Department for Transport news

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is likely to miss the targets it has set itself for boosting walking and cycling. The finding comes from ... More

Eleven local authority areas in England are sharing £12.7m as part of a multi-year funding programme to deliver social prescriptions for walking and cycling. The ... More

John Glen, Britain’s minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), has said the country’s rising tourism ... More

Controversial plans for a road tunnel near Stonehenge have been finalised, with campaigners opposing the development claiming it would cause "irreparable damage" to the surrounding ... More

The British government has launched a £1m (US$1.4m, €1.3m) competition open to rail and heritage rail operators in an attempt to encourage more tourists to ... More

Cycling in the UK is more popular than ever, with a 14 per cent increase in bike sales over the last five years causing the ... More

The UK’s bid to become a space tourism hotspot has taken a ‘giant leap’ forward, after the government unveiled eight coastal sites under consideration to ... More

The government and the Mayor of London have launched a new initiative designed to promote physical activity across the UK, with the aim of ensuring ... More

British Cycling has appointed its first infrastructure expert to act as a consultant on how to design cycle friendly cities. Adrian Lord, a transport consultant ... More

The Department of Health is investing an extra £5m in getting children and families to exercise and play more sports. Most of the funding will ... More

Leicester City Council has bid for £6.6m of government cash to create new traffic-free cycle tracks alongside main roads into the city centre. If successful, ... More

Image: How the new-look tourism signs could look Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced details of a pilot initiative to overhaul county boundary signs as ... More

Cruise liners could be able start and stop in Liverpool from late May after the local authority approved a plan that will push forward the ... More

English Heritage has unveiled designs for the proposed new £25m visitor centre at Stonehenge after submitting a planning application for the scheme to Wiltshire Council. ... More

A new £2.25m scheme has been launched by the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) in a bid to encourage visitors and residents to cycle ... More

A new independent aviation regulator should be established to replace the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), according to local authorities opposed to the proposed expansion of ... More

Swansea railway station is set to benefit from a multi-million pound overhaul under new proposals unveiled by Network Rail, Arriva Trains Wales and the Welsh ... More

New designated cycle routes and a new cycle trail in the Peak District are set to be created as part of a £10m investment package ... More