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In its report for the autumn statement, the OBR said it was reducing its forecast for electric vehicles’ share of new car sales in 2027 to 38%, compared with the 67% it projected in March.
It added that growth in take-up had slowed, with electric vehic…
A Derby MP[1] has met with the Transport Secretary to discuss the production gap and threat of job cuts at Alstom. Alstom announced back in September that more than 500 permanent staff and almost 800 temporary[2] staff could be at risk of losing their …
The UK government is being urged to fund new trains for the Elizabeth Line – which runs from Essex through London to Reading – in a bit to help save the UK’s largest rail assembly factory. Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies believed to be a…
Expectations are growing that Jeremy Hunt will unveil tax cuts tomorrow, with an Autumn Statement that will also see welfare reforms aimed at pushing benefits claimants back into the workplace.
It comes after Rishi Sunak used a speech yesterday to prom…
Transport Secretary Mark Harper has been urged to fund new Elizabeth line trains to help save the UK’s largest rail assembly factory.Alstom is consulting on potential redundancies believed to be around 550 at its train manufacturing site in Derby, whil…
A person has passed away after being struck by a train near Chesterfield. (Photo: Brian Eyre)British Transport Police[1] (BTP) were called to a rail line near Chesterfield at 9.41am today after receiving reports of a casualty on the tracks.A BTP spokes…
Trains through Leicester and Loughborough have been delayed and some are cancelled after a person was hit by a train and died, on an East Midlands Railway[1] route. Services between London St Pancras and Sheffield, via Derby, will be affected until the…
EMR services will be impacted by closure of the line after the incident. (Photo: Rachel Atkins)
Emergency services have attended an incident between Derby and Chesterfield this morning – with a person being struck by a train.
This is affecting serv…
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Australia is an awfully big place – so big, you’ll probably need to come back a few times to see it all. But with the rise of remote work allowing clients to do their jobs from any…
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay is set to run through even more of Derbyshire today as he gets closer to finishing his Ultra Ultra Marathon challenge for Children in Need. The broadcaster will be taking on marathons and ultramarathons across four days…