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POWYS County Council have joined up with fellow authorities and businesses in calling for a unified plan for cross-border road and rail investment which is deemed “critical”. The group has urged the Union Connectivity Review panel to look at the issues that have led to a delay in multiple projects moving ahead in Mid Wales and the Borders. Projects affecting Mid Wales include: • The A5, A458 and the A483 corridor (which includes the recently announced Pant Llanymynech bypass) providing a key economic corridor across the border, essential to Oswestry, Shrewsbury and neighbouring ...

THE Government has made strengthening the union a key pledge in the Queen’s speech. The Prime Minister will set out how he intends to bolster the economic ties between Scotland and the rest of the UK, and bring the four nations together, in his speech later today following the Queen's speech during the State Opening of Parliament.  It comes just days after Nicola Sturgeon’s party won 64 seats at Holyrood, and the Scottish Greens’ success with eight seats put pro-independence candidates in the majority. Along with plans to boost jobs, Mr Johnson will say that businesses in Scot...

A55 improvements were avoided for 'far too long' by UK and Welsh governments Grant Shapps made the remarks during a visit to Rhyl earlier this week 05:00, 29 APR 2021 Sign up to FREE email alerts from NorthWalesLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice UK Transport Minister Grant Shapps has admitted "administrations in Cardiff and possibly London" turned their back on improving the A...

Irish Sea link ‘unworkable in isolation’ An Irish Sea link connecting Northern Ireland with Great Britain “is unworkable in isolation”, according to transport thinktank Greengauge21. In response to Sir Peter Hendy’s interim report on Union connectivity – which recommends a full feasibility study of a fixed Irish Sea link – Greengauge21 has called for a raft of transport upgrades either side of the Irish Sea in order to facilitate a bridge or tunnel. Among its suggestions, Greengauge21 has called for a new electrified railway between Stranraer and Carlisle as well as “fast rail...

It’s time to reform the tax on air passengers Simon Calder © Provided by The Independent Ten million pounds: in normal times, that is how much the government expects to collect each day from the chancellor’s favourite tax. Almost every adult passenger boarding a plane at a British airport pays air passenger duty (APD), which can cost anything from £13 for an economy trip within the UK or into Europe to £180 for a long-haul flight in a posher seat. From the Treasury’s perspective, APD is as close to perfect as any tax can get. Because it is built into the ticket price...