In a report to BMBC’s cabinet, highways bosses say £5.1m will be spent repairing local roads, and £855,000 will be spent on repairing footpaths. The council is expected to receive a total of £1.2m over two years from the government’s cancellation of HS2, which will be spent on works on roads, railand buses. The report adds that roadworks will mostly take place over the school summer holidays, with staff working longer hours to minimise disruption. A further £1m will be spent on the borough’s... Read this story