New Southern Link Road Bridge route at Crewe station agreed

Proposals for a new bridge south of Crewe station aimed at easing congestion in Nantwich Road have been adopted by Cheshire East Council. Cabinet members approved a preferred route for the new Southern Link Road Bridge at Tuesday’s meeting, following consultation held over the summer. The new bridge would be …

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Brits abroad scramble to arrange to vote

LONDON — Brits dwelling overseas are scrambling to arrange proxy votes for December’s U.K. election to stay clear of ballots finding misplaced in the publish. A number of regional councils have prepared to voters dependent abroad urging them to discover someone in the U.K. to vote on their behalf in …

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Crispin Odey’s wife to chair the Jupiter fund he shorts

A top hedge fund manager known as one half of the City’s “Posh and Becks” has been appointed as chairman of a fund house her husband Crispin Odey has been betting against.  Nichola Pease – whose family helped found Barclays Bank, where her brother-in-law John Varley was formerly chief executive – will take over at …

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