Articles by Chris Ames
Haigh: Councils should decide on traffic measures
By Chris Ames | 22 August 2024
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has pledged to back councils that implement low traffic neighbou...
King's Speech: Local leaders can take control of bus services
By Chris Ames | 17 July 2024
The King has confirmed the new Government will bring forward legislation to bring bus services mo...
Council to be prosecuted over busway deaths
By Chris Ames | 10 May 2024
Cambridgeshire CC has been served a court summons over three deaths in separate incidents on its ...
Councils hold back cash plans on fixing potholes
By Chris Ames | 10 April 2024
One in seven eligible English highway authorities have failed to detail their plans for the Gover...
Government shelves rollout of council powers
By Chris Ames | 05 April 2024
The Department for Transport (DfT) has shelved the further rollout of powers for English councils...
No dates for pothole cash
By Chris Ames | 05 October 2023
The Department for Transport does not have a timescale for the billions of pounds for road resurf...
Government announces 20mph review
By Chris Ames | 02 October 2023
The Government has announced plans to discourage English local authorities from bringing in 20mph...
High Court grants permission for ULEZ judicial review
By Chris Ames | 13 April 2023
The High Court has granted permission for a judicial review into the proposed expansion of the Ul...
Gove accused of treading on 'Department for Transport's toes'
By Chris Ames | 11 April 2023
Communities secretary Michael Gove has been accused of ‘treading on the Department for Transport’...
Former council leadership blamed for trees scandal
By Chris Ames | 07 March 2023
A report into the Sheffield street trees scandal has laid the blame firmly at the door of the for...
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