Press Releases

Weekend overnight closures for £7m M6 widening work

Drivers using the M6 and M55 around Preston in Lancashire are being advised that some full carriageway closures will be taking place over the next few days as part of the £7m pinch point widening improvements.

Northbound A1 between Peterborough and Grantham closed for emergency resurfacing following diesel spill

Drivers in the East Midlands and East of England are being advised to avoid a section of the northbound A1 between Peterborough and Grantham today (Saturday 31 May) following a diesel fuel spill which has damaged a section of the carriageway just north of Stamford in Lincolnshire.

Put your question about the A14 improvements to the Highways Agency: web chat, 4 June

With just over two weeks to go before the consultation into the £1.5 billion plans for the A14 in Cambridgeshire closes, the Highways Agency is urging people to get involved and voice their views.

Smoother journey for drivers on the A168 in North Yorkshire

Drivers in Thirsk will benefit from safer, smoother journeys as the Highways Agency resurfaces the A618 between Warren Farm and Topcliffe.

BIS publishes strengthened intervention process to drive up standards in further education

Details of the process to tackle underperformance in further education have been published today (30 May 2014).

Transparency at the heart of answer to late payment

The Business Secretary is proposing new measures for greater transparency of company payment practices to help smaller firms get paid on time.

PM phone call with Petro Poroshenko

David Cameron called Petro Poroshenko to congratulate him on his victory in the Ukrainian Presidential elections.

Multi-million pound deal to build new affordable homes

Thirteen housing associations will receive a share of £208 million in loans to deliver 4,800 new affordable homes.

Tell Us Once: Bereavement support expanded and red tape cut

Support to families facing bereavement will be expanded as a new service joins Tell Us Once.

Weekend overnight closures for £7million M6 widening work

Drivers using the M6 and M55 around Preston in Lancashire are being advised that some full carriageway closures will be taking place over the next few days as part of the £7million pinch point widening improvements.

North Wales boost as prison contract is awarded to Lend Lease

Multi-million pound boost for north Wales as Prisons Minister Jeremy Wright announces that Lend Lease will build a new prison in Wrexham.

Doncaster Council's support for its schools is ineffective

Ofsted finds that the local authority's systems for collecting and analysing school data are not fit for purpose.