Environment
South West Water fined £7.87m over historic sewage pollution
The company pleaded guilty to 18 offences linked to spills in Devon and Cornwall between 2015 and 2021.
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The company pleaded guilty to 18 offences linked to spills in Devon and Cornwall between 2015 and 2021.
Drainage, earthworks and rock protection have been delivered ahead of winter on routes including the Settle–Carlisle line and West Coast Main Line.
City of York Council has appointed five firms to deliver minor civil engineering and infrastructure maintenance schemes across the York area.
A 5,330m² carriageway renewal on Corkscrew Lane has combined recycled materials, biochar and a plant-based binder.
All Roads Asphalt Solutions will provide additional highway maintenance resources after the framework’s top-ranked supplier declined the work.
The infrastructure services provider is targeting a 42% cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and fully electric company cars by FY30.
The North Wales Coast line will close for up to four weeks in January 2027 as engineers renew track, drainage, stations and level-crossing infrastructure.
Network Rail will begin work later this year on a new footbridge and lifts at the Shropshire station, with completion expected in autumn 2027.
The county council is calling for long-term highways funding and greater local control over how transport money is spent.
Affinity Water says the Chaul End reservoir adds 20 million litres of storage for supplies across Luton, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans.