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Centrica and Ceres say projects waiting up to a decade for connections could hold back growth as electricity demand rises.
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Centrica and Ceres say projects waiting up to a decade for connections could hold back growth as electricity demand rises.

Engineering work on overhead power lines will suspend rail services at Birmingham New Street from 24 to 28 December 2026.

Residents, businesses and community groups have until 28 October to help set priorities for the city’s future planning policies.

Industry bodies have issued a risk-based framework for selecting additional protection at temporary traffic management sites.

The rail group is assessing whether conventional software, data science or AI is the right tool before developing new applications.

The guide, produced with the East Midlands Combined County Authority, links attractions with rail, bus and tram connections.

Cameras on the A720 and A1 will record litter thrown from vehicles during a six-month pilot, with fines potentially introduced from April 2027.

The new identity will bring together Wales’s two trunk road agents and Traffic Wales, while retaining the existing public sector delivery model.

TfL is seeking views on a proposed Hendon-to-Hounslow service, but construction funding has yet to be secured.

Transport for London says the new facilities will be delivered across the capital over the next three years.

The proposed roadworks code sets out revised guidance on pedestrian access, cycle routes, closures and works near level crossings and tramways.

The five-lot framework is due to begin in April 2027 and could run until March 2035, although appointments will not guarantee contractors any work.