New Bradford train station could give city £1.5bn boost
New research from property consultants Mace has suggested that the construction of a new hub train station in Bradford could
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Transport
Leeds confirmed as site of HS2 rolling stock depot
The Government has confirmed that the new HS2 rolling stock depot will be constructed in Leeds, which could create up to 125
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Transport industry set to go green following renewables certificate
CNG Fuel is the first transport fuel supplier to earn a Renewable Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs) for UK-produced gas, which
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Wales needs to wean itself off the car warns report
Wales risks failing to meet its own targets on carbon emissions unless it changes its over-reliance on the car, according
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Oxfordshire councils pushing forward with clean air plans
Councils in Oxfordshire are pushing ahead with proposals to create the world’s first zero-emission zone in Oxford and other initiatives
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Welsh Government to pilot speed limits to improve air quality
The Welsh Government is introducing 50 mph speed limits and other measures in five locations next week to improve air
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Mayor of London launches electric vehicle taskforce
Sadiq Khan has launched a new taskforce dedicated to boosting the infrastructure needed to increase the take-up of electric vehicles
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Brexit could be ‘incredibly painful’ for UK low-emission vehicle industry
Britain’s supply of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles could dry up after Brexit as carmakers may lose the incentive to
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Interview: Gareth Dunsmore, electric vehicles director, Nissan
Gareth Dunsmore is electric vehicles director at Nissan. He spoke to Thomas Barrett about persuading sceptical consumers and how electric vehicles
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First phase of £400m Sunderland IAMP gets green light
Henry Boot Developments Limited (HBD) has secured planning permission for the first phase of the £400m International Advanced Manufacturing Park
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UKs first zero-emission refuelling hub gets access road
The Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) has allocated £1.76m of Local Growth Fund investment towards the construction
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Water, energy and transport firms could face fines following cyber attacks
New measures to protect the UK’s infrastructure and digital services from cyber attacks and computer network failure come into force
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Report: the pothole funding black hole
Forget Brexit, the most emotive topic in offices and pubs across the UK at the moment is the state of Britain’s
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Social enterprise to run Bristol’s longest bus route on biogas
A social enterprise has been chosen to operate the ‘M1’, which is the longest bus route in Bristol. Bristol Community Transport
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New plans to tackle air pollution in Bath unveiled
Bath and North East Somerset Council has announced plans to charge high-emission vehicles in the centre of Bath, as part
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Will solar car parks be part of the EV infrastructure picture?
With 9m electric cars expected to be on the roads by 2030, compared to an estimated 1m in 2020, the
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Shell add hydrogen refuelling station to M40 site
In the same week that the government pledged £8.8m to improve infrastructure for hydrogen vehicles, Shell has unveiled a hydrogen refuelling station
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Met Police to roll out hydrogen-powered fleet
Police cars in London will be joining taxi firm Green Tomato Cars and vehicle rental company Europcar in buying 200
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£100m ‘Beast from the East’ pothole fund announced
The UK roads have been a victim of the ‘Beast from the East’ and Storm Emma, with potholes an increasingly
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Driving a more efficient energy future
We know we need to take action on the quality of the air we breathe in our cities – each
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