New Police non-emergency number – 101
A new number is being rolled out across England and Wales for non-emergency contact with the Police (more…)
Councils prepare for winter
Local Councils all over England are starting to stock up on salt suitable for road gritting as winter is nearly around the corner (more…)
Money for green buses
£15 million of additional Government funding is to be made available for bus operators and councils to buy low carbon buses (more…)
Highways Agency Statistics
The Highways Agency, responsible for the management of roads in England has released its 2008-2009 statistics
The results show that the agency has met 7 out of its 8 targets set. Deaths on the roads fell from 2,400 to just over 2,000. Journey reliability and road user satisfaction both improved says the report. The introduction of Active Traffic Management systems, such as those used on the M42, show congestion can be reduced without resorting to road widening schemes.