The PCS are trying to prevent the Highways Agency being turned into a government owned company which could eventually lead to tolls being introduced onto Britain’s roads.
The coalition government want to pass control of the valued £111 billion, strategic road network of England to a ‘strategic highways company’ which would be out of direct oversight of parliament.
With said value, foreign sovereign wealth funds could potentially be attracted to the road network, just like the nation’s water companies.
There would be a high impact on smaller roads environmentally and...
The Prime Minister David Cameron has led tributes to his predecessor, Baroness Thatcher who has died aged 87 from a stroke.
Describing it as "a truly sad day for our country", Mr Cameron said "we have lost a great prime minister, a great leader, a great Briton".
Baroness Thatcher's spokesperson Lord Bell announced her death, saying "It is with great sadness that Mark and Carol Thatcher announced that their mother Baroness Thatcher died peacefully following a stroke this morning."
Margaret Thatcher was Conservative prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
Europe's leaders are poised this morning to cut the European Union's budget for the first time in its 56-year history following a major victory for David Cameron.
A broad framework was reported to have been agreed, but hard bargaining is still expected at the Brussels summit. The discussion have been all the more precarious because any one of the 27 member states can veto a budget deal.
Cameron, who had demanded a freeze in real terms in the near-€1tn budget, was planning to claim victory after the European council president proposed a €34.4bn cut over the next seven years...
Join Ballet Theatre UK on a magical journey to the dark and twisting streets of old Dickensian London.
Meet Ebenezer Scrooge, a penny clutching old miser, his heart so cold and steely it cannot be softened by any amount of festive cheer.
One magical night Scrooge is visited by mystical ghosts, who show him there is more to life than work and money and slowly he begins to recognise the true meaning of Christmas.
With a cavalcade of colourful characters, including Mr Bob Cratchit, Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim and the...
Police dog Eddie and his handler, Police Constable Colin Harper located a vulnerable, elderly missing man this morning in the Wadebridge area. The man aged 90 years had been reported missing by his wife at 6.50pm yesterday evening after he failed to return from a walk. He was last seen at 2.00pm when he set off on his walk on the Camel trail. Following a search he was located at around 10.50am this morning lying in a field. He was taken to hospital by ambulance for a check but was not injured. The search was hampered by poor weather conditions which prevented the use of both the...
From 9-10 October, you can see, taste and buy mouthwatering produce at the RHS London Harvest Festival Show, a foodie feast celebrating the taste of autumn. Some of the best growers in the UK will exhibit their bounty in the Fruit & Vegetable Competition – and new exhibitors are very welcome. Visitors can expect expert advice on apple identification, as well as apple tasting sessions and the chance to join in the Foraging Forum, gaining advice from seasoned foragers on gathering food in the wild.
This is not an Allotment! by Pennard Plants is an innovative feature...
