Manchester to be first city region outside of London to take buses under local control
The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has taken the decision to take control of buses in the biggest shake-up to Greater Manchester’s transport network in over 30 years, as part of plans for a joined-up and truly passenger-focused transport network. The ‘landmark’ decision will mean Greater Manchester will be the first city-region outside London […]
Dorset set to spend £6.3 million on maintenance
Dorset Council’s Cabinet is being asked to approve a further £6.3million to help repair and maintain the county’s roads, footways, and cycleways. When approving the 2021/22 budget on 16 February 2021, Dorset Council allocated £15m of new capital funding for specific projects that had not been prioritised at that stage. In a paper being brought […]
Permeable road surfacing project among 25 projects in England to receive government funding
A permeable road surface project is among 25 new flooding and coastal resilience projects across England that have been awarded government funding. In Slough, the project will take the innovative Chinese ‘sponge city’ concept to address the challenges of surface water and river flooding in a heavily urbanised environment. This will include permeable road surfacing, […]
Waste lorries and children could carry air quality monitors in Swindon
Waste lorries and children could be carrying air pollution monitors in Swindon as part of plans to measure and monitor air quality levels in more detail. During a cabinet meetimg of the council last week, the Labour group’s spokesman for the environment Jane Milner-Barry said: “The 2020 Centre for Cities report identified that 5.4 per […]
Sustainable electric motor company seeking expansion funds
The British company Advanced Electric Machines is seeking £250 million investment to grow its business making unique electric vehicle motors which do not require rare magnets. The Telegraph reports that AEM, which was spun out of Newcastle University in 2017, wants boost UK production capacity of its “switched reluctance motors”, which operate without permanent magnets. […]
