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by Steve Beasant on 14 January, 2015
North East Lincolnshire Council, working in Partnership with Cofely, is improving the pelican crossing outside the Ramsdens Home Interiors store in Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, later this month. The improvements are part of the Council’s highway maintenance programme and the works also include resurfacing and new road markings along Cleethorpe Road between Humber Street and Park […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 13 January, 2015
Public sector organisations to bid for funding from a £5 million scheme to get ultra-low emission vehicles into their fleets. Up to 35 public sector organisations are being asked to bid for funding from a £5 million scheme to support ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEV), Transport Minister Baroness Kramer announced today (13 January 2015). Organisations including […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 13 January, 2015
Liberal Democrat Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has called for a nationwide bus fare cut in light of falling fuel prices. Danny has also called on coach and package holiday operators to reduce prices to reflect the lower cost of fuel. In a series of interventions Danny has: Written to five major bus […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 7 January, 2015
Opportunities for businesses and local authorities to work together to develop integrated transport systems. Transport networks are becoming congested and over-crowded across the UK, causing problems for commuters and businesses. If you work in transport or a related sector, your business could win grant funding to develop new or improved products, processes or services that […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 26 December, 2014
Cities across the UK can now take advantage of a £35 million fund to promote the uptake of ultra-low emission vehicles. Local authorities are invited to bid for a share of the £35 million go ultra low city scheme which they can use in a range of ways to support ultra-low emission vehicles (ULEVs), such […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 23 December, 2014
North East Lincolnshire Council has been allocated £10.4m from central government to repair the borough’s roads over the next six years. The money will be invested mostly in preventative maintenance to improve the condition and prolong the lifespan of the area’s road surfaces. The announcement was made today, Tuesday, by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin as […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 23 December, 2014
Transport Secretary announces £6 billion fund to help tackle potholes and improve local roads. A record £6 billion will be spent on tackling potholes and improving local roads between 2015 and 2021, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced today (23 December 2014). The investment amounts to £976 million a year, enough to fix around 18 million […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 20 December, 2014
Liberal Democrat MP for Bradford East David Ward has welcomed the Government announcement that they have created a new Taskforce to crack down on insurance fraud which can add up to £90 on Bradfordians car insurance premiums alone. The Ministry of Justice has set up an Insurance Fraud Taskforce in order to radically tackle insurance […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 9 December, 2014
The following letter was written by the Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder and was published today on her website. I am writing to express my concern about the current negotiations on the revision of Directive 96/53/EC and in particular the possibility that measures to allow for safer and more fuel-efficient lorry designs may be unnecessarily […]
Read more Leave a commentby Steve Beasant on 26 November, 2014
Dark mornings, dark nights and freezing weather conditions can make driving conditions hazardous. During the winter months the number of road traffic collisions attended by Humberside Fire and Rescue Service increases and road users are urged to take extra care and take the weather conditions in to account before making a journey. Louise Marritt, Road […]
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