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Green Investment Bank will start lending next April

May 27th, 2011 by Simon Haddock

Nick Clegg laid down the coalition’s plans to become the greenest government during his speech at Climate Change Capital in London at the beginning of this week. (more…)

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There’s money for rail, green energy and apprenticeships!

March 24th, 2011 by Simon Haddock

George Osborne’s budget brought some welcome news for the rail industry. The Chancellor announced that the government could now afford to invest an additional £200 million in the UK’s regional railways.

The £85 million Ordsall Chord scheme, which links the two Manchester mainline stations of Piccadilly and Victoria, will now go ahead. This will reduce considerably the journey times between Leeds and Liverpool. (more…)

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