The north of England’s gas distributer, Northern Gas Networks (NGN), is investing £225,000 to upgrade the ageing metal gas distribution network in and around Yorkersgate, Malton.

The major project is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure in the area and will involve replacing 740m of existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes, to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

The project, which will begin on Monday 9 January and last approximately 11 weeks with an estimated completion date of 26 March, has been planned in conjunction with North Yorkshire County Council Highways to ensure all works are completed with as little disruption to customers as possible.

In order for engineers to complete the work safely and efficiently, some traffic management measures will be necessary.

A road closure will be introduced on Yorkersgate from Monday 9 January for approximately 10 weeks, however access will be maintained at all times for business deliveries and car parks.

To gain access, delivery drivers must enter via the traffic lights at the junction of Wheel Gate and Yorkersgate.

Road closures will also be placed on Railway Street from Monday 9 January for around 10 weeks and on Wells Lane from Monday 20 March for one week.

Three-way temporary traffic lights will be introduced at the junction of Castlegate and Old Maltongate from February 27 until March 19.

All bus stops at the start of the diversion will be suspended and replaced with temporary stands whilst the road closures are in place.

A customer meeting will take place on Monday 19^th December at The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX between 4.30pm and 6pm. NGN’s Customer Care team will be available to discuss the works in more detail and answer any questions customers may have.  

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and engineers will be working Monday to Friday between 8am and 4pm.

Robert Hope, Construction Services Area Manager Northern Gas Networks said: “We have been working closely with North Yorkshire County Council Highways to carefully plan these works in order to minimise disruption to customers.

“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused during these works, and thank our customers for their patience and support in getting these works completed as quickly as possible.”

For further information about the project please contact NGN’s Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766, option 7 or email customercare@northerngas.co.uk

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has revealed the names of the successful projects which will receive grants from its £50,000 Community Promises Fund, created to support local communities across Yorkshire and the North of England.

NGN distributes gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North East, Northern Cumbria and much of Yorkshire, covering cities and town including Leeds, Hull, Carlisle, Bradford, York, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Darlington and Newcastle.

(Left to right) Paul Jarvis and Kathleen Harrison, from DIAL (Leeds), a peer to peer, disability charity, Pip Goff from the Leeds Community Foundation, and Tom Bell, from Northern Gas Networks. NGN are awarding £50,000 worth of grants to support community projects across the North.

The Community Promises Fund supports projects and initiatives helping to alleviate hardship and other challenges associated with fuel poverty, educate around environmental energy efficiency ideas, raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and encourage the study of STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths) and related career opportunities.

After applying earlier this year, the projects chosen to receive grants of between £1,000 and £10,000 are: 2168 Yeadon Air Cadets, Bradford Community Broadcasting, DIAL (Leeds) Limited, Fusion Housing Kirklees Ltd, Highfield Food Co-op in Bradford, North Halifax Partnership, Syrian Community of Leeds, City of Hull & Humber Environment Forum, The Dominic Rodgers Trust in Huddersfield, Woodhouse Close Church Community Centre in Bishop Auckland and Yorkshire Energy Doctor CIC, based in Riccall.

Leeds Community Foundation (LCF), a charity dedicated to creating positive change in local communities, will distribute the grants.

The panel of NGN stakeholders who helped select the successful projects included Denise Massey from the Energy Innovation Centre, Simon Pringle of Project Rome, Nicola Jeavons of National Energy Action, MP for Huddersfield Barry Sheerman, and Tom Bell and Sarah Napier, respectively NGN’s Head of Social Strategy and Education & Employability Champion.

Speaking about the grants Tom said: “The diversity of applications has been fantastic to see and while we can’t award money to all applicants, I’m very much looking forward to working with the successful organisations on their exciting projects. Those that haven’t been successful this time will be invited to a workshop where we hope to discuss with them how best we may work together in the future.”

LCF’s Sally-Anne Greenfield added: “It’s great to see companies playing an active role within their local communities and using their expertise to make a difference. We are delighted to have partnered with Northern Gas Networks to distribute much needed funding across the North of England to alleviate fuel poverty, generate awareness and education surrounding energy efficiency.

“A wide variety of innovative community initiatives and projects will benefit from Community Promises Fund grants, helping to make an immediate difference to local people’s lives during the cold winter months and gain learning for the future.”

Nicola Jeavons of National Energy Action continued: “NEA estimates that 4 million households in the UK are living in fuel poverty, unable to afford the energy they need to stay warm and healthy in their homes.

