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Leicestershire County Council’s finances are in a “dire” state, but its leadership remains defiant. Leader of the Conservative-run authority Nick Rushton told councillors that “hell would freeze over” before his administration filed a Section 114 notic…
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Tuesday 3rd October 2023 21:30 BST
Rishi Sunak will announce around £30bn of spending on road, rail and buses in his conference speech.
The big spending commitment will come to sweeten the pill that the second leg of HS2, linki…
BOB SEELY MP: There remains a powerful case for a major national rail project – just not the mega turkey that is HS2By Bob Seely[1] Published: 22:00, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 22:06, 3 October 2023
In the history of infr…
Rishi Sunak – widely expected to announce the axing of the Manchester leg of HS2 when he takes to the stage at the Conservative Party Conference in the heart of the city – will criticise decades of politicians making ‘the easy decision, not the right o…
Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 ‘will not be high speed and will use existing West Coast Mainline track’This would confirm speculation that northern leg of project has been shelved By Katherine Lawton[1] and James Tapsfield[2] Published: 20:34, 3…
Rishi Sunak[1] delivered a furious dressing-down to his own Downing Street team over the handling of plans to scrap HS2 in the North[2], i understands.
The Prime Minister has faced a major backlash from regional and business leaders[3] after news was l…
Station Road, Hartlebury
Proposed Order: To close that part of C2030 Station Road from its junction with C2030 Old Worcester Road to its junction with C2030 Walton Road.
Reason: Level crossing railway maintenance by Network Rail.
Exemptions: To permit …
Walsall return to Sky Bet League Two action at the Poundland Bescot Stadium this evening as Mat Sadler’s team host Milton Keynes Dons (7.45pm kick-off).
Here is a useful guide for supporters attending tonight’s game.
TICKETS
The Ticket Office will be o…
What is the HS2 route map now and why is the Northern leg to Manchester ‘being cancelled’?All you need to know about HS2 route map as Manchester leg may be scrappedBy Zac Campbell[1] Published: 13:19, 3 October 2023 | Updated: 13:19, 3 October 20…
A cannabis factory has been growing inside a tower block flat which was engulfed in flames. Residents were evacuated when smoke billowed through Montreal House, on Benmore Avenue, just behind Bristol Road, just after 7.50am on Tuesday (Oct 3).
One man …