• Amersham HS2 latest: Councils launch HS2 challenge

  By Amersham_News at 18:31 on 10/02/12

  

  Members of 51m, the alliance of local authorities opposed to HS2, have served a formal letter on the Secretary of State for Transport asking her to rescind her decision to proceed with HS2 and giving notice that they may otherwise challenge the decision by way of judicial review. The Transport Secretary announced her support for the HS2 project on January 10. Councillor Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire County Council, speaking...

• Pothole repairs in Amersham today

  By Amersham_News at 09:08 on 19/01/12

  

  Buckinghamshire County Council's Transport & Roads team are due to carry out pothole repairs in Pineapple Road, Orchard End Avenue and Lincoln Park, Amersham today. You can keep track of progress here http://www.transportforbucks.net/Roadworks-Centre/Where-are-we-today.aspx

• Credible alternatives to spending £32 billion on HS2 revealed as Chiltern Mainline service launches to cut London to Birmingham travel to 90min

  By BMeiring at 20:28 on 06/09/11

  

  The new Chiltern Mainline service made its debut journey from Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street yesterday 5th September 2011. The new trainline is cutting the journey time from Birmingham to London to just 90 minutes making it comparable with West Coast Mainline services from Euston to Birmingham, providing one of the credible alternatives to the proposed £32 billion High Speed 2 rail.  The 51m group opposing HS 2 has...

• HS2 exhibition is coming to Amersham

  By JulieGK at 12:42 on 06/05/11

  

  The Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd is holding a consultation roadshow event on High Speed 2 (HS2) in Amersham from May 18-19. The exhibition will take place from 8am to 8pm at Amersham & Chiltern Rugby Football Club, Ash Grove, Weedon Lane, Amersham, HP6 5QU. The aim of the roadshow is to give local people the opportunity to find out more about the project and discuss specific concerns with experts from HS2...

• Bucks and Chiltern District Council join 11 other councils to oppose High Speed 2

  By BMeiring at 22:56 on 01/03/11

  

  Buckinghamshire County Council and Chiltern District Council have joined eleven other councils to actively oppose the HS2 scheme. In the run up to the public consultation which has recently been announced, each council has signed up to the following position statement: "The authorities along the route have come together to oppose the proposals for High Speed Rail as they are currently proposed. We do not believe that the business...

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