“Community groups and other local organisations play a vital role in helping to identify and assist those who are struggling to heat their homes affordably. The Community Promises Fund will support third sector organisations and community groups to bring real change through local action. The calibre of applications received was at an extremely high standard.

“The 11 successful applications demonstrate a variety of innovative, sustainable initiatives which will help encourage behavioural changes through raising awareness of energy efficiency and will help to address the challenges associated with fuel poverty in their community.

“I would like to congratulate Northern Gas Networks and the Community Promises Fund winners for the excellent work they are undertaking to tackle this problem.

The successful applicants are being invited to attend networking events in January where they will have the chance to meet with other organisations, share best practice and speak to the NGN team to get access to helpful tools and advice to support them with the delivery of their projects.

NGN will be sharing regular updates throughout 2017 via their website northerngasnetworks.co.uk and Twitter @NGNgas.

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Northern Gas Networks (NGN), the gas distributor for the North of England, will be carrying out repair work to a gas main at the Hendon Road / White House Road roundabout in Sunderland from tomorrow (Tuesday 6 December 2016).

The gas supply to nearby properties will not be affected, however in order for engineers to work safely and efficiently, four-way temporary traffic lights will be introduced at the junction of Hendon Road and Whitehouse Road from around 9.30am.

These will be in place for around one week and manually operated at peak times in order to reduce traffic congestion, although it’s likely some motorists will experience delays.

Simon Mears, Network Officer for Northern Gas Networks said: “The safety of the public is our number one priority and in order for us to complete the repair as quickly and as safely as we can, it is necessary to put temporary lights in place.

“We’d like to apologise for any inconvenience customers may experience, and thank everyone for their patience and support as we complete this work.”

For more information contact the Northern Gas Networks’ Customer Care Team on 0800 040 7766 option 7.

Anyone that smells gas or suspects carbon monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

The North of England’s gas distributer, Northern Gas Networks (NGN), is investing £195,000 to upgrade the ageing gas distribution network in Wilbert Lane and Mill Lane, Beverley.

The major project is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure in the area and will involve replacing around 950m of existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes, to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

The project, which began at the end of September and is progressing well, has been planned in conjunction with East Riding of Yorkshire Highways Authority to ensure all works are completed with as little disruption as possible.

The scheme is now in its final phase having reached Cherry Tree Crossing and Cherry Tree Lane, however works have reached a temporary pause due to the complexity of the engineering works involved close to the railway line.

Engineers will return to complete the project in early 2017, in the meantime the site has been cleared with all holes filled and materials removed from the area.

Robert Hope, Construction Services Area Manager at Northern Gas Networks said: “We have been working closely with East Riding of Yorkshire Highways to carefully plan this project in order to minimise disruption to customers.

“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their patience and support in the meantime, before we return to complete the work next year.”

For further information about the project please contact NGN’s Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766, option 7 or email customercare@northerngas.co.uk

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

The North of England’s gas distributer, Northern Gas Networks (NGN), is investing around £190,000 to upgrade the ageing metal gas distribution network in Wakefield Road, Back Chapel Lane, and Smithy Lane at Moldgreen, Huddersfield.

The project is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure in the area and involves replacing around 350m of existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes, to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

The project, which began on Monday 22 August, is progressing well and has been planned in conjunction with Kirklees Council to ensure all works are completed with as little disruption as possible.

Several phases of the scheme are now complete, and engineers returned to Wakefield Road on Friday 2 December to complete additional work.

In order for engineers to carry out the work as safely and efficiently as possible, lane two of the outbound carriageway of Wakefield Road will be temporarily closed for around seven days. There will also be a road closure on Smithy Lane at this time, with a short signed diversion in place for motorists.

On top of working Monday to Friday, engineers will be working Saturdays and Sundays to complete this phase as quickly as possible.

The project will then be completed in the new year when the team will return to Wakefield Road to undertake work in the inbound and outbound carriageway for up to four weeks. This phase is being planned in conjunction with Kirklees Council and further details will be shared nearer the time.

Paul Jagger, Construction Services Area Manager for Northern Gas Networks said: “We have been working closely with Kirklees Council to carefully plan these works in order to minimise disruption to customers.

“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused and thank our customers for their patience and support in getting them completed as quickly as possible.”

For further information about the project please contact NGN’s Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766, option 7 or email customercare@northerngas.co.uk

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks (NGN) are carrying out emergency repair work to a gas main at Durham train station this afternoon (Thursday, 1 December 2016).

