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New high speed rail proposals unveiled
Government plans to cut journey times between London and the north of England
By Pete Hayman
Transport secretary Andrew Adonis has revealed plans for a 335-mile (539km) high speed rail network linking London with the north of England. Trains are set to travel at up
to 250mph (402kmph) along the initial core rail network, which will cost around £30bn and aims to reduce travel times between London and the West Midlands to 30 minutes. Journey times from the
capital to Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield will also be reduced to 75 minutes under the proposals, which includes connections to existing tracks providing services to Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle. A consultation on recommen-
dations for the High Speed Two route between London and
Trains will travel at up to 250mph (402kmph) under the proposals
Birmingham is set to start in the autumn, which includes plans to rebuild London Euston. A new Birmingham city
Centre station will be built at Fazeley/Curzon Street under the plans, while connections to Heathrow Airport in London, and Birmingham Airport and the NEC are also planned.
Adonis said: "The time has
come for Britain to plan seriously for high speed rail between our major cities. The high speed line from London to the Channel Tunnel has been a clear success, and many European and Asian countries have extensive and successful high speed networks."
Play England urges increase in staffed provision
By Tom Walker
Play England has called for an increase in the number of staffed playgrounds to help beat child obesity and tackle anti-social behaviour. The association says that a
report by independent think tank Demos supports the view that skilled staff – whether paid or voluntary – play a crucial role in successfully engaging children and young people most at risk of a sedentary lifestyle and the resulting obesity, as well as those prone to anti-social behaviour. The Demos report, called
People Make Play: the impact of staffed play provision on children, families and communi-
ties, claims that staffed playgrounds, often run by the voluntary sector, are an
adults have, not in the actual play of children but in the provision of the physical and social space that it needs. "This sedentary behaviour is a
A Demos report has revealed the benefits of staffed play
increasingly vital element in the multi-agency approach to improving outcomes for children, families and communi- ties and are also thought to be more cost-effective than established statutory services. Adrian Voce, director of Play
England says: "This timely report illustrates the vital role
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major cause of obesity and other problems. Parents are widely encouraged to allow children more freedom to play out, but in some areas, if this is unsupervised they are at risk of bullying, crime or road traffic accidents on the one hand; anti-social behaviour and offending on the other." The report suggests that such
schemes have a high level of success in engaging the
'hardest-to-reach' youngsters and most vulnerable children – those growing up in deprived communities – giving them the chance to learn important skills such as mutual respect, sharing and power over their own lives.
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