NO SURPRISE ON A453 SETBACK
The A453 widening was almost ready to go when Labour came into office in 1997. One of the first things they did was to cancel the programme. Thirteen years later the Tories get into power and the same thing happens once again.
Yet it looks as if the stupid ‘white elephant’ tram extension is going ahead [...]
TRAM SUPPORTERS REMAIN UPBEAT AFTER GOVERNMENT MEETING
Despite the Government’s recent plans to cut billions of pounds from its budget, some local politicians are still upbeat that plans for the extension to Nottingham’s tram system will go ahead. It has been thought the project would be dumped as part of cost-cutting measures by the new collation Government, but further lines to Clifton [...]
GOVERNMENT COULD HALT PLANS
With the formation of a new government, it perhaps may bring to an end crazy plans for Clifton. The (not needed) tram may be derailed, if you pardon the pun. This new government has already said it has to save billions of pounds and I am sure this would be top of their list. A [...]
BIDS SUBMITTED FOR CLIFTON’S TRAM
Two bus companies bidding for the contact to take over the extension to Nottingham’s tram system have handed in their proposals. The city’s two biggest bus operators, Nottingham City Transport and Trent Barton, are competing against each other for the £400 million project to extend lines to Clifton via Silverdale and Chilwell.
Nottingham City Transport have [...]
TRAM DEBATE GONE QUIET
It seems the debate about the tram coming to Clifton has gone very quiet. I used to look forward to the drivel written by those who tried to find reasons to stop it.
I see the development plans for Nottingham train station has been given a multi-million pound go-ahead.
With the transport interchange to be part of [...]
TRAM TO THE AIRPORT?
In answer to G SnelI (Local News – October) I was not harping on. Have you ever tried to cross this road at any time of the day? It really is a nightmare. As for public transport, has anyone ever thought about putting the proposed new tram line all the way up to East Midlands [...]