The team arrived on site shortly after 11.35am, following third party damage to a pipe close to the rail line.

Having made the situation safe, repairs will continue this afternoon.

In order to carry out the work safely and efficiently, it was necessary to temporarily close part of the East Coast main line into the station however the line has now reopened.

Customer Operations Area Manager for Northern Gas Networks, John Richardson said:  “The safety of members of public is our number one priority. Due to the close proximity of the railway line to the gas escape, the East Coast main line was closed through Durham while we worked to control the escape.

“We’ll continue the repairs this afternoon, but would like to apologise to customers for the inconvenience caused in the meantime and thank everyone for their patience.”

Anyone that smells gas or suspects carbon monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The north of England’s gas distributer, Northern Gas Networks (NGN), is investing £312,000 to upgrade the ageing gas distribution network in Ovenden Road and Mill Lane, Halifax.

This major project is part of NGN’s ongoing development of infrastructure in the area and will involve replacing 600m of existing metal gas mains with more durable plastic pipes, to ensure the continued safe and reliable supply of gas to customers in the area for years to come.

The scheme is being delivered in two phases, the first having begun on Monday 24 October . The project is due to last approximately 14 weeks, planned in conjunction with Calderdale Council to ensure all works are completed with as little disruption as possible.

The project is progressing well, with first phase of works taking place on Ovenden Road.

In order for engineers to work as safely and efficiently as possible, work is taking place under two-way temporary traffic lights, manually operated between 7am and 7pm to minimise road congestion.

The pedestrian crossing adjacent to Hamza’s Takeaway has been temporarily suspended and parking bays may also need to be suspended on Ovenden Road but will be clearly signed and displayed to motorists when required.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times and engineers are working from Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm and alternate weekends.

Work will be temporarily suspended the week before Christmas, with any holes filled and all equipment and materials removed from site.

Engineers will return to site during the first week of January to complete the remaining works.

This will involve working down Mill Lane, and to ensure the safety of both engineers and the public, a full road closure will be introduced until 5^th February.

A fully signed diversion will be in place for motorists to follow and businesses will be open as usual.

After works are completed on Mill Lane, engineers will return to Ovenden Road to finish a small section which will fully complete the scheme.

In the meantime, the Customer Care team are visiting the site each week to speak to business owners, provide more information and answer questions.

Construction Services Area Manager for NGN, Paul Jagger said: “We understand that nobody likes roadworks and would like to apologise for any inconvenience customers may experience during the project.

“We’d like to thank customers and local business owners on Ovenden Road for their patience, and for bearing with us while the work takes place.”

For further information about the project please contact NGN’s Customer Care team on 0800 040 7766, option 7 or email customercare@northerngas.co.uk

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

A ground-breaking pilot scheme that could transform the way Britain heats its homes and industry, while tackling climate change, has today (30 November) won £7 million in Ofgem funding.

National Grid Gas Distribution, together with Northern Gas Networks and the HyDeploy Consortium, has been awarded £6.8 million by Ofgem’s Network Innovation Competition. The funding will be used for a pioneering green heating initiative, using Keele University’s gas network in Staffordshire.

The HyDeploy project aims to inject hydrogen into the existing natural gas network. Hydrogen is a clean, carbon-free gas that does not contribute to climate change.

It would make up a maximum of 20% of the volume of gas in the network. Those using the gas won’t notice any difference to their supply, no changes will be required to gas appliances and it will be no less safe than using natural gas.

If the project is successful, this will enable hydrogen to be blended with natural gas in gas networks across the country. Potentially, the project could prevent 120 million tonnes of carbon reaching the atmosphere by 2050.

The project will help towards the Government’s tough ‘decarbonisation’ targets. It has pledged to cut Britain’s carbon dioxide emissions by 80% of 1990 levels by 2050. Heating accounts for one third of emissions.

Using Britain’s existing world-class gas network, HyDeploy could pave the way for a clean, low  carbon gas grid, keeping homes warm and powering industry.

David Parkin Director of Network Strategy at National Grid Gas Distribution, said: “Ofgem’s decision to award National Grid £6.8 million recognises the important role for the UK’s world class gas grid in delivering low carbon heat. We believe introducing a hydrogen blend nationally has the potential to save over 6 million tonnes of carbon emissions every year.”

Professor Mark Ormerod, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Provost of Keele University, said: “Energy and sustainability is a key overarching institutional priority for Keele University, and we are delighted to be a partner in this important, highly relevant and prestigious project. This collaborative project tackles one of the major societal challenges and has the potential to be highly impactful and lead to a significant reduction in carbon emissions”.

