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Coleshill Cricket Club bowled over by £74k HS2 grant
14 Sep 2023- Funding through HS2’s Community & Environment Fund (CEF) has improved the pavilion’s facilities ensuring it can continue to cater for the next generation of cricketers.
- Over 250 projects along the route of the UK’s new high-speed rail line are benefitting from increased funding, reducing the impact of HS2's construction programme on local communities.
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Work begins in West Northants on HS2’s longest ‘green tunnel’
13 Sep 2023- The 2.7km Greatworth ‘green tunnel’ will be built on the surface before being covered by earth, trees and shrubs to fit in with the Northamptonshire countryside
- Download new photos of the first completed tunnel ‘arches’, images showing how it will look once complete
- Download or embed a broadcast quality animation showing what green tunnels are, and how they are built. Download or embed time-lapse footage of construction.
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HS2 secures coveted award in global Procurement Excellence Programme
08 Sep 2023HS2 Ltd has received a Platinum advanced award from The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) as part of its Procurement Excellence Programme, one of only 17 organisations globally to achieve the accreditation at this level.
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HS2’s construction team at Euston tops out new structure for London Underground
07 Sep 2023- First above ground structure completed as part of the HS2 project at Euston
- The new Traction Substation will support the running of the Northern line
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HS2 welcomes planning approval for Balsall Common Viaduct
07 Sep 2023- Solihull Council approves HS2’s designs for the 425m-long viaduct
- Designs focus on environmental sustainability, landscape integration, visual connectivity and public access
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HS2 trains first to be recognised for reduced carbon impacts
04 Sep 2023- New network’s trains to be 90% more carbon efficient than flying
- High speed train design, manufacture and operation first to achieve rigorous PAS 2080 global accreditation