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

Confusion over 'ancient woodland' in HS2 route

ANTI-HS2 campaigners have been left bemused after a letter from the transport secretary suggested 'preserving' ancient woodland in the path of the route by moving it to another site.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

Mass Bucks gathering at anti HS2 summits

ANTI-HS2 campaigners from across the county gathered on mass in Aylesbury on April 19 for the fourth in a series of HS2 summits.Read

HS2 campaigners call community forum 'box-ticking exercise'

ANGRY anti-HS2 campaigners from Amersham and Missenden have hit out at the first community forums calling them disorganised and ‘a box-ticking exercise’.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

Why people feel so strongly about HS2

Watch Brunel University student Luke Karmali's video to find out more the fight over high speed rail and why people feel so strongly about it. Read

HS2 spoil 'will not be dumped adjacent to M25'

HS2 chiefs have denied accusations they are planning to dump millions of tonnes of spoil removed by creating the £33bn rail link by the M25.Read

HS2 hits house sales near rail route

HOUSE buyers are giving Great Missenden a ‘wide berth’ after the decision to go ahead with HS2, an estate agent has said.Read

Seventy groups campaigning for judicial review of HS2

THE fight to force the government into a U-turn over the HS2 route has intensified after it was confirmed more than 70 groups along the route are campaigning for a judicial review.Read

TV Star Geoffrey Palmer unveils protest HS2 video

A TV star, community members and protesters all flocked to the opening of a pop-up campaign shop to fight HS2 on Monday.Read

Bucks Tories make their feelings clear about HS2

CONSERVATIVE members from across the region made their feelings about HS2 clear to the party chairman at a packed meeting last week.Read

Cheryl Gillan: 'I have to accept HS2 decision'

UNDER fire MP Cheryl Gillan says she 'has to accept' HS2 now the Government has decided to press ahead with plans.Read

£1,000 to be paid for HS2 survey access to farmers

Farmers whose land will be affected by the HS2 rail line from London will be offered an initial £1,000 for contractors to access their land in the early stages of developing the route.Read

Tett on the offensive with rallying call to residents

In an open letter to our readers, Buckinghamshire County Council leader Martin Tett, urges residents to fight on against HS2.Read

MP Cheryl Gillan says HS2 made good progress 'despite disappointment'

Amersham and Chesham MP Cheryl Gillan says she has worked hard in opposing HS2, but also in the event of it going ahead, ensuring that as little impact damage as possible occurred.Read

Council unanimously 'deplores' HS2 decision

It's unanimous, Chiltern Council condemns and deplores the Government's decision to proceed with HS2.Read

Transport Secretary Greening's exclusive statement for Advertiser readers

This week, Justine Greening has exclusively told the Advertiser about how she recognises the 'enormous benefit' to the country will be of no comfort to those whose communities will be hit by HS2.Read

'Huge and unacceptable damage to Chilterns from HS2'

The Chilterns Conservation Board today condemned the Government’s decision to build a high speed rail line which will plough through the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Read