The BBC report from to Leather Lane and Jones Hill Wood. Locals came along to watch what was happening at Leather Lane, organising a Toot your Salute to the oak trees as they drove past. the report includes an interview with Jim Ashton who lives by Leather Lane, the trees on which the AONB authorities are trying at least in part to save, with there being a petition to sign here. Mark Keir was interview from Jones Hill Wood, where campaigners are expecting an eviction soon.
Tag: Chilterns
HS2 Ltd Plan “Illegal Habitat Clearances” for the Start of Nesting Season
HS2 Ltd plan to conduct ‘vegetation clearances’ on at least 22 sites at the start of bird nesting season,...
Will HS2 Hide Rocketing Budgets by Switching to Cost Plus Contracts?
Anyone who wants to keep up with what is really happening with HS2 knows very well that, besides odd...
Budget – no delight nor any despair
As always, we watched the Budget speech on Wednesday, and have trawled through the documents, looking at what it...
HS2 “Do not understand how this aquifer works”
If you use tap water in Buckinghamshire, whether that’s for drinking or anything else, you may want to
listen to this.
Was tunneling added to mitigate objections? Of course not!
One of the lines which has recently been spouted by proponents of HS2 is that the only reason the...
HS2 Chair Jumps Ship as Lords Deliver Final Report
It has been revealed that the chair of HS2 Ltd, Sir David Higgins, will leave his post next year,...
Cheryl Gillan attacks HS2’s substandard conduct
On Cheryl Gillan’s website, there is a report from her appearance at the House of Lords HS2 Bill Committee...
HS2 publish minor changes made as a result of petitioning
HS2 Ltd have published details of changes to the route of Phase 1 which have been made as a...
“Nothing in this Bill… responds to the concerns we raised”
Speech by Lord Rowe-Beddoe in the House of Lords Second Reading Debate, 14th April 2016. From Hansard My Lords, I...