Recommendations made for 17 East and West Midlands road projects
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Plans for 17 new roadwork schemes across the Midlands have been put forward to the government. Midlands Connect has made recommendations for projects it believed would cut congestion and help create new jobs and homes. The suggested schemes cover the East and West Midlands in Birmingham, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, says […]
East Midlands funding deal confirmed as part of plans for devolutionEast Midlands
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Millions of pounds in funding, made possible because of plans for devolution in the East Midlands, has been agreed and will be spent on improving transport, housing and the skills of local people in the region. This includes £750,000 for a new cycling and walking route in Derbyshire – a 1¼ mile link connecting Markham […]