HS2 continue their ecocide just outside Balsall Common as they widen a road to facilitate green belt housing developments for future London commuters around the ‘Birmingham Interchange’ parkway station. You know, the one the former chief engineer said would lead to the creation of a new city between Birmingham and Coventry. Sign the petition to get them to stop work until their actually get the full go-ahead here.
Tag: countryside
HS2 Ltd Finding it Increasingly Difficult to Wreck the Countryside
Today, HS2 Ltd failed to rip up the trees and hedgerows they had planned to at Steeple Claydon, following...
Mother and Son to Walk HS2 Line
On Monday, Matthew Bishop, along with his mother Gerry will begin walking along the line of HS2 from Cubbington...
HS2 Ltd Already Breaking Their Promises – Woodland Trust
Back during the petitioning process when Phase 1 of HS2 was up in front of the parliamentary committee, HS2...
Colne Valley Protestors Forcibly Evicted Again
On Tuesday, two protestors returned to a site off Harvil Road in Harefield where HS2 Ltd have been cutting...
Compensation Consultation – Tricks of the Trade
The government are re-running the HS2 compensation consultation, after the original was found to be “so unfair as to...
We need the countryside – Why HS2 doesn’t fit
This is a guest article by Luke, one of our regular commenters. Please note views expressed are Luke’s own...
What’s next to HS2? Comparisions with HS1
The following information comes from a banner at one of the HS2 consultation roadshows. You can also
HS2 “Y” oh Why?
HS2 Ltd’s preferred route of the all new high speed rail line between Euston and Birmingham is only the...