The 21st Century Must Have a Better Way to Submit Documents to Parliament
By Chiltern District Councillor, Seb Berry.
With the final deadline for submission of ‘AP4’ HS2 petitions looming, I went to...
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AP4 deadline and new Petitioning Timetable
First: a reminder that the deadline for petitioning on AP4 is tomorrow (Friday 13th November), and the petitions office...
HS2 Values of time shot to pieces
Paul Withrington of Transport Watch writes:
The values of time used in the January 2012 and October 2013 studies...
Three years to set up the design panel
The announcement of the launch of the independent design panel for HS2 has received a certain amount of publicity....
Tree of the year – Winner to be announced today
A couple of weeks ago, voting closed in the Woodland Trust competition for Tree of the Year, with the Cubbington Pear Tree which would be felled if HS2 goes ahead making the final ten.
With just three days to go, the Woodland Trust Facebook page revealed that the Cubbington Pear Tree was out in front, ahead of some of the most famous and historically significant trees in the country.
The winner will be announced on Countryfile tonight, on BBC1 between 6.15 and 7.15. Here’s and interview with Cubbington Action Group Chair, Peter Delow recorded when the competition was ongoing.
AP4 petitioning deadline – Friday 13th November
Just a reminder that the deadline for petitions relating to AP4 have to be in by Friday 13th November.
Opening...
NAO report – even with sale, Eurostar cost taxpayers billions
Today, the National Audit Office published their report into the sale of Eurostar completed before the 2015 general election.
Its...
Medieval meadows threatened by HS2 link in Hillingdon
From the London Wildlife Trust:
London Wildlife Trust has recently learnt that an access road for the proposed HS2...
Are the HS2 Compensation schemes working? Feedback required.
A couple of days ago the Mail on Sunday highlighted some of the problems there have been...