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Reeves Faces Backlash Over Plans to Add VAT to Taxi Fares
Rachel Reeves is facing a backlash over plans for a so-called ‘taxi tax’ Chancellor Rachel Reeves is under pressure after proposals to...
Safer Highways
Sep 211 min read
Gatwick second runway given green light by government
The northern runway already exists parallel to the main one, but cannot be used at the same time as it is too close. The £2.2bn expansion...
Safer Highways
Sep 213 min read
Scottish road crews vote to go on strike
Dozens of road maintenance workers at Bear Scotland in Inverness have backed industrial action over low pay. Bear Scotland, an Anglo-...
Safer Highways
Sep 212 min read
Nearly all Ulez fine evaders are persistent - TfL
Almost all penalty charge notices (PCNs) issued for non-payment of Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) charges involve persistent evaders,...
Safer Highways
Sep 212 min read
Essex Highways Clears 62,000 Drains Ahead of Winter Flood Risks
Essex Highways has carried out extensive seasonal maintenance, clearing more than 62,000 drains between 1 April and 29 August to help...
Safer Highways
Sep 211 min read
Leeds City Council seeks government approval to introduce a Lane Rental scheme to help ease road pressures
Leeds City Council has sent proposals to the Department for Transport to charge companies for carrying out works on the city's busiest...
Safer Highways
Sep 212 min read
City of Wolverhampton Council cracking down on utility companies causing roads disruption
Wolverhampton Council is doubling down on its efforts to ensure roadworks carried out by utility companies on city roads are completed...
Safer Highways
Sep 211 min read
JCB pothole filler being tested in Lincolnshire after admission that roads are 'dreadful'
Jonathan Evans, Head of Highways at Lincolnshire County Council, with a JCB Pothole Pro which is being trialled (Image: Lincolnshire...
Safer Highways
Sep 212 min read
Fatal road sweeper crash investigation continues
A man arrested after a woman was killed when she was hit by a road sweeping vehicle remains on bail, police have said. Khatija Umarji,...
Safer Highways
Sep 211 min read
Widespread condemnation after Roadworker ‘struck by van’ during Oxford road closure
Reports of physical and verbal abuse of staff during a road closure in Oxford, including a worker being ‘struck by a van’ that drove...
Safer Highways
Sep 213 min read
Two Teenagers Charged Over Multi-Million Pound TfL Cyber Attack
Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a cyber attack on Transport for London (TfL) that resulted in millions of pounds in...
Safer Highways
Sep 181 min read
Commons Debate Highlights Major Regional Transport Spending Disparities with East Mids receiving 72% less per head than Londoners
A recent debate in the House of Commons has exposed significant inequalities in transport funding across the UK. MPs from regions outside...
Safer Highways
Sep 181 min read
Scottish Transport Leaders Gather to Highlight Sector’s £10bn Contribution to Economy
Senior figures from across Scotland’s transport industry have met in Glasgow to discuss the sector’s crucial role in supporting jobs,...
Safer Highways
Sep 182 min read
Fox Brothers Acquires Wigan-Based NMS Civil Engineering
NMS director Roger Thistlethwaite (left) with Fox Group CEO Paul Fox (centre) and Fox director John Flood Blackpool-headquartered Fox...
Safer Highways
Sep 181 min read
Liverpool City Council Awards £800m Highways Framework to Eight Contractors
Liverpool City Council has named eight contractors to its new Highways Planned Works Framework, a programme worth up to £800m over the...
Safer Highways
Sep 181 min read
Laing O’Rourke Appoints Victoria Pomarnevska as Director of Strategy and Transformation
Laing O’Rourke has named Victoria Pomarnevska as its new Director of Strategy and Transformation for the Europe hub. Pomarnevska joins...
Safer Highways
Sep 181 min read
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