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An aerial view of the groundworks construction of the HS2 high speed rail network progresses around the A38 dual-carriageway near Streethay on January 27, 2023 in Lichfield (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Breaking Gravy train: £280 million spent on HS2 consultants in years

According to a leaked photograph, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Labour mayors join forces to urge Sunak not to scrap HS2 Northern link

The Prime Minister is reportedly "alarmed" by the ballooning costs of the HS2 [project amid rumours that his government may be about to announce that the Northern leg of the line will be scrapped. (Credit: Hollie Adams/PA Wire)

Rishi Sunak 'alarmed' by costs of HS2 project amid Cabinet split

According to a leaked photograp, the government is said to be possibly planning on scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 phase in order to cut down on costs. (Credit: PA)

Rishi Sunak refuses to guarantee HS2 will link Manchester and London

Rugby Station... the ticket office team do a terrific job to keep services accessible for those who now fear its closure would stop them travelling by rail.

Fight to keep rail travel available to all

Solar panels. Stock image.

Warwick district councillors want policy to stop ‘swamp of solar farms’

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Video: HS2 removes bridge over M42 14 hours ahead of schedule

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HS2 gives updates on next few months of works in and around Kenilworth

Michael Portillo visits HS2s Long Itchington Wood tunnel site for Great British Railway Journeys. Picture courtesy of HS2.

Long Itchington Wood HS2 tunnel to feature in TV documentary tonight

HS2's precast viaduct segment yard at Kingsbury in Warwickshire. Picture courtesy of HS2.

HS2’s giant viaduct segment factory starts production in Warwickshire

Flooding in New Street Cubbington. Photo by Helen Ayres

Houses in Cubbington 'were 30 minutes from being flooded' thunderstorm

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line

The Cubbington pear tree in full bloom in Spring 2011. Photo by Frances Wilmot.

Beloved ancient Cubbington pear tree felled by HS2 'lives on' through saplings

The Burton Green Tunnel Porous Portal. Picture courtesy of HS2.

New video shows how HS2 is building tunnel in South Warwickshire village

HS2's BBV team celebrate the breakthrough. Picture courtesy of HS2.

Major milestone for HS2 tunneling team's work near south Warwickshire village

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs

It's a long way from home but the double decker bus, seen here in the car park at the Shoulder of Mutton at Grandborough in November, could play a key role in the pub's future.

Wheels are turning on bus bid

The final design image of the HS2 bridge near Banbury.

More details on HS2 bridge to be built over canal in south Warwickshire

Balsall Common Viaduct Artists Impression, CGI. Image courtesy of HS2.

HS2 viaduct plans in Balsall Common 'have taken local feedback into account’

Musket ball impact marks on the outside wall of Coleshill gatehouse

HS2 archaeologists uncover scars of early Civil War battle in Warwickshire

A 12,600 tonne bridge was slid into place over the M42 in Warwickshire, in what engineers described as a 'world first'. Photo supplied

Stretch of M42 reopens after a new 12,600 tonne bridge is installed

A 12,600 tonne bridge has slid into place over the M42 in Warwickshire, in what engineers are describing as a 'world first'.

Video shows 'engineering world first' as 12,600 tonne bridge slides into place

The diversion route in place. Photo supplied

Parts of a major road to close over the Christmas and New Year period

HS2 Ltd's CEO Mark Thurston and Mark Harper MP, Secretary of State for Transport, take a walking tour of the first bored tunnel at Long Itchington.

Historic first journey is made through completed HS2 tunnel near Leamington

The view from Rugby's Western Relief Road of the quarry Cemex hopes to drain - and then fill with spoil from HS2. Photo: Google Street View.

Action on bid to fill Rugby quarry with HS2 spoil

The team from HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci redecorating Cubbington village hall.

HS2 contractors redecorate Cubbington village hall

The funding will be used to continue a 40-year tradition by building a series of floral planters and establishing native pollinator trees in local parks, enhancing local green spaces. Photo supplied

Southam in Bloom gets £10k funding boost to enhance public spaces around the tow...

The first tunnelling breakthrough on Europe’s largest infrastructure project has been completed under Long Itchington Wood.

Watch the moment when the first tunnelling breakthrough for HS2 was completed un...

The site where the Oakley Grove School will be built. Photo supplied

Calls made for a review into the escalating costs of a delayed new school near W...

Trees, such as this one over the A425 Southam Road at Ufton, will soon be cut back so HS2 can move its muge tunnel boring machine along the road so it can recommence drilling under Long Itchington Wood. Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

Concerns raised over HS2’s plans for ‘minor pruning’ in village near Leamington ...

Cubbington Parish Council's deputy chairman David Saul and chairman Ian Hodges at the new play area at the Recreation Ground in Broadway, Cubbington.

Photos: 'vision' for Cubbington park is nearly complete

A string of road safety features totalling around £125,000 are to be introduced in Southam with the money coming from HS2.

Here's how some of the HS2 money will be spent in and around Southam, Leamington...

Cathy Elliott, independent Chair of HS2's local area funds, with Councillor Brian Follett, marking the installation of an outdoor gym for Radford Semele following a £30,000 award from HS2’s Community and Environment Fund. Credit: HS2 Ltd

Ad Feature How HS2 is supporting communities and nature

A HGV driving past Mark Hancock's house in Long Itchington Road, Hunningham.

Hunningham man is handing out compensation claims leaflets to drivers outside hi...

Kenilworth theatre plans to upgrade its premises thanks to a £75,000 grant