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Transport News: Birmingham studies underground plan

24 September 2004

Birmingham City Council has agreed to commission a feasibility study to assess the viability of an underground system in the city centre.

Transport News: Doubts raised on 'myth' of need for night flights

24 September 2004

The argument that night flights at Heathrow are needed for operational or economic reasons is a myth, according to pressure group HACAN Clear Skies.

Transport News: Survey points to green travel savings

24 September 2004

Birmingham companies could save more than £1,000 for every member of staff by persuading employees to travel to work by bus or train, according to public transport promoter Centro.

Scottish News: Ministers throw out campus plan probe

24 September 2004

Ministers ruled out holding a public inquiry into plans for a new university campus at Craighall in East Lothian last week.

Scottish News: Holyrood debacle prompts reforms

24 September 2004

Comprehensive reform of the civil service in Scotland is likely following publication last week of Lord Fraser's report into the Holyrood parliament debacle. Specialists may be given a stronger role to avoid any repeat of the situation that saw senior civil servants keeping unpalatable facts from politicians as the project - now costed at £431 million - spiralled out of control.

Business brief: DEFRA asks for assessments

24 September 2004

Temple Environmental Consultants, with NEP Lighting Consultancy, have been asked by DEFRA to assess the problem of light pollution from security and decorative lighting and to look at methods of formal measurement and guidance to the public. Anyone who wishes to provide information is invited to contact project manager Graham Parry (tel) 0118 871 4339 (e-mail) graham.parry@btconnect.com.

Business brief: ISIS Equity Partners invests in parent company

24 September 2004

Private equity investor ISIS Equity Partners has invested in the parent company of environmental consultancy SLR Consulting. Additional funding has also been provided by Lloyds TSB. SLR says the move will allow it to capitalise on expansion and acquisition opportunities available in the growing environmental consultancy market, particularly in areas such as waste management and renewable energy.

Business brief: Leeds-based task group appoints specialist consultants

24 September 2004

A Leeds-based task group has appointed specialist consultants to carry out a feasibility study into the development of cultural facilities, such as a concert hall, arena, conference or exhibition centre in the city. The Cultural Facilities Task Group, part of the Leeds Initiative's cultural partnership, has appointed consultants PMP to carry out the study, which will be funded by Leeds City Council and regional development agency Yorkshire Forward.

Business brief: Scottish Executive commissions CBP

24 September 2004

The Scottish Executive has commissioned Colin Buchanan and Partners (CBP) to investigate good practice in the administration of road safety by Scottish local authorities and identify lessons that can be applied across the country. The background to the research is the government's target to cut the number of people killed and seriously injured by 40 per cent by 2010. The research will look at why there is such a large variation in the casualty reductions being achieved by local authorities.

Business brief: Charnwood Borough Council appoints Halcrow Group

24 September 2004

Charnwood Borough Council has appointed Halcrow Group Ltd to carry out the first stage of a combined strategic environmental assessment and sustainability appraisal of the authority's local development framework. The work includes establishing an appraisal framework, investigating the baseline situation and reviewing other plans and programmes.