The Tories’ £500 million railway restoration project has resulted in just 11 miles of track being reopened in nearly four years.
Grant Shapps[1], then the Transport Secretary, announced the cash fund in January 2020 to deliver a Tory manifesto commitme…
The honours lists have been running since 1860, and can recognise anyone for services to charity, film, sport, government and education to name just a few.
In the North East, individuals have been selected for their work which includes diplomacy, chari…
Emergency services were called to Auckland Terrace in Shildon at around 3pm (Image: DURHAM POLICE)Police negotiators are on the scene of an incident in County Durham that has seen a man, who is believed to be carrying a knife, barricade himself into a …
We need hundreds of thousands more on-street, residential EV chargers for those who don’t have access to drives and garages. Where are they coming from? AQN editor Paul Day looks at the options that don’t fill our pavements with extra street ‘furniture…
SIR – Letters concerning the failure of the Church of England to provide replacement vicars (December 21)[1] quite rightly bemoan the loss of someone to lead them in worship. Yet this is not the only loss.Until recently nearly everyone in this vil…
HS2 scrapped, ticket office closures, rail strikes and Flying Scotsman’s centenary – it’s been quite the year. Join us as we take a look back over 2023’s biggest stories in the world of British railways.
We can’t quite believe it’s nearly the end of an…
Christmas has come early for a number of historic sites across England[1].
Historic England[2] is celebrating after it added 16 gems to the National Heritage List[3] for England throughout 2023.
While these remarkable sites include a carriage wash in H…
A man has tragically died following a three-vehicle crash in County Durham[1].
Emergency services were called to reports of a collision involving three vehicles on the A6076 Causey Road, near Stanley[2]. at around 9.40am on December 15. Durham Constabu…
Highways editor Dominic Browne looks back at the biggest stories of 2023.
The year started as it meant to go on with a collection of stories in the January/February edition of Highways that set the tone. The Department for Transport (DfT) permanent sec…
Was it just me reading between the lines as Darren Eales spoke at the We Are United event the other week of United assessing its options for additional capacity and thought … are they thinking about leaving St James’ Park?
If we weren’t reading between…
Met Office rain warning for South West and North East as well of South Wales Ice warning in Scotland as RAC warns drivers of ‘very treacherous’ conditionsBy Mark Duell[1] and Liz Hull[2] Published: 13:11, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 18:09, 4 Decem…
LNER trains between York and Edinburgh are delayed ‘due to severe weather’Christmas lights switch-on in Portsmouth cancelled amid ‘low temperatures’ By Mark Duell[1] Published: 14:38, 1 December 2023 | Updated: 14:44, 1 December 2023
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Snowfall has been recorded across the UK amid icy conditions and freezing temperatures, as the Met Office predicted up to 10cm could fall in some parts on Thursday.
The forecaster[1] has issued several yellow weather warnings for snow[2] and ice across…
The south-east of England has seen its earliest winter snowfall for 15 years as adverse weather conditions disrupted trains and caused schools to close.Snow and ice alerts are in force for large areas[1] of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, …