With all the delays, spiralling costs and protests up and down the country, you might have thought HS2 was going nowhere fast. In fact, as these astonishing pictures reveal, the controversial project has been quietly tearing up swathes of the Buckinghamshire countryside – and is now set to tunnel under the Chilterns. This week two … Read more
With all the delays, spiralling costs and protests up and down the country, you might have thought HS2 was going nowhere fast. In fact, as these astonishing pictures reveal, the controversial project has been quietly tearing up swathes of the Buckinghamshire countryside – and is now set to tunnel under the Chilterns. This week two … Read more
Leading ecologists warn moving ancient woodland to make way for HS2 is a ‘fundamentally flawed’ idea based on no strong evidence HS2 bosses say they are trying to move ancient woodland soil to a nearby field Ecologist warns it could take ‘hundreds of years’ for nature to recover from move Experts at HS2 accept there’s … Read more
Veteran eco-warrior Swampy has been charged with aggravated trespass after being hauled by police from a 26 metre high tree house on the proposed route of the High Speed 2 rail line. He and seven other protesters had set up camp in The Beech tree in the 1.8 hectare Jones’ Hill Wood, between Wendover and Great … Read more
Call the copse! HS2 activists get caught in a stand-off with security officers at treehouse camp in woodland that inspired Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox Private security guards became involved in a stand-off with environmentalists Demonstrators have been fighting against the construction of HS2 Nearly half of the ancient Jones’ Hill Wood near Great Missenden, … Read more
Call the copse! HS2 activists get caught in a stand-off with security officers at treehouse camp in woodland that inspired Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox Private security guards became involved in a stand-off with environmentalists Demonstrators have been fighting against the construction of HS2 Nearly half of the ancient Jones’ Hill Wood near Great Missenden, … Read more
Each person working on the HS2 rail project costs the taxpayer almost £100,000 on average, it has emerged. And the chief executive of the troubled high-speed link leads the charge – taking home more than four times the Prime Minister last year with £659,416. The astonishing figures were revealed in HS2’s annual report, which also … Read more
Each person working on the HS2 rail project costs the taxpayer almost £100,000 on average, it has emerged. And the chief executive of the troubled high-speed link leads the charge – taking home more than four times the Prime Minister last year with £659,416. The astonishing figures were revealed in HS2’s annual report, which also … Read more
A couple will tomorrow say a heartbroken goodbye to the dream home they spent £250,000 renovating after losing a seven-year battle to stop it being bulldozed to make way for HS2. Childhood sweethearts Anne and Ron Ryall said their seven bedroom farmhouse – estimated to be worth at least £1million – will be destroyed to … Read more
HS2 is given highest ‘red’ risk warning as government experts warn delivering the major project on time and in-budget is ‘unachievable’ Red ratings are given when ‘successful delivery’ appears to be ‘unachievable’ Oakervee Review warned last year that final bill for HS2 could reach £106 billion PM Boris Johnson gave the green light for the … Read more