LocalGov elections: Being vigilant ahead of the local elections
Ahead of the local elections next month, Owen Prendeville, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), offers tips for protecting against cyber attacks.
Nottingham members back new Trent bridge
18/04/2024 Nottingham councillors have given the green light to what will be the first new crossing built over the River Trent in the city in more than 60 years. |
Number of ‘substandard’ bridges falls to 3,090
17/03/2023 The proportion of council-managed road bridges classified as ‘substandard’ has fallen slightly over the past year despite local authority budget limitations. |
Suffolk CC to invest nearly £11m in new bridges
14/03/2023 Suffolk County Council is investing almost £11m into delivering two new bridges and a raft of regeneration projects. |
Four transport schemes receive £160m funding boost
06/06/2022 Ministers have announced or confirmed a total of £160.8m for four major road and bridge schemes on the local road network in England. |
Council agrees to pay extra costs for bridge restoration project
05/05/2022 Newport City Council has agreed to pay the extra costs for the Transporter Bridge transformation project after the original contractors went into administration. |
Local bridge collapses up 70%
25/03/2022 The number of local road bridges that fully collapsed in Great Britain last year increased by 70%, according to a major survey. |
Council approves £6m plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge
19/08/2021 Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved an innovative new £6m plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge at below the expected cost. |
Hammersmith Bridge could reopen as ‘double-decker crossing’
23/03/2021 Hammersmith Bridge could potentially reopen for pedestrians and cyclists next summer as a temporary double-decker crossing, the London borough has announced. |
Council bridges decline as scour checks fall
29/01/2021 The number of substandard road bridges managed by councils across Great Britain is increasing, new research shows. |
Hammersmith Bridge 'won't open until 2027' after decades of unchecked corrosion
04/11/2020 Transport minister Baroness Vere has revealed that Hammersmith Bridge will not be 'fully open' to motorised vehicles until 2027, after decades of corrosion went unchecked. |
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Local roads get £1.7bn funding boost
15/05/2020 The Government has pledged £1.7bn to repair local roads and tackle 11 million potholes. |
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Public Lighting Runner-up: Newport Bridge Architectural Lighting, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
24/06/2019 The runner-up of the Public Lighting category is Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council for Newport Bridge Architectural Lighting scheme. |
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Hammersmith Bridge could take three years to repair
14/06/2019 The latest estimate is that Hammersmith Bridge could be closed to motor traffic for as long as three years. |
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It’s ‘business as usual’ at Mersey bridge, council defiantly insists
14/03/2019 Halton BC has said it is ‘business as usual’ at the Mersey Gateway despite a tribunal decision that the bridge’s crossing charge is 'not a tolling scheme’. |
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Council in funding bid to support £7.3m historical bridge restoration
05/03/2019 Northumberland County Council is preparing to make its second funding bid as part of its effort to restore one of the county’s historic bridges. |
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Johnson’s bridge proposals ‘vanity project’, public says
07/02/2019 The majority of British adults think Boris Johnson’s bridge proposals are ‘vanity projects’ and prefer investment into underground systems in major cities. |
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£8.3m down the drain as Suffolk pulls plug on bridges project
24/01/2019 Suffolk County Council is set to shelve plans to build three bridges on the River Orwell in Ipswich, despite having already spent £8.3m in development costs. |
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Councils need nearly £7bn to fix substandard bridges
07/01/2019 The one-off cost of clearing the total maintenance backlog for all council-managed road bridges in Britain has increased by a third. |
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Council refuses to repay controversial bridge tolls
16/07/2018 A council has refused to repay controversial bridge tolls despite a tribunal ruling they had made a number of ‘procedural errors’. |
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Thousands of council bridges are ‘substandard’
19/01/2018 Nearly 3,500 council-maintained road bridges have a greater risk of collapse, new figures have revealed today. |
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Garden Bridge plans ‘terminated’ due to lack of mayoral support
15/08/2017 Plans to build a Garden Bridge over the Thames have been officially terminated due to what the charity behind the scheme describe as a lack of mayoral support. |
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Over 3,000 local road bridges ‘substandard’, survey reveals
10/03/2017 Councils warn of a ‘chronic’ need for more investment in local roads as survey reveals over 3,000 road bridges are ‘substandard’. |
Shell is helping power the journey towards a circular paving industry with Shell Bitumen LT R, a new product for roads that uses plastics destined for landfill as part of the additives to make the bitumen.
Effective Energy Group is now offering its support to the 40 Local Authorities who have received a share of the £430m to deliver their projects on the ground by surveying properties and installing measures.
Dougie Belmore explains how one of the main interfaces between you and Bacs is about to change.
