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New HS2 traffic worries

AS ICKENHAM was reeling last week at the news that hundreds of lorries will thunder through the village during HS2 construction, now Ruislip is waking up to the fact it could also be hard hit.Read

HS2 neighbours face seven year disruption

PEOPLE in the borough could be facing seven years of construction hell while HS2 is being built – with Ickenham particularly badly hit.Read

HS2 to be tunnelled under Northolt?

HS2 could be tunnelled under Northolt and Ealing in a bid to cut disruption.Read

HS2 fight to go on

THEY may have lost the battle but the HS2 campaigners are adamant that the war has not yet been won.Read

HS2 judicial review: 'We fight on' declare campaigners

CAMPAIGNERS fighting HS2 are angry and frustrated after winning just one of the arguments in the High Court.Read

HS2 judicial review decision next week

THE HS2 judicial review decision will be handed down at 10.30am on Friday, March 15.Read

HS2 noise mitigation must be 'better than best'

OFFICERS have vowed to aim for better than best when it comes to the mitigation of noise, sound and vibration caused by HS2.Read

Rare bird could halt HS2

HABITATS of an endangered bird could stop HS2 in its tracks north of Birmingham.Read

HS2 - limbo continues

IT WAS meant to finally give the people of the borough answers, but Monday’s HS2 announcement produced only more uncertainty and confusion.Read

HS2 is 'vital' growth engine says Chancellor while announcing second phase

GEORGE Osborne says that the HS2 project is a 'vital engine for growth' following the announcement of the route the second phase of the scheme will take.Read

Anti-HS2 alliance expected to grow after Y-Route announced

THE battle to prevent the HS2 rail line being built has again made national headlines.Read

Pivotal year for HS2 campaign

THE coming year will be a pivotal one for people on either side of the HS2 divide.Read

Festive break for HS2 campaign (but fight starts again in Jan)

THE coming year will be a pivotal one for people on either side of the HS2 divide.Read

HS2 Judicial review: Compensation plans are 'baffling'

Thousands of residents and property owners have been left baffled and in the dark over the Government's plans to compensate those affected by the planned £16 billion London-Birmingham high speed rail link, the High Court has heardRead

HS2 described as 'Alice in Wonderland'

CLAIMS made in the judicial review that HS2 was still 'just a policy' have led one Harefield campaigner to compare the experience of villagers to that of Alice in Wonderland.Read

HS2 Judicial Review: Golf club could be the 'crucial coffin nail' for project

A golf club's cry of injustice could well be the crucial nail in the coffin of the Government's £16 billion plans to forge a high speed rail link between London and Birmingham.Read

HS2 Judicial review: Consultation was 'unfair' says 51m

The anti-HS2 campaigning group 51m have dispute the government's argument that the HS2 document was simply a statement of policy.Read

No Strategic Environment Assessment needed for HS2 says government

The Secretary of State has argued that the decision document into HS2 is not a planning or programme document.Read

HS2 Judicial Review - updates as they happen

The Secretary of State has argued that the HS2 decision document is not a planning or 'programme' document.Read

HS2 Judicial Review: Government accused of 'shambolic' consultation

Day Three at the High Court drew to a close with Heathrow Hub Ltd outlining its case to the review.Read

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Why high speed rail is bad for our area

Mum and anti-high speed rail campaigner Kerri Brennan argues why the HS2 scheme should be scrapped. Read

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High Speed Rail is vital for economy

Professor David Begg outlines the benefits of high speed rail in his pro-HS2 blog. Read