Global building materials supplier Cemex has made a considerable investment into its UK rail network, making improvements at several of its depots across the country. These developments support Cemex’s efforts to increase the use of rail to move its m…
A stretch of old railway line in a Derbyshire village is to be converted into a route for cyclists, horseriders, walkers, runners, and mobility scooters[1].
The plans will see the 3.5-mile Little Eaton Branch Line between Duffield Road in Little Eaton …
Cemex is seeking permission to build a new railhead and improve train access to Dove Holes quarry, which spans 213 hectares along Dale Road[1] and sits at the end of the same freight spur out of Buxton[2] serving Tarmac’s Tunstead site[3].
Limestone h…
Above: Celebrating HS2’s 10 million tonnes of aggregate by rail milestone at Tarmac, Buxton-2
Major milestone, way ahead of target, in HS2’s plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads.
Businesses came together to celebrate at Tarmac’s…
Once a noisy, smelly and dangerous environment, today Ironbridge Gorge offers fascinating strolls through the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
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Explore the world’s first iron bridge (1781) and Bedlam Furnaces, where the iron for th…
A much-loved lecturer is among 64 people whose death notices have appeared in the Leicester Mercury in the past week. Derrick Hewitt received Maundy money from the Queen at Leicester Cathedral in 2017.
As well as working an engineering lecturer at Loug…
Hundreds of people have taken part in a protest in London’s Trafalgar Square against Mayor Sadiq Khan’s plans to roll out the ULEZ city-wide air pollution-cutting scheme that will charge motorists by the day to drive.
Organised by the Together Declarat…
On Saturday, London’s Trafalgar Square was the scene of a protest against the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) implemented in the city. Organised by the group Together Declaration, council leaders, politicians, and TV personalities joined people from all…
Neighbours have expressed their shock after a stabbing in a busy and vibrant suburb of Nottingham – but many say knife crime has sadly become the norm. Police and ambulance crews descended on St Stephen’s Church in Sneinton[1] after a churchgoer was re…
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GORHAM (WGME) — A truck smashed into an apartment building in Gorham Wednesday, sending two people to the hospital.
Investigators say the pickup truck was traveling towards Buxton on Narragansett Street and crossed over …