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Highways England has reached a major milestone in a £5.2 million programme of environmental improvements across the North West - by restoring actual historic milestones.
Exports Minister outlines Bounce-Back plans for Northern Ireland's tech sector in a series of measures as part of the economic recovery from coronavirus.
Brand new net-zero carbon smart buildings have been officially opened at Nesscliff Training Camp.
The second Geography in Government awards took place on 11 November 2020.
Highways England is driving a new initiative which will have wide-reaching benefits for the environment and biodiversity – and the answer lies in the soil.
A cutting edge bio-technology system is being tested by Highways England to improve water quality around a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Devon.
Cattle in Lincolnshire are wearing new smart collars to help improve precious sand dune habitats.
Funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to help them modernise, go digital and create new jobs.
The £355m upgrade will improve port access, reduce congestion and enhance safety as well as connections between the city centre and tourist and recreational facilities.
National Highways’ innovative £43 million project to tackle congestion at one of the busiest motorway junctions in the North West is now fully up and running – with a VIP welcome.
National Highways’ support for a national litter-picking campaign gained momentum as piles of rubbish were removed from the M56 in Cheshire.
Highways England pulled off quite a coup to help an animal rescue charity when faced with a pile of tyres dumped by the side of the A45 by fly-tippers.
An environmental initiative that aims to increase biodiversity and attract wildlife near to one of Newcastle’s major roads created a hive of activity at one of the city’s schools.
A £51.6 million upgrade of the A19 near Sunderland is the latest National Highways improvement to open to traffic in the North East.
Natural England has appointed new chairs for two of its committees.
Hazel Blears has been appointed as the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s Social Value Specialist.
National Highways is starting work on a series of enhancements on more than 60 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorway across the country by upgrading the central reservation safety barriers.
After more than a million hours of work – around 60 per cent of that time coming from a local workforce – a £130 million junction improvement in the North East is complete.
The new base near Newport will help keep road users safe in the grip of winter
An innovative snake-like robot has been developed to cut up items in contaminated or difficult-to-access areas of nuclear facilities.
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