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Ben's Blog
5th February 2010
Nuneaton link comes closer
Network Rail has at last committed the £50m needed to do the first tranche of work upgrading the Ipswich to Nuneaton railway line.
Not such boring stuff, either. With a relatively small amount of money, 2,000 lorry journeys will be moved to rail, doing much to clear the congested A14 and something to help the environment.
There is still more to do. Although some work is being done on the stretch between Ely and Peterborough to increase capacity, if this route is to remove all the freight that currently goes via London to the north-west then further investment is required.
Why is this important? Because the more freight trains we get off the tracks to London, the more passenger trains can run - and faster.
What's with the pigs? Well, the vital link by the Hadleigh Road that means trains don't need to reverse into Ipswich Station goes over the site of the old Harris Bacon factory - hence why this little strip of track is called the Harris bacon cord. Hat-tip: Paul Geater!
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7th April 2010
Who are the Forgotten People?
We are! The 5 million self employed who have lost work, but don't appear on any statistics; the people disturbed by anti-social behaviour; teachers, who can no longer do their jobs properly because unruly children make their lives impossible; health professionals who have their budgets slashed while the PCT 'invests' more than £500,000 of our money in a car park! Patients who see services disintegrating at Ipswich Hospital, meaning they have to travel long distances for treatment; victims of serious crime, who see criminals released early, only to commit yet more crime.
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25th March 2010
Ipswich Conservatives Secure More Funding for Potholes Repair
Conservative Transport Porfolio Holder on Ipswich Borough Council, Cllr Tanya de Hoedt has secured additional funding to deal with the large number of potholes in Ipswich roads following the recent bad winter. She has negotiated with Suffolk County Council, the Highways Authority and obtained a one-off payment of £50,000 to fund dedicated teams to tackle the pothole problem as quickly as possible. This money is in addition to the extra £180,000 being provided by Conservatives at the County Council to help deal with repairs needed following the bad weather.
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