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In Southampton, delays to the UK retail supply chain may be a taste of what’s to comeAcross the River Test from the port of Southampton is a point called Cracknore Hard. From there you can see the giant cruise liners such as Queen Mary 2 and Norwegian Encore sitting idle, and the hulking cranes of the docks, which are not. At the water’s edge John Fell is fishing for bass and flounder.“I went to the tackle shop yesterday and they didn’t have the stuff I wanted,” he complains. “I couldn’t even get a net for my boat. There are shortages everywhere.” Continue reading...
Forth Road Bridge: Delay to works added millions of pounds to repair bill
Safety works on the Forth Road Bridge have been plunged into chaos with two vital projects having suffered delays of nearly three years which has added millions to costs, The Herald on Sunday can reveal.
Mass transit scheme linking Bradford and Leeds could start by 2030
WORK could start on a new mass transit system for the region as early as 2030, according to the Leeds' latest long term transport plans.
Sunday, 13 December 2020
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- Plans to make walking and cycling safer in DarlingtonPEOPLE are being encouraged to have their say on proposals aimed at improving a walking and cycling route.
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- Cycles lanes installed on harbourside after rail tracks removed NEW cycle lanes have been installed on a key Weymouth town centre road following the removal of old railway tracks.
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