Martin Alderson, Asset Management Director for Northern Gas Networks, said: “This is an extremely exciting time for the energy industry.  We believe this project will prove blended hydrogen gas can be distributed and used safely and efficiently in the existing gas network, an essential pre-requisite for the wider deployment of clean, cost-effective hydrogen in the UK gas grid.”

The three-year pilot will start in 2017. The Ofgem funding, together with £760k contributed by National Grid and Northern Gas Networks, will be used to provide hydrogen production and injection facilities at Keele University and to run a rigorous experimental testing and safety programme.

Keele was viewed as the perfect test site for the project. Keele is Britain’s biggest university campus. The university owns and operates its own gas network, which is independent of the national gas network.

Keele University’s own gas network will provide the test site for the HyDeploy project.

With more than 340 residential, teaching and business premises, the campus closely resembles a small town.  This project will run on part of the university’s gas network, which supplies 17 buildings and more than 100 homes for researchers and staff.

The project has been developed by National Grid Gas Distribution, Northern Gas Networks and the HyDeploy consortium. The consortium includes Keele University, The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), hydrogen production company ITM Power and clean energy firm Progressive Energy. It is supported by gas experts KIWA Gastec and engineering company Otto Simon.

The successful bids are among a host of initiatives being pursued by National Grid Gas Distribution as part of its ‘Future of Gas’ vision, to see Britain heating its homes, powering its industry and fuelling its vehicles on low carbon – or even no carbon – energy.

The company is exploring low carbon alternatives to natural gas to support the Government in its drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle climate change in an affordable and sustainable way.

Last week the company signed a £6.3m deal to help fund the world’s first commercially operating BioSNG (bio-substitute natural gas) plant in Swindon, which will make gas from household waste.

The facility will accept 10,000 tonnes of waste from the local area and produce enough green gas to heat 1,500 homes or fuel 75 heavy good vehicles. The technology has the potential to provide enough gas to fuel all of Britain’s heavy good vehicles or meet one third of its domestic heating demand.

Engineers from Northern Gas Networks are carrying out emergency repair work to a gas main at St Andrews Road, Bishop Auckland.

The team were called to a reported smell of gas at 3pm on Thursday (24 November), and after making the situation safe have worked around the clock to continue the repairs.

The gas supply to properties in the area has not been affected however it has been necessary to close one lane on St Andrews Road and put temporary traffic lights in place to enable the work to be carried out safely and efficiently.  Crown Street has also been closed temporarily.

Access to properties in the area is being maintained and parking has not been affected.

Site Manager Ian Parkin said: “We’re continuing to repair the main but would like to apologise to customers for any inconvenience caused.

“We’ve been working closely with local stakeholders including St Andrews Free Church to minimise the disruption caused while we carry out this work and will be doing all we can to ensure that our works are completed as soon as possible.

“We’d like to thank everyone for their patience as we complete this essential work.”

NGN’s Customer Care team is available on 0800 040 7766 option 7.

Anyone that smells gas or suspects carbon monoxide should ring the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 99. This line is in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The North of England’s gas distributer, Northern Gas Networks (NGN) has begun work to divert a medium pressure gas main at Lindisfarne roundabout, just off the A19 towards the John Reid Road Roundabout.  Works began on Wednesday 23 November and are expected to take around two weeks to complete.

The project is being undertaken at the request of South Tyneside Council and is being carried out as part of highways improvement works which are currently taking place.

In order to minimise traffic disruption and to ensure the safety of engineers and road users the work will be divided into daytime and nighttime working.

Overnight working will take place on the south side of the roundabout from 20:00 – 6:00. A lane closure will be in place during this time.  Any noisy work will be undertaken in the initial hours after closure.

Work from Lindisfarne Roundabout to the John Reid Road Roundabout will be undertaken during the daytime.  This work will be carried out between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00.  A lane closure will be in place during this time, however this will be lifted during peak travel times to help ensure the continued flow of traffic.

Steven Storey, Site Manager for Northern Gas Networks said: “We’ve liaised closely with South Tyneside Council to carefully plan these works and ensure disruption is kept to a minimum.

“We would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused, and thank our customers for their patience and support in getting the project completed as quickly as possible.”

Northern Gas Networks Customer Care team is available on 0800 040 7766 or you can email customercare@northerngas.co.uk.

Anyone that smells gas or suspects Carbon Monoxide should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999. This line is in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.