Yorkshire and the humber roadworks update saturday 29 august to friday 4 september
The Highways Agency is spending nearly £850,000 to improve five bridges linking farms and communities across the M6 in Lancashire.
After the disappointment of the weather-cancelled Cumberland Show in July the Highways Agency is trying again – taking its journey planning and roadworker safety ‘roadshow’ south to next month’s Westmorland Show...
NE/NO/61/09 The Highways Agency will begin work to improve safety for drivers using the on the M62 by renewing the central reserve safety barrier between Junctions 22 (Rishworh Moor) and 23 (Outlane). At the...
NE/NO/60/09 A scheme to improve road safety on the M180 near Doncaster starts on Thursday 3 September and is expected to last for 8 weeks.
Ref WM 346/09 WEST MIDLANDS MOTORWAY AND TRUNK ROADS MAINTENANCE PROGRAMME 31 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER 2009
A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
Action to prevent criminals abusing new mobile phone technology, which allows them to be used like debit, credit and pre-pay cards, has been agreed by the Government, mobile phone and card payments industries...
Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff last night after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
Royal Navy flying training is receiving a significant boost thanks to a £57M service contract with Ascent, a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and VT Group. This new contract will provide an incremental...
The following statistics were released today by the Department of Health:
NHS inpatient and outpatient waiting times figures, 31 July 2009
A1M Junctions 58 to 59, County Durham Slight delays are expected on the A1M between Junctions 58 and 59 due to bridge repairs. There will be a contraflow with narrow lanes both north and southbound and a 50mph...
The Highways Agency is spending nearly £850,000 to improve five bridges linking farms and communities across the M6 in Lancashire.
The latest figures from Land Registry show that all regions experienced a positive monthly change in their average property values. The July increase of 1.7 per cent in England and Wales is the strongest monthly...
After the disappointment of the weather-cancelled Cumberland Show in July the Highways Agency is trying again – taking its journey planning and roadworker safety ‘roadshow’ south to next month’s Westmorland Show...
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The United Kingdom signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Gibraltar yesterday, which will help to ensure that those liable to tax in the UK pay the right tax on investments in...
At midday on Friday 28th August 2009 General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB CBE MC ADC Gen handed over as Chief of the General Staff to General Sir David Richards KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen after 3 years in post.Â
The Highways Agency will begin work to improve safety for drivers using the on the M62 by renewing the central reserve safety barrier between Junctions 22 (Rishworh Moor) and 23 (Outlane). At the same time, the...
OVERNIGHT FULL MOTORWAY & LINK ROAD CLOSURES 2 - 5 September 2009
A scheme to improve road safety on the M180 near Doncaster starts on Thursday 3 September and is expected to last for 8 weeks.
West Midlands Motorway and Trunk Roads Maintenance Programme 31 Aug - 6 Sept 2009
Local authorities will receive a £7.5m funding boost to tackle Al-Qaeda influenced extremism, Communities Secretary John Denham announced today. The new funding will give them greater flexibility to...
Call for proposals Applications for EU part funding are invited from trade organisations for promotional activities aimed at increasing the information on, and sales of, certain agricultural products in EU...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning employers that adequate safeguards need to be put in place when dealing with heavy lifting after a worker in Staffordshire suffered a serious foot injury when ...
Roadworks information for Highways Agency roads in South Lancashire, Merseyside, Gtr Manchester and Cheshire – 7 days beginning Monday, 31 August 2009.
M1, Junction 34 (Tinsley) to Junction 35 (Thorpe Hesley), east and north of Sheffield
Safety improvements to a bridge taking the M20 motorway over the A229 near Maidstone in Kent are to be carried out throughout September.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning companies of the importance of implementing safe systems for lifting loads and using suitable lifting equipment for the job. It follows the prosecution of a Birmingham...
NEW WORK
AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY UPDATE
Work starts to install a new concrete barrier on the central reserve of the M4 between Junctions 15 and 16 on Thursday 3 September.
M5 Avonmouth Bridge - resurfacing
294-09 A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.
This year’s State of the Countryside conference 2009 was held in Birmingham and was targeted at all those with an interest in rural research and analysis and for non-rural researchers...
The sea search has for anyone onboard the 12 ft angling boat Jimmy has been called off. Enquiries are now continuing on-land.
Two vital schemes to regenerate Kent and tackle congestion by greatly improving transport links in the area through £122.5m of investment were given the go-ahead today by Transport Minister Paul Clark...
The Highways Agency will help people make smoother and more reliable journeys over the August Bank Holiday weekend by suspending or completing more than half of its road projects on motorways and major A roads...
The Government has today given the green light for a new 60 Mega Watt power plant, fuelled by biomass and waste, to be built on a disused site at Tilbury Docks in Essex.Â
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is urging companies to re-examine their working from height practices after a firm was fined for the death of an employee.
295-09 Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff tonight after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
English drinkers vow to cut back after holiday boozing
STRICTLY EMABARGOED NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR BROADCAST UNTIL 00:01 FRIDAY 28 AUGUST Action to prevent criminals abusing new mobile phone technology, which allows them to be used like debit, credit and pre-pay ...
295-09 Three men were rescued from a perilous cliff last night after setting out in Lydstep Haven near Tenby in rough seas and westerly force 7 winds.
294-09 A loose overturned 7ft Rib sparked a search for missing persons tonight in Southampton Water involving the Coastguard helicopter, a Coastguard Rescue Team and two RNLI lifeboats.