said.
1 Mar 19The transport secretary has announced he agreed a £33m deal to prevent legal action over Brexit ferry contract failures.
28 Feb 19Taxpayers face more rail “hell” unless the government improves its governance of the rail sector, a group of MPs has warned.
14 Nov 18Transport for London fare freezes risk sending the authority further into the “financial doldrums”, a committee has warned.
20 Sep 18English county councils will cut frontline services next year as they try to make savings of nearly £1bn, an umbrella group has warned.
17 Aug 18Local authorities spent £2.1m last year on injury claims made by pedestrians, according to research by an insurance company.
7 Jun 18The Welsh government is pledging to open “a new chapter for rail services” with a £5bn investment in the network.
6 Jun 18Local authorities are plotting a court battle against government plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport, council leaders have confirmed.
20 Feb 17Whitehall must spend more money on transport infrastructure in the North if the region is to fully contribute to boosting Britain’s economy after Brexit, IPPR North has said.
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