Business leaders, union bosses and economists are urging the Government to press ahead with plans for a high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham.Read
Business leaders in the West Midlands have called on the Government to ease the pressure on the region caused by high travel costs facing business.Read
Opponents of a high speed rail line between London and Birmingham slammed the case for a new service as “fatally flawed” after it emerged that some inter-city trains on the West Coast Main Line are only half full – even at peak times.Read
Public transport chiefs have fired the first shot in the annual West Midlands debate about perks for pensioners, by suggesting that a special charge might have to be imposed on anyone who wants to continue enjoying free train and metro travel.Read
The architect of plans for a new high speed rail line has urged Birmingham and the West Midlands to demand the project goes ahead as he warned that Ministers were “losing their nerve”.Read
A final decision on whether to go ahead with the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is being delayed until the New Year.Read
A final decision on whether to go ahead with the controversial HS2 high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham is being delayed until the New Year, it was disclosed today.Read
Birmingham Airport is at loggerheads with the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) over its outspoken support for expansion of aviation services in London.Read
A high speed train service between Birmingham and London is far from a done deal and could be thrown off course by further deterioration in western economies, the chairman of Network Rail has warned.Read
Midland Tory MPs demanded the Treasury think again over plans to increase fuel duty by 8p next year, as the Government faced a fresh House of Commons revolt.Read
Ministers will attempt to head off a rebellion against controversial plans for a new high speed rail line between London and Birmingham at a crunch meeting with MPs next week.Read
Ministers will attempt to head off a rebellion against controversial plans for a new high speed rail line between London and Birmingham at a crunch meeting with MPs next week.Read
