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Osborne to continue policy shift in favour of roads

Chancellor George Osborne is widely expected to continue a government policy shift in favour of roads when he publishes his latest Comprehensive Spending Review next week.

Osborne to continue policy shift in favour of roads

Chancellor George Osborne is widely expected to continue a government policy shift in favour of roads when he publishes his latest Comprehensive Spending Review next week.

Balfour Beatty in pole position for Hereford road maintenance

Balfour Beatty Living Places has unseated Amey from its position as road maintenance contractor in Herefordshire after the county council made it preferred bidder for a major new privately financed public realm contract.

Row breaks out over tall buildings after Westminster World Heritage status threatened

Unesco officials are soon expected to add Westminster to their “endangered list”, pushing the area close to being stripped of its World Heritage Status.

Jersey rockface secured ahead of main tourist season

Cliffs above a popular beach in Jersey have been stabilised ahead of the start of the main tourist season.

Environment Agency reveals firms on delayed framework

The Environment Agency has named the list of firms on its delayed 10 year, £2.5bn water and environment management (WEM) framework, NCE can reveal.

Severn Barrage backer sticks to plan despite MPs' criticism

The developer behind the latest Severn Barrage proposals has pledged to prove they are viable within two years despite criticism from MPs.

Many dead following Dhaka building collapse

Scores have been killed and hundreds injured following the collapse of an eight-story building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.

A-Plant buys temporary access company

16 May 2013

A-Plant today announced that it has acquired the entire share capital of temporary access specialist Eve Trakway.