Trees die beside new stretch of A14

It’s emerged a large proportion of the million trees planted beside the A14 upgrade in Cambridgeshire have already died. Cambridgeshire Live quotes a report for Cambridgeshire County Council’s highways and transport committee on which says, “Whilst there has been one million trees planted as part of the scheme, a large proportion have died off and […]

Maidstone to trial LitterCam technology

New cameras are to be trialled in Kent to catch people throwing litter from cars. From April, LitterCam cameras will be tested in a pilot scheme Maidstone to fine littering motorists with fines start at £90, increasing to £120 if they don’t pay up within two weeks. Patent-pending LitterCam technology uses Artificial Intelligence to remotely […]

Volocopter secures another €200m investment

Urban Air Mobility company Volocopter has raised another €200 million (£173 million) in additional capital funding to bring its overall investment to €322 million (£278 million). It says this accelerates plans to launch the first commercial routes for its battery-powered air taxi solution for cities. Volocopter says it is in the final stages of providing […]