Residents in a Greater Manchester town without a direct transport link to the city centre could zoom into town very soon, transport chiefs say. Those living in Golborne, in the furthest reaches of the region on the Wigan-Warrington border, have no direct rail, tram, or bus connection to Manchester city centre 15 miles away. However, they could see trains stop in the town for the first time in 60 years from 2027. The former colliery community saw its railway halt close in the

The Woodhead Pass between Greater Manchester and South Yorkshire has reopened after overnight snowfall closed it to traffic. National Highways said the A628 was closed in both directions between the A616 for Hollingworth and the A57 for Flouch, as a number of heavy goods vehicles were struggling in the wintry conditions and required assistance. Drivers using the road, which passes through Derbyshire, had been advised to use the M60, M62 and M1 as an alternative route. Snowfal

Liv Garfield, one of the UK’s most prominent business leaders and the longest-serving female chief executive in the FTSE 100, is preparing to step aside after more than a decade at the helm of Severn Trent. The water and wastewater giant confirmed that Garfield will leave the top job at the end of December, concluding an 11-year tenure that has reshaped the company’s operational and environmental performance. The board has chosen internal candidate James Jesic —currently the

Global programme delivery specialist Mace Consult has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Zoe Price as Managing Director for Europe, a move that signals the firm’s intent to accelerate its growth strategy and sharpen its delivery performance across the region. Price will oversee regional priorities, operations and performance, drawing on more than two decades of senior experience in the built environment. Her background includes leadership roles at ISG, W

Kent County Council has appointed Ringway, a Vinci-owned highways specialist, to take over the county’s long-term road maintenance and improvement programme in a contract valued at around £1bn. The new highways term maintenance agreement will go live in May 2026 and will run for 21 years, marking one of the longest commitments of its kind in local government. Ringway will succeed Amey, which has operated the service since 2013. According to the council, the appointment follow

East West Rail has substantially reworked its blueprint for the Oxford–Cambridge line, revealing an enlarged package of station proposals and service changes as the £7bn project approaches the Development Consent Order (DCO) stage. More than 80 revisions have been incorporated across the route, with the Marston Vale Line seeing the most dramatic transformation. The current nine small and outdated stations on the stretch will be swept aside in favour of four larger, modern rep

From a distance, there seems to be a lot of options when it comes to field operations software – but frequently the choice is clinched by unexpected benefits that go beyond the initial wishlist. Back when the team at ATV Contract Services – a leading UK landscaping contractor operating across rail, highways, housing, and general landscaping – started looking at digital field management, their old systems were slowing them down and making visibility of sites difficult. Their p

A new extension to the bus lanes in Manor Royal has officially opened, helping buses beat the traffic and get passengers where they need to go faster.  Delivered through West Sussex County Council’s (WSCC) Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) and funded by the Department for Transport, this latest upgrade to Manor Royal completes the improvement works started in 2021. Through BSIP, the council was awarded £17.4 million over three years to improve bus journeys within the county

Kier Transportation is the first company to be awarded the Platinum level accreditation by Social Value Quality Mark CIC (SVQM CIC). This level requires 2 years of evidence and is currently the highest independent award for social value excellence in the UK.  Achieving Platinum has been a 3-year process which has seen Kier Transportation awarded with Bronze, Silver and Gold consecutively. At each stage, the organisation has gone further to transform culture and drive benefits

Households living in Wigan will be given access to essential supplies to help them stay warm during winter thanks to the delivery of winter packs from Groundwork’s Green Doctor programme. The packs have been designed as an emergency intervention to those who need it most and are eligible for those living in fuel poverty. Funded through the Cadent Foundation, the packs include essential items such as hot water bottles, gloves, scarves, hats and blankets. Now in its sixth year,

United Utilities has achieved a UK first at Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Works by successfully trialling a groundbreaking technology to extract naturally occurring glucose from sewage. The technology captures toilet paper from the untreated sewage and processes it to break it down into a glucose substance which could be used as a lower carbon product in industrial processes. The trial has also demonstrated that the technology also has potential to improve the efficiency of

Barnet Council has announced that it will scrap the £1 million bus lane project on Regents Park Road in Finchley, which was funded by Transport for London (TfL). The scheme, intended to improve journey times for multiple bus routes, came under scrutiny after safety concerns were raised following work that began earlier this summer. In response, the council conducted a full review of the project. Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, Cllr Alan Schneiderman, confir

Lewisham Borough has been awarded £10 million from Transport for London (TfL) to enhance local bus services, with the funding set to be spread over four years. Neighbouring Southwark and Haringey have also received £10 million each as part of the initiative. The investment forms part of TfL’s Better Bus Partnerships programme , which aims to deliver infrastructure and operational improvements designed to boost journey times, reliability, and overall passenger experience. The

Passengers travelling to every London airport will soon benefit from simpler train journeys, with the expansion of contactless ticketing to London’s Stansted and Southend Airports.   From 14 December, customers can tap-in and tap-out at all London airports for the first time, ensuring seamless connections from train to plane across our capital - just in time for Christmas travel.   The 6.7 million people travelling to and from Stansted Airport annually will no longer need to

National Highways has confirmed plans to award its £775 million National Roads Telecommunications Service (NRTS) 3 contract to Telent Technology Services through a direct award, following the withdrawal of a rival bidder. The contract was originally tendered as a competitive, flexible procedure with two submissions under consideration. After 24 October, one of the bidders pulled out, prompting National Highways to pursue a direct award to maintain continuity. The earliest the

Birmingham City Council has opened bidding for a new framework to deliver highways and infrastructure projects worth around £1 billion over the next eight years, following the cancellation of a previous planned award. The Highways and Infrastructure Works Framework, known as P1228, will support road improvements, public realm enhancements, and utilities upgrades across Birmingham and the wider Midlands. The previous framework award, which had been intended to follow a PFI-ba