REA reports 6% decline in the use of key preventative treatment in the first half of 2026

Data collected by the Road Emulsion Association (REA) on this year’s surface dressing season so far shows a 6% reduction in the preventative maintenance treatment compared to the same period last year. The reduction in surface dressing this year follows the government’s announcement of a record £7.3 billion handed to local authorities in England to […]

Warrington to spend almost £10 million on three new Active Travel routes

Warrington Borough Council has received a £9.4 million funding boost from the government’s ‘Local Regeneration Fund’. The grant will be used to deliver a package of improvements to reconnect settlements in North Warrington and improve community facilities, including new and improved Active Travel routes. The Warrington North package includes five separate projects grouped into three […]

£250,000 bus priority scheme approved for Pontypool

A £250,000 scheme will see traffic signals giving priority to buses installed on a road between two towns in South Wales where traffic is regularly reduced to a slow-moving crawl. Last year concerns were raised the six mile journey between Pontypool and Blaenavon along the A4043 can take up to an hour at peak periods, says Nation […]