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All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas

01 Dec Health

Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.

27 Nov Health

Cabinet Minister Says Pay Rises Matching Inflation Or Higher "Unaffordable" For Public Sector

18 Nov Economy

Drivers Are "Fed Up" The Government Can't Make Up Its Mind On Fuel Duty

30 Aug Transport

Sadiq Khan Warns Of Fare Increases And More Tube Strikes As TfL Agrees Funding Deal

25 Aug Transport

"Catastrophe" Looms For London's Travel Network If New Funding Deal Isn't Secured

27 Jul Political parties

Labour Shadow Minister Sacked After Joining Rail Strike Picket Line

25 Jul Political parties

Confusion Over Labour Policy On Rail Ownership As Shadow Cabinet At Odds

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05 Dec Transport

For a government obsessed by growth, investing in the Midlands Rail Hub is a no brainer

Achieving net zero means delivering a successful shift to electric vehicles, but what power innovations are needed?

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02 Dec Environment

Achieving net zero means delivering a successful shift to electric vehicles, but what power innovations are needed?

01 Dec Transport

We need more secure and accessible cycle parking on the parliamentary estate

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01 Dec Health

All The Strikes Happening Before Christmas

Staff across multiple sectors are due to strike throughout December, as unions continue to make demands for reform of pay and conditions by employers and the government.

18 Nov Economy

Drivers Are "Fed Up" The Government Can't Make Up Its Mind On Fuel Duty

Jeremy Hunt has insisted that no decision has been made about whether the government will raise fuel duty after a hike was teased in official treasury documents, but drivers are keen for certainty following more than a decade of frozen prices.

08 Nov Transport

Ministers could act now to address the chaos on our railways

This month on one of the major rail routes in the country – TransPennine Express – connecting towns and cities across the North, hundreds of services have been cancelled. For tens of thousands of people it has made rail travel next to impossible, and the cost to the regional economy is huge.

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Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

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26 Feb 2015 Transport

Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

The charity Guide Dogs warns of the increased risk of harm to pedestrians presented by electric vehicles and calls upon the Government to take action.

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

IAM response to TRL mobile phone usage survey

A UK study by the Transport Research Laboratory into the prevalence of illegal mobile phone use while driving has been released this morning.

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

More than 50% of residents in Heathrow’s constituencies support the airport’s expansion plans, a recent survey has found.

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24 Feb 2015 Health

Making work accessible for all

Guide Dogs responds to Debbie Abrahams MP debate on the employment of people with disabilities, calling for improved transport for those with sight loss.

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24 Feb 2015 Transport

Industry united in call for grants to haulage companies

Transport industry leaders met at HM Treasury on Friday 20 February to press the case for new Government funding towards the cost of getting new truck drivers licensed and qualified to drive.

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23 Feb 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Bernard Craig as South East Asia managing director

Mott MacDonald has appointed Bernard Craig as its new managing director of its South East Asia regional business. He succeeds Peter Carden who has become the consultancys director of business process and risk.

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20 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA Shop pays off

Since opening its doors for business in January this year, the RHA Shop has already seen a 13% increase in sales with figures for the first month of trading reaching 152K.

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19 Feb 2015 Transport

Transport industry in pre-Budget talks with Treasury over driver shortage

Haulage industry leaders will meet HM Treasury today (Friday 20 February) to set out why government funding for firms to train lorry drivers is essential and appropriate.

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18 Feb 2015 Economy

Network Rail station retail records strong growth

A strong Christmas sales period, coupled with consistent October and November trading has helped Network Rail record positive like-for-like retail sales growth of 6.06% in the final quarter of 2014, the 11th successive quarter or growth. The British Retail Consortium in contrast announced 0.10% growth for the quarter.

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16 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA and Treasury in driver crisis funding talks

TheRoad Haulage Association (RHA) is pleased to announce that its demands for the Chancellor to address the driver shortage has resulted in an invitation to a meeting with Treasury officials on Friday 20 February.

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16 Feb 2015 Transport

Limmel Lock PPP reaches financial close, the Netherlands

The 35 million Limmel Lock public-private partnership (PPP) project near Maastricht in the Netherlands has reached financial close. Mott MacDonald was lenders technical advisor to the Keersluis Limmel Company on the project.

13 Feb 2015 Transport

David Cameron has been a disaster for the rail industry

The Shadow Rail Minister says the Government threatened the future of train manufacturing in Derby and explains how Labour will put passengers and jobs first

12 Feb 2015 Transport

The Office of Rail Regulation spoke up for passengers - it's time ministers did the same

This week has seen the publication of the Office of Rail Regulation's (ORR) report into the failings which led to the Christmas rail chaos. They have rightly criticised Network Rail and called for the industry to put passengers at the heart of its planning. But there are lessons that Ministers can learn too.

12 Feb 2015 Transport

Cutting Red Tape or Crossing a Red Line?

Shadow Transport Minister Gordon Marsden explains that the Government's drive to reduce red tape must not erode maritime safety for the UK shipping sector

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12 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA leads on Channel crossing improvements

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has been requested by Kent County Council to chair a study group to investigate solutions and to address the problems relating to the countys Channel crossing and the disruption caused by Operation Stack.

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12 Feb 2015 Transport

IAM shocked by the worst speeders in England and Wales including 146mph on motorway, 128mph in a 30

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has lifted the lid on the worst examples of excessive speeding caught on safety cameras across England and Wales in 2014.

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10 Feb 2015 Transport

MP and road safety charity express anger over motorway service charges

Tired drivers should not have to pay to take a vital and life-saving rest at motorway service stations, an MP and a road safety charity have said.

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05 Feb 2015 Transport

Airbus announces further investment in innovation and skills

39m for research projects, with further investment in developing future workforce

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05 Feb 2015 Transport

The charity blames many years of Government cutbacks for the increase in road accident figures

Road safety experts the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have expressed disappointment at the rise in numbers of killed and seriously injured on UK roads, as revealed this morning by the Department of Transport.

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04 Feb 2015 Transport

Labour's bus policy criticised

Chris Nice from the Confederation of Passenger Transport responds to Labour's bus policy recently announced by Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher

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04 Feb 2015 Transport

Twentysomethings still believe in drink-drive myths as statistics show they remain high-risk

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has warned that the drink-drive message is failing to get through to twentysomething drivers who remain the most likely to be caught drink-driving and be involved in accidents involving death and serious injury.

Britain’s business leaders call for 'quick decision on airports expansion'

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Britain’s business leaders call for 'quick decision on airports expansion'

Sixty bosses from top UK companies are calling on political parties to offer manifesto commitments promising "a quick decision on airports expansion".

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Julian Howes as UK head of transport modelling

Mott MacDonald has appointed Julian Howes as head of its UK transport modelling business. Julian will co-ordinate and manage the modelling strategies and services as part of the consultancys integrated transport team and will strengthen the implementation of best practice in the use of transport modelling tools throughout the business.

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Increasing aviation capacity is the only way to defend and grow UK’s competitive position, says KPMG

As the Airports Commission consultation closes on 'Increasing the UK's long-term aviation capacity', seeking views on the three shortlisted options for a new runway in the south east of England, KPMGs Global Head of Aviation, James Stamp, highlights that UK needs to take action to defend and grow its competitive position. He said:

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