Articles by Chris Ames
Birmingham seeks £85m interim highways contractor
By Chris Ames | 22 August 2019
Birmingham City Council’s highways PFI vehicle has launched a search for a subcontractor to opera...
Cities slam Government over clean air hold-up
By Chris Ames | 19 June 2019
England’s two largest councils have blamed the government for ‘significant’ delays to their plans...
Councils lose legal bid to halt Heathrow expansion
By Chris Ames | 01 May 2019
The High Court has dismissed arguments against Heathrow expansion and found that the Government i...
Legal challenge to Heathrow expansion begins
By Chris Ames | 11 March 2019
A case involving a coalition of local authorities legally challenging the Government’s plans for ...
Mursell to leave Kier
By Chris Ames | 22 January 2019
Kier has announced that chief executive Haydn Mursell will leave the business ‘with immediate eff...
Grayling defends £13.8m deal involving ferry firm with no boats
By Chris Ames | 03 January 2019
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has defended a £13.8m ferry contract being given to a company ...
Budget 2018: Lifting of cap could lead to £15bn extra debt
By Chris Ames | 30 October 2018
The abolition of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing cap in this week’s Budget could enab...
Budget 2018: £420m for highways maintenance
By Chris Ames | 29 October 2018
The chancellor has announced an immediate £420m cash boost for local authority highway maintenanc...
Carillion will cost taxpayer £148m, says NAO
By Chris Ames | 07 June 2018
The liquidation of Carillion will cost UK taxpayers an estimated £148m, the National Audit Office...
Councils to get £100m to repair two million potholes
By Chris Ames | 26 March 2018
Councils are set to get a £100m cash boost to to help repair roads badly damaged by the recent co...
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