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High Speed 2
11:45, 2 MAR 2023
Government 'absolutely committed' to HS2 from London to Manchester and east of England
North West
It was recently reported HS2 might not run to its planned central London terminus at Euston due to rising costs
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'Don't dither and deliver HS2 all the way' says Midlands Connect chief
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Sir John Peace makes plea head of regional transport body's annual conference in Birmingham today
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Former HMRC chief appointed as seventh HS2 chairman
High Speed 2
Sir Jonathan Thompson was also the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and will now lead the high-speed rail project as it continues to battle rising costs and negative headlines
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Why we need a high speed three rail network reaching Wales
High Speed 2
As HS2 is considered an England and Wales project Wales is losing out on a Barnett consequential of billions
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Cancelling HS2 to Euston would be 'height of folly', rail group says amid fears for Birmingham-Manchester leg
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Chancellor insist scheme will happen; one analyst says 'If you’re flying into Heathrow, you don’t want to go to Southend'
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HS2 launches latest jobs drive for next cohort to work on high-speed rail project
West Midlands
Forty roles are up for grabs in fields such as engineering and procurement on the huge infrastructure project
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Muse wins brief to lead £3.2bn Arden Cross scheme
West Midlands
Development contractor will work on project in Solihull which is set to deliver thousands of homes and six million sq ft of commercial space
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Green light for new £95m HS2 car park
West Midlands
Planners back multi-storey project in Solihull which will support the new Interchange station
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Bids lodged for West Midlands investment zones
West Midlands
Business and civic leaders estimate that more than 65,000 jobs could be created if central government backs region's plans
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HS2 launches search for manager of £50m investment fund
North West
HS2’s Innovation Investment Fund is due to launch in spring 2023
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Next Plc suggests Government stimulate economy by cutting projects like HS2 and relaxing migration rules
Retail & Consumer
‘Success through adversity will not depend on our ability to foresee the future…. It will depend on how well we adapt’
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Arden Cross unveils major medtech campus plans at HS2 site
West Midlands
Development team signs memorandum of understanding with University Hospitals Birmingham and University of Warwick to build healthcare facility in Solihull
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Mini Budget: West Midlands projects on radar of new investment zones
West Midlands
West Midlands Combined Authority is working to secure government backing for new economic zones
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HS2 viaducts: Residents react to Solihull plans as developers urged to work with residents
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People near Balsall Common fear building work - HS2 says it is working to minimise local impacts
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'We cannot continue to repeat the mistakes of the past': Manchester leaders call for urgent rethink on HS2 plans
North West
The petitions of Greater Manchester authorities will raise concerns about several aspects of the HS2 Bill
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HS2 and high speed rail 'essential' to levelling up the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ, mayors and business leaders tell Government
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'Economic resurgence cannot be achieved without engaging cities and regions outside London'
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Plans to cut HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail 'put levelling up at risk'
North West
'Upgrading lines will bring modest benefits, but not to the transformative extent needed to end regional imbalances'
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First HS2 tunnel bored under Warwickshire countryside
West Midlands
Boring machine 'Dorothy' creates one-mile tunnel under Long Itchington Wood - the first completed tunnel on the high-speed rail project
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Laing O'Rourke wins £370m HS2 Interchange station brief
West Midlands
Construction group has been appointed to build the new station next to the M42 - one of four to be developed for phase one of high-speed rail line
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Plans in for new HS2 station car parks
West Midlands
Urban Growth Company has unveiled designs for the first of two possible multi-storey car parks at the site next to the M42
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What's next for the new HS2 station in Manchester as report reveals £12bn cost?
North West
North West political and business leaders are set to lobby the government next week
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£1m to develop downgraded East Midlands HS2 plans
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Eastern leg of high speed track will only go as far as East Midlands Parkway station
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HS2 reveals Washwood Heath depot designs
West Midlands
Planned facility in Birmingham will be used for storage, cleaning and maintenance of the new high-speed trains
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HS2 labour supply contract win for Fortel
West Midlands
Company wins brief to hire around 500 roles to work on 60-mile stretch of new high-speed railway line
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