Campaign for Better Transport Roads Blog

Serious flaws in Heysham Link Road planning decision

admin — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:07:18 +0000

8 April 2013: Local campaigner David Gate is astonished that the green light was given to this road after the Examiner found so much to criticise about the plans.

Questions on a tree for the DfT

admin — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:47:03 +0000

4 March 2013: Campaigners have delivered a dramatic message to Transport Ministers, demanding they reveal their reasons for funding the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road.

Combe Haven road funding could still be stopped

admin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:23:20 +0000

8 February 2013: An emergency petition is launched as the DfT admits it hasn’t yet approved its share of funding for the Bexhill-Hastings Link Road.

Last day of London river crossings consultation

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 12:50:17 +0000

1 February 2013: Send Transport for London your objections to filling East London with unnecessary new traffic.

Temperature rises in the Combe Haven valley

admin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:25:18 +0000

29 January 2013: This week, road protest camp evictions continue, while six major environment groups visit the valley and the Hastings battle site issue goes to court.

Say no to more traffic in East London

admin — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:25:20 +0000

25 January 2013: A consultation on new river crossings ends on 1 February. We’re strongly against cramming more cars into an area already suffering from too much traffic.

Professors urge smarter transport planning

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:31:55 +0000

23 January 2013: Thirty-two transport professors have warned ministers that trying to build our way out of congestion is a dead end.

Evictions on the road to nowhere

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:44:32 +0000

16 January 2013: I was in Crowhurst today as the second of the protest camps in the Combe Haven valley was evicted.

Why I chose to join the fight against the link road

admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:04:59 +0000

14 January 2013: Tom Druitt from Brighton tells us why he is protesting to save the Combe Haven valley near Hastings from a damaging new road.

Private roads find few friends

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:33:27 +0000

7 January 2013: The lack of an update today shows that, outside Downing Street, plans to build new roads with private funds have very little support.