• St Albans MP secures debate on Network Rail

  By debbigg at 11:37 on 18/01/12

  

  St Albans MP, Anne Main has secured a debate on Network Rail next month, following her leading a proposal for a debate to the Backbench Business Committee. Anne Main has been consistently representing St Albans commuters and rail users in holding Network Rail to account, revealing recently that 63% of delays on First Capital Connect were as a direct result of Network Rail's failings. Hearing that she had secured the debate, Anne said:...

• Bus and sustainable transport improvements for St Albans

  By debbigg at 10:59 on 07/07/11

  

  Local residents will see improvements to bus services and other measures to encourage sustainable transport in St Albans over the coming year, as a result of the County Council winning new funding from the Department for Transport. The funding of £1.99m was a result of a bid by the council, entitled 'Big Herts, Big Ideas', which set out a range of measures designed to improve economic growth and reduce carbon emissions in...

• St. Albans MP Continues Battle For Disgruntled Commuters

  By StAlbansRobin at 15:51 on 29/01/11

  

  St. Albans MP Anne Main, who I saw myself arriving at Westminster Tube station on Thursday morning, has continued her fight to get to the bottom of problems faced by St. Albans commuters. Main took the concerns of local commuters to Phillip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Transport, earlier this week after, last week, asked the Prime Minister a question about reliability problems. Main said, following the meeting, "I am determined...

• M25 Set to Close Again Tonight

  By StAlbansRobin at 19:44 on 15/01/11

  

  The M25 will be closed for a second Saturday night in a row tonight, allowing for a gantry to be installed as party of work to widen the motorway. The anti-clockwise carriageway will be closed between junction 21a at Bricket Wood to Junction 19 Watford from midnight tonight until 6am on Sunday morning. Motorway traffic will be diverted via the A405 to the A41. The Highways Agency has warned that those who find it necessary to...

• Highways Agency Warns of M25 Closure Tonight

  By StAlbansRobin at 17:30 on 08/01/11

  

  The M25 will be closed overnight tomorrow between St Albans and Bricket Wood to allow for the installation of a gantry, as part of work to widen the motorway from three to four lanes between junctions 16-23. The closure will take place from 11pm tonight and is scheduled to run until 6am on Sunday. The anti-clockwise M25 will be closed overnight between junction 22 for St Albans/London Colney and junction 21a for Bricket...

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