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Glimmer of hope for anti HS2 campaigners

ANTI-HS2 campaigners are hopeful extra pressure being placed on the Government will offer a ‘glimmer of hope’ in their fight to see the £33bn rail link plans quashed.Read

Rail link giants join up with Twitter to listen to grievances

THE social media tool Twitter has helped spark a number of news stories in its short tenure from Wayne Rooney’s hair transplant to the break-up of Demi Moore's marriage – and now it has hit HS2.Read

HS2 chief keeps her job

THE same chief executive who led HS2 Ltd through the planning and preparation stage has been chosen to lead the implementation of the high-speed project.Read

HS2 numbers don't add up

THE HS2 business case was thrown into turmoil this week, giving campaigners further scope to challenge the project in court on grounds they have been misled.Read

Fury over downgrade of HS2 business case

CAMPAIGNERS against HS2 have been shouting 'I told you so' after the economic case for the high-speed line was weakened further this week.Read

Blogger Keri joins row over HS2's 'rising budget'

A ROW has erupted over the cost of building the High Speed Two (HS2) line.Read

Fighting HS2 as easy as 1, 2, 3

NOT one, not two, but three legal challenges have been launched this week against the government's decision to press ahead with HS2.Read

HS2 route to Heathrow 'to be announced in autumn'

THE second phase of the government's High Speed Two (HS2) project, which includes the proposed link to Heathrow Airport, will be published this autumn.Read

HS2 boss will get £200k salary

Whoever takes on the job of HS2 Ltd chief executive will receive a salary of £200,000, according to reports.Read

Tunnel options tabled at feisty HS2 forum

EXTENDING the proposed High Speed Two (HS2) tunnel under Ickenham "could be looked at", according to officials from the firm which will build the line.Read

How Ruislip could turn HS2 to its advantage

WHAT if it goes ahead? That's the question Graham Bartram, a member of the Ruislip Residents' Association (RRA) committee on HS2 and a professional software engineer, is prepared to answer.Read

Transport cuts linked to HS2

THE £32billion cost of High Speed Two has been linked to redundancies and ticket office closures on Britain’s rail network.Read

Livingstone: "I'll take government to court over HS2."

KEN Livingstone said he would have a better chance of stopping HS2 than Boris Johnson, on a visit to Hillingdon today (Wednesday).Read

No to HS2: Big turnout on HS2 information day

There was a good turnout last week at the Ickenham and South Ruislip information days about HS2.Read

Mayoral candidates to be tackled by HS2 campaigners

LONDON mayoral candidates are to be targeted by anti-HS2 campaigners in a bid to make the high-speed route a key issue of the 2012 campaign trail.Read

Viability of HS2 questioned by investigator

The viability of running 'super high-speed' trains on the proposed HS2 line has been called into question by a professor who has been paid to investigate the issue.Read

HS2 campaign stays high profile to ‘wake up’ MPs and raise awareness

AS REACTION to the announcement of the HS2 route calms, campaigners are debating their next moves.Read

Call goes out to extend HS2 tunnel for noise protection

ICKENHAM Residents Association is calling on the government to extend the proposed HS2 tunnel beyond Ruislip.Read

Outdoor Activities principal dubs HS2 a 'disaster'

THE principal of Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre has spoken out for the first time since HS2 was approved and dubbed it a ‘disaster’.Read

Development partner for HS2 announced

HS2 Ltd has announced the appointment of CH2M Hill as its development partner for the next phase of engineering, design and environmental work on the route.Read