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Rail companies[1] have come under fire after it was announced that almost all of the country’s remaining ticket offices will be closed under new plans to modernise Britain’s railways.
Industry body the Rail Delivery Group announced this week that there…
A former coal disposal site is set to be brought back into use after plans for an industrial recycling centre were given the green light.
The proposals will see the former Butterwell Disposal Point at Longhirst, near Morpeth[1], receive so-called prima…
The former Butterwell Disposal Point at Longhirst, near Morpeth[1], will receive so-called primary aggregates – materials such as sand, stone and slate used for creating buildings and structures – brought in by road and exported by rail.
Soil material…
This is despite 11 public objections to the proposal and reports still outstanding on the environmental impact and potential flood risks of the proposal.
The site, known as Butterwell Disposal Point, is located along the East Coast Mainline railway li…