Highways
School’s not out – yet
Diary does love a good road-markings muck-up story.
White van man on... highways
This café society is all very well but you try and drive a Bedford van down a side street, half of which has been handed over by the council to the local cafés for their punters.
White van man on... cycle routes
I can see a battle brewing about who should be the king or queen of the road.
Funding cuts after councils remove cycling schemes
Councils are facing reductions in Government funding after removing active travel cycling schemes.
White van man on... the heat wave
The only thing that’s been levelling up is the weather. Did you see it’s as hot in Manchester as it is in London? That’s a result and it’s nothing to do with Boris.
High Court rejects low traffic neighbourhoods challenge
A legal challenge against Lambeth LBC's low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) has been rejected by the High Court.
Council prosecutes firm over jams
Thames Water has been prosecuted by a London borough after creating what the council said were unnecessary traffic jams three times in less than a fortnight.
London repairs backlog hits 'staggering' £1bn
The cost of the road maintenance backlog on London’s roads has now passed £1bn, according to the fourth annual ‘State of the City’ report from the London Technical Advisers Group (LoTAG).
Infrastructure services unit sale completes
M Group Services has completed the acquisition of Skanska UK’s infrastructure services operation.
Hole lot of cake
Cake war has broken out between Marks & Spencer and Aldi.
Thurrock workers strike in pay dispute
Workers at Thurrock BC have embarked on a three-week strike amid claims their pay is to be ‘slashed’.
Liverpool looks to the future
Chief executive of Liverpool City Council Tony Reeves talks to Heather Jameson about the damning Caller report that followed the arrest of former Mayor Joe Anderson, and insists the council is addressing its weaknesses.
Jenrick steps in at 'dysfunctional' Liverpool
Commissioners will be sent in to Liverpool City Council after an independent inquiry found serious mismanagement and a dysfunctional culture, communities secretary Robert Jenrick has told Parliament.
True gritters
It is an annual inevitability, as darkness condenses the days and the cold engulfs the nights. Barely has the first snowflake fluttered towards the frozen earth before it arrives...
Kent facing days of disruption
Kent CC is preparing for a Christmas of dealing with the fallout from the closure of the French border.
Johnson launches planning reforms to help 'build, build, build'
Boris Johnson is expected to bring forward £5bn of investment in hospitals, roads and schools later today.
Johnson pledges £5bn ‘new deal’ on capital projects
Boris Johnson is expected to bring forward £5bn of investment in hospitals, roads and schools later today.
A sign of the times?
Diary loves a bit of grammar - even to the point of pedantry.
Budget 2020: Mayoral authorities win big in transport
The Government has unveiled £4.2bn for urban transport as part of its spring budget giveaways.
Budget 2020: £27bn for national roads and £2.5bn for potholes
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged an extra £2.5bn for local road maintenance in the Budget.
