Leader of Western Isles Council writes to Boris Johnston over the islands’ troubled ferry service
The leader of the Western Isles Council has written to Boris Johnson to help fix the islands’ troubled ferry service. Roddie Mackay has warned that failure to address connectivity issues could have “catastrophic” effects for islanders. Mr Mackay said he was contacting Westminster because of Holyrood’s unwillingness to address “systemic service failure,” according to a […]
Air pollution in Oxford falls by 29% during 2020
Air pollution levels have dropped by 29% over the last year-achieving the lowest levels of air pollution since this data was first monitored in 1996. This reduction is equivalent to the level of reduction achieved during the ten-year period between 2009-2019. The new data, published in the City Council’s latest Air Quality Annual Status Report […]
CGP’s ‘transformative’ public tranport and active travel plans set for consideration this summer
All four of the Greater Cambridge Partnership’s (GCP) ‘transformative’ public transport and active travel schemes will be put before the Joint Assembly and Executive Board for key decisions this summer, it has been announced. Members will discuss the findings of an in-depth and independent audit of the Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) project which has concluded the scheme […]
ADEPT welcomes conclusions of HCLG Committee report and says planning should not become more centralised
The Associssdation of Directors of Environment, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has welcomed the conclusions of the HCLG Committee report – The Future of the Planning System in England, saying planning should not become more centralised because places have different needs and ambitions. Paula Hewitt, ADEPT President said: “ADEPT welcomes the conclusions of the HCLG committee’s report into the […]
