Cuerden embankment, view north, 16 October 1995

Cuerden embankment, view north (see all photos of the same view)

This tall and wide embankment is now nearing its finished size, and at the bottom of the picture some sections of its final outer slope can be seen, made more obvious by the use of a different coloured grey material.

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Direction of view
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Red, white and blue

Kent County Council is run by eurosceptic nationalists. So why are they putting EU flags on their road signs?

The sunlit uplands

On Saturday 31 May something historic happened. The Heads of the Valleys Road was finally complete.

Grand openings

Our much-loved Opening Booklets section has two new publications for you to explore, and we’re making some overdue changes to make them easier to find and easier to read.

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