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South-West opens infrastructure fund

14 March 2008

An £80 million fund intended to allow infrastructure costs for key regeneration projects to be paid upfront and recouped later from developer contributions was opened for business this week by the South-West of England Regional Development Agency.

Ferry fares between mainland and Outer Hebrides to be cut

7 March 2008

Ferry fares for routes between the Scottish mainland and the Outer Hebrides will be cut by up to a half from October to make them more affordable for firms, tourists and islanders, the Scottish Government said last week. Under a pilot running until spring 2011, ferry users will be charged a rate based on the cost of travelling an equivalent distance by road.

Mayor can tell boroughs to get on their bikes

By Ben Walker

29 February 2008

Yet again the London mayor is on a collision course with the city's boroughs. And, improbably for one who can't balance a two-wheeler, this time he's on a bike.

Pedal power

29 February 2008

London boroughs say the mayor's cycle plan rides roughshod over their powers

Northern growth 'checked by poor transport'

29 February 2008

The North of England needs major improvements to its transport infrastructure or its economy may fall further behind the South-East's, a report warns this week.

North-East port expansion agreed

29 February 2008

Plans to expand a major deep-sea container port in North-East England were approved last week.

Launch to find England's best

22 February 2008

A competition to find England's best "cycling city" has been launched by national cycling development body Cycling England. As part of the contest, town halls have been asked to bid for a share of £47 million of government cash for initiatives to encourage cycling.

Scots road deal awarded despite complaint to EC

22 February 2008

A contract was awarded last week for the extension of Glasgow's M74 motorway, even though the tendering process has been the subject of a formal complaint to the European Commission (EC).

Whitehall transport analysis 'flawed'

22 February 2008

The system of cost-benefit analysis the Government uses to assess the value of proposed transport schemes is skewed against environmentally-friendly projects, green organisations said last week.

Metronet mess

By Sir Peter Hall

15 February 2008

Buck stops with PM for Metronet fiasco