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• Pulling plug on HS2 ‘would be final nail in coffin for levelling up’

  27-09-2023 12:34 via theguardian.com
  
  Exclusive:Business leaders and politicians in north of England say scrapping high-speed rail link would threaten businesses and jobsAbandoning high-speed rail in the north of England would be an “appalling dereliction of responsibility” risking tens of thousands of jobs and “the final nail in the coffin” for levelling up, political and business leaders have warned.Rishi Sunak is considering scrapping the Birmingham to Manchester leg of HS2 despite a furious response from
  
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• Cancelling phase 2 of HS2 would leave north of England with transport network ‘unfit for purpose’, say Labour mayors

  27-09-2023 10:22 via theguardian.com
  
  Five metro mayors said they had been ‘inundated’ with concerns from constituents about the potential economic damage that will result from cancelling the Birmingham-Manchester routeGood morning. Governments are judged on the decisions they take. But they are also judged on how they take decisions (arguably nothing harmed Gordon Brown’s premiership more than his dithering over calling an election in 2007), and Rishi Sunak’s handling of the forthcoming HS2 announcement is b
  
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• Labour mayors urge Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2

  27-09-2023 09:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Regional leaders express dismay at prospect of ditching high-speed rail project’s northern legFive Labour mayors have urged Rishi Sunak not to scrap, delay or scale back HS2 as it would “leave swathes of the north with Victorian transport infrastructure that is unfit for purpose”.Sadiq Khan, Andy Burnham, Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard and Steve Rotheram say they have been “inundated” with concerns from constituents about the potential “economic damage that will
  
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• Andrew Gilligan: ex-Johnson adviser said to have Sunak’s ear on HS2

  27-09-2023 07:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Former BBC journalist who has a gift for persuasion has reportedly always been 100% opposed to rail project“If I could sum up my philosophy in a sentence,” Andrew Gilligan told a journalist after his stint as Boris Johnson’s cycling adviser, “it’s do something properly or not at all.”Gilligan, who is now back in No 10 advising Rishi Sunak and widely thought to be instrumental in convincing the prime minister that he should cut HS2, was often the focal point fo
  
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• Why Sunak wants to scrap HS2 project bosses wasting millions like kids with golden credit card

  27-09-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - PM believes ballooning bill is far worse than anyone knows
  
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• West Midlands hears HS2 axe calls and pleas to continue

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - As rising costs raise fresh questions over the project's future, those with a stake have their say.
  
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• US autoworkers strike: when