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4 days ago
- Politics
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North Tyneside Council defends £100k feasibility study for tip
A council has defended its commitment to spend £100,000 on a feasibility study for a new recycling Tyneside Council's Labour administration pledged to consider a new household waste facility in Killingworth earlier this Conservative councillors branded the prospect "unpopular and unnecessary" during an exchange at a meeting of the full Bones, the opposition group leader, told the meeting there was already "a perfectly good facility" minutes away in Brunswick and the plans were too expensive. "If this was about delivering better services we'd be sitting down with Newcastle City Council and working out a sensible arrangement for shared access," Bones member for climate emergency Sandra Graham said several attempts had been made to negotiate shared access to the Newcastle City Council tip over the past five years, but requests had been rejected by the neighbouring North Tyneside Labour administration said the prospective tip would help reduce journeys from the north west of the borough to the only other recycling centre on Wallsend Road in North was told data gathered from the centre showed a need for a closer facility, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said the plans would increase recycling "for the public good"."In line with what residents have been asking for we have commissioned this feasibility to see if such a facility in the north west might be possible," she added. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Automotive
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Bracknell Town Council approves transport plan to run until 2037
A new plan for travelling in and around a town for the next 12 years has been Labour administration at Bracknell Forest Council has been working on its local transport plan that will run until will prioritise the development of alternatives to the car, with enhanced bus connectivity, segregated cycle lanes and step-free access for councillor for Easthampstead and Wildridings, Guy Gilbe said: "This plan is about practical improvements that touch everyday lives." The plan does not mention emissions-based parking charges, similar to those which are set to be introduced in also does not suggest the ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) implemented in London and clean air zones in cities in council said it would promote the use of ultra-low-emission and electric vehicles and deliver more than 1,200 EV charging points by the end of the Gilbe said: "This isn't just a response to existing travel patterns, it's an effort to align our transport vision with our efforts as a council to embrace the challenge of climate change and offer a more sustainable transport infrastructure."He also said the council was investing £5m in the road network over four plan was unanimously approved and received support from opposition councillor for Whitegrove Robert McLean said: "The key thing is we have to make sure people have the opportunity to choose alternatives."What we need to do is have a transport plan that encourages people to use other forms of transport, because it's better for the environment and its better for the borough, but also it's better for them." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
