• George Osborne hints where the money for the Northern Line Extension will come from

  By akadri at 17:29 on 28/11/11

  

  Speaking to Sky News from Battersea, George Osborne has been informing us how the government plans to invest £30 billion into transport and roads. Some of the funding will come from government savings, more about which will be revealed tomorrow when the Chancellor makes his Autumn Statement.  A lot of the funding will apparently come from the private sector from pension funds. In the case of the Northern Line Extension,...

• Report suggests two new tube stations in Nine Elms will bring in billions of pounds in tax

  By akadri at 15:57 on 28/11/11

  

  Preliminary findings from a report indicate that a two station tube extension could maximise development in Vauxhall Nine Elms, adding an extra 17,000 jobs and 7,500 homes to the area-wide regeneration programme.   The new jobs and homes could generate approximately £4.5 billion in tax receipts for Her Majesty's Treasury at today's prices.   If, as expected, more overseas investors take a stake in the regeneration...

• Albert Bridge to reopen next week - date announced

  By akadri at 15:05 on 23/11/11

  

  Albert Bridge will reopen at the beginning of December after repairs that have lasted nearly two years. It will reopen to traffic on Friday December 2nd following major strengthening and refurbishment work. Wandsworth's transport spokesman Councillor Russell King said: "The closure has had an undeniable effect on businesses in the area, many of which have suffered a loss of trade. They will be mightily relieved that the...

• Plans for a direct train line from Clapham Junction to Heathrow? Yes Please!

  By ohmsy at 16:54 on 29/10/11

  

  Plans for a new direct rail service from Clapham Junction to Heathrow have been unveiled by Wandsworth Council.   The proposal - which is based on BAA's Airtrack scheme - would provide four trains an hour from Waterloo to Terminal 5 with a stop in the borough at Clapham Junction. A map of the proposed service is available on the council's website here. The plans avoid routeing extra trains through level crossings in...

• More noise expected in Battersea after plans for changes to planes' flight path

  By akadri at 16:35 on 29/10/11

  

  It could be about to get noisier in Battersea... airport operator BAA is delivering information leaflets here explaining their plans for a four month flight pattern trial at Heathrow.  The changes would see aircraft land over Wandsworth during the quiet part of the day when residents normally get relief from aircraft noise. The council has arranged a public meeting where residents and councillors can question BAA and H...

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