November 17, 20240 Comments

‘London-style’ buses to be delivered nationwide with £1bn boost

Almost £1bn in funding will go to delivering London-style buses nationwide as part of a massive Budget boost, the government has promised. The Department for Transport (DfT) has given more details on its plans for 2025 after announcing the funding last month. It has promised to deliver what it calls “London-style” services to every corner of the country, and said funding would be allocated based on levels of deprivation and

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Hull’s Siemens Gamesa to make turbine blades as part of £1bn deal

A Hull factory will supply wind turbine blades for Scottish Power in a contract worth more than £1bn. Siemens Gamesa will manufacture the blades for 64 turbines, which will be installed at the East Anglia TWO windfarm off the Suffolk coast. Darren Davidson, UK head of Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa, said the deal would allow the firm to plan for the long term in Hull and was a “real

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