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Councils stall on adding charging points for electric vehicles
Exclusive: funding cuts blamed as 107 councils say they have no plans to expand network
Government must change policy on rail electrification or risk missing climate change targets, industry body warns
The national body for Britain’s railways has warned the government could miss its targets of decarbonising train travel by 2040 unless it changes its policy on electrification.
Spring Statement: Philip Hammond hints at Spending Review boost for Northern Powerhouse rail
Philip Hammond has hinted that the Government will throw its weight behind a major strategic rail project in the north later this year, when he delivered his Spring Statement today.
Rail electrification costs slashed in 10-year plan
The cost of rail electrification projects could be slashed by as much as 50%, if the government commits to a 10-year pipeline of work, according to the Railway Industry Association (RIA).
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BBC News
- Jaguar Land Rover recalls 44,000 cars over emissionsLand Rover, Range Rover and Jaguar models are affected by the UK recall, the firm says.
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- Councils stall on adding charging points for electric vehiclesExclusive: funding cuts blamed as 107 councils say they have no plans to expand network
Wales Online
- Plans to charge for on-street parking in Vale of Glamorgan town centres droppedPlans to charge people to park on-street in town centres in the Vale of Glamorgan have been dropped.
Other Regional Press
- HS2 chiefs pressed over ‘unacceptable’ plans to close key roadBOSSES behind HS2 are being pressed over ‘unacceptable’ plans to close a key road between Culcheth and Croft.
- Renfrewshire SNP councillor blames taxi drivers for Glasgow Airport litterA COUNCILLOR has slammed litter louts who “can’t be a***d” finding a bin and instead throw rubbish out of their car windows.
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- Plymouth suspension bridge set for repair workTamar Bridge in Plymouth is set to face an estimated 18 months of disruption as major repair works get underway next month.
- Highways England made to wait for private financing replacementHighways England will have to wait until June to find out how its flagship projects - the Lower Thames Crossing and Stonehenge Tunnel - will be funded, after chancellor Philip Hammond launched a consultation into replacing the scrapped private finance initiative (PFI) funding model.
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