Infrastructure Northern Ireland welcomes Executive approval of DFI Road Safety Strategy

The Northern Ireland Executive has approved the new Department for Infrastructure Road Safety Strategy, Minister O’Dowd has confirmed. The Strategy outlines ambitious road safety improvement targets to 2030, and the Department will work with partners to develop an action plan to work towards these targets. In 2023, 71 people lost their lives on the North’s […]

Breedon announces trading update

Breedon, the FTSE 250 vertically integrated construction group in the UK, Ireland and USA has announced a trading update ahead of its AGM today.  Volumes were softer in the quarter due to wet weather conditions and macroeconomic uncertainty, however this was offset by resilient pricing. As a result, revenue reduced by 5%, or 9% on […]

Plan to transform the North’s transport set to be approved

Political and business leaders in the North of Engalnd are set to approve a plan that will lay the foundations for sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the region for decades to come.  This week’s TfN Board meeting in Leeds today )Wednesday) is recommended to approve the Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for the North of […]

“England’s Heartland” launches “green recovery” transport strategy

A group of local authorities covering the area of England north and west of London is consulting on a new transport plan it says will “underpin a green recovery from COVID-19 and support sustainable economic growth.” The Draft Transport Strategy has been produced by England’s Economic Heartland, the Sub-national Transport Body covering Swindon across to […]