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High Speed 2
10:24, 28 FEB 2020
'Direct link to Heathrow' and upgrades to M4 and M5 included in Western Gateway plans
Transport
Transport plans for a South West and Wales 'super region' have been set out in a new prospectus
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Leading business figure's frustration at Northern Rail's failing finale
Transport
End of the line: Axed franchise is not bid a fond farewell by managing director of Hull-based KCom
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Comment: HS2 review could see speeds cut to save cash
Engineering
The Department for Transport has decided to look at whether making the HS2 trains run more slowly will save the project from its spiralling costs
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Fears grow for North East economy as forecasts point to weak growth
CBI
Accountants EY say the North East will have the lowest growth in England, with divisions also within the region
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EY forecasts strong employment growth in north west - but major towns 'still missing out'
Ernst and Young
Bob Ward, EY managing partner in the north west, has called for more devolution across the north so regions can invest in their towns and communities
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How Siemens Mobility's £200m new º£½ÇÊÓÆµ train factory will look is revealed
Yorkshire & Humber
New images accompany detailed planning application for site that could become home to HS2 rolling stock building
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Post-Brexit £1.7bn boost spells vast opportunity for business
Finance
Greater Manchester based specialist lender Together has appointed Sean Williams as it bolsters its º£½ÇÊÓÆµ positionÂ
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Third Business Secretary visits works in British Steel's troubled insolvency stretch
Insolvency and Administration
Alok Sharma follows the footsteps of Greg Clark and Andrea Leadsom to the Scunthorpe headquarters
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HS2 will put Wales at a 'competitive disadvantage'
High Speed 2
Political parties and business groups are worried about the impact the decision to go ahead with HS2 will have on Wales
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HS2 announcement welcomed by Hitachi and wider North East
Transport
Company, which has plant in County Durham, is hoping to work with rivals Bombardier on a joint bid to build 54 trains
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Emerging East Yorkshire train manufacturer welcomes HS2 go-ahead
High Speed 2
Siemens Mobility is in the running for a contract to supply 54 trains to phase one
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HS2's steel boost underlined as huge rail project gets Government green light
High Speed 2
Prime Minister's announcement welcomed as a potential accelerant to the British Steel buy-out
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Rejection of Bristol Airport expansion plans 'real blow' to South West, says CBI
CBI
The business organisation has spoken out after the airport's plans were thrown out by councillors
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The Hut Group and Airport City exchange contract to build £1bn ‘landmark’ headquarters
Economic Development
Planning approval has already been granted and work to build the campus is due to begin later this year, with the view to open in 2022
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HS2 approved by Boris Johnson - full business reaction as PM backs Midlands links and High Speed North
High Speed 2
Prime Minister also vows 'integrated plan for rail in the North' in move welcomed by business
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HS2 to be given PM's approval but phase 2 will be reviewed
High Speed 2
Cabinet is expected to take steps to address spiralling costs of the project following review by its former chairman
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Major rail industry event which attracts firms from across the globe to return to Derby
East Midlands
Rolling Stock Networking event to be held in the city for second year running
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CBI call to 'put Yorkshire and Humber at heart of the Budget'
CBI
Series of critical infrastrucutre asks sent to Chancellor Sajid Javid
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Green light set for West Midlands Metro extension
West Midlands
Combined authority's board poised to approve new one-mile section of track to connect network with HS2 station
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Network Rail says 'no alternative' to second west coast line
Network Rail
Letter from head of Network Rail to Department for Transport says the public body had been warning since 2009 that capacity issues needed addressing on the West Coast Main Line
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Hargreaves Services set to create hundreds of jobs on HS2 infrastructure project
Employment
The firm has been selected as a supplier by one of the major consortia
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New Derbyshire innovation hub for Spanish high-speed train giant Talgo edges closer
East Midlands
It could eventually create almost 200 new jobs
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What the East Midlands should be doing to get more cash out of Boris Johnson
East Midlands
Derby inward investment chief believes the region should follow the example of the ‘two Andys’
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Business leaders urge Prime Minister to 'deliver HS2 all the way'
High Speed 2
Midlands and northern business leaders sign letter to Boris Johnson calling for the complete development of high-speed rail line
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