Infrastructure - Green

The leader of Bradford Council has asked transport secretary Grant Shapps to intervene urgently in what she says are ‘unauthorised actions’ by Highways England at a historic tunnel.

Energy secretary Andrea Leadsom has granted a development consent order for the modification of coal-fired generating units to gas-powered ones at Drax Power Station, Selby.

Campaigners are proposing five alternatives to the Oxford-Cambridge Arc, which they claim are less damaging and more sustainable.

The government has been urged to make sure there is strong policy support for new onshore wind and large-scale solar power projects, particularly where there is local support and project cost-savings for consumers.