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Plans announced to improve the regions roads
A share of 170 million pounds is to be spent in our region on improving congestion hotspots on our roads.
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Future of region's prisons under debate
by Kate ProutThe future of some of our prisons is under debate with suggestions that the older ones be shut down and replaced by new super jails.
In a paper called 'Future Prisons' the idea has been put forward to build 12 privately funded 'hub prisons' in a bid to save millions of pounds over the next 25 years
Unemployment rises in East of England
The latest unemployment figures released today show that the number of people out of work in the East of England has gone up.
280,000 people are now currently unemployed in the region, that's a rise of one thousand.
The quarterly figures for February to April this year show we have an unemployment rate of 6.7 per cent in the East of England.
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Read the full storyNearly 90 million pounds to be spent on improving congestion hotspots
Nearly 90 million pounds is to be spent on improving congestion hotspots on our roads.
The money comes from a Government fund and will pay for nearly a dozen schemes to upgrade roads where there are regular hold ups.
Improvements to the army and navy flyover in Chelmsford welcomed
Nearly 90 million pounds is to be spent on improving congestion hotspots on our roads.
The army and navy flyover in Chelmsford will be improved thanks to the money which has been announced today.
It comes from a Government local pinch point fund. Our region's share will also go towards road upgrades in Bedford, Northampton, Lowestoft, Milton Keynes and Peterborough.
Nearly 90 million pounds is to be spent on improving congestion hotspots on our roads
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Plans announced to improve the regions roads
A share of 170 million pounds is to be spent in our region on improving congestion hotspots on our roads.
Read the full storyTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, said:
- The schemes we have announced today are designed to target key bottlenecks around the country, making life easier for the thousands of motorists and businesses who use the local road network every day.
- These schemes have the potential to help create more than 100,000 jobs and around 100,000 new homes.
- I look forward to seeing works underway as soon as possible.
£165m boost to tackle bottlenecks
Congested roads across England are to be tackled with £165m of funding, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced today.
Today's announcement is the second tranche of funding from the £170 million Local Pinch Point Fund, first announced in December 2012.
A total of 62 schemes have won Department funding totalling £165.2 million. Schemes believed to be included are the Bedford bypass, Houghton Regis bypass, Lowestoft bypass, improvements to the A176 in South Essex and making the Chelmsford Army and Navy Flyover two lanes.
Police force mergers on the cards?
As one of the region's first multi-police force investigation units marks its first anniversary, could we eventually see an end to county constabularies?
Since the Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit started work, it's put criminals behind bars for combined sentences totalling 800 years. But will it lead to greater inter-force co-operation?
ITV Anglia correspondent Matthew Hudson has been investigating
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