This is a response to HS2 Phase 2a Design Refinement Consultation, prepared jointly by Staffordshire County Council and Stafford Borough Council. It should be read in conjunction with the Staffordshire local authorities’… Read more
Daily archives: 19/02/2017
ON THE proposed HS2 railhead, having made clear my objections to the Secretary of State for Transport and HS2 Ltd, and held a debate with the Government minister on the matter in the House of Commons, I have been working with residents, the local parish councils, and the Stone Railhead […]
Staffordshire MPs have called for better consultation over the controversial HS2 project. Stone MP Sir Bill Cash and Stafford’s Jeremy Lefroy both raised concerns over the £55 billion high speed railway during a debate in the House of Commons. They both supported fellow Tory Cheryl Gillan’s calls for an independent […]
Residents have hit out at plans to create a permanent maintenance depot for the building of the new HS2 railway line through Staffordshire. HS2 Ltd has revealed plans for the construction site for the £55 billion high-speed railway near Stone. The depot is initially needed for the construction of the […]
HS2 Limited has organised information events to allow people to find out more about the project and about what it may mean for them and their local communities. Mark Winnington, Staffordshire County Council Cabinet Member for Economic Growth, said: “From the outset we have championed the voice and the cause […]