Conservative shadow transport minister Theresa Villiers has launched an attack on the government’s high speed rail plans, branding them: “vague aspirations” that promise no more than a service between London and Rugby.
Thames Water has shelved plans to build a mega £400M, 150Mm3 reservoir in the heart of Oxfordshire after revising its demand forecasts in the light of the economic recession.
The Construction Products Association (CPA) has today written to business secretary Peter Mandelson after the Government’ official statistics revealed construction activity has fallen by its sharpest fall in 30 years.
The RMT union says it has uncovered close to 200 examples of Network Rail deferring essential track, they say in order to save costs.
Engineering disaster and emergency relief organisation RedR has suspended its training activities in the Darfur region of Sudan following the expulsion of 10 relief organisations from the area.
The Treasury has announced a £2bn package to rescue stalled PFI deals by setting up a special unit to administer funds to bring those deals to financial close.
London could have been better prepared for freak snow that brought the capital to a virtual standstill in February, according to a new report by the Assembly’s Transport Committee.
Capita Group, parent company of consultant Capita Symonds has posted strong half-year results on the back of strong public sector growth.
Scott Wilson has won a contract to develop a ‘perspective plan’ to look at infrastructure links along a 1500km rail freight link between India’s capital Delhi, and its largest city and major part, Mumbai, including the location of a new city.
MPs today voted to introduce a new Bill that could open the door to exempt airport expansion from the Planning Act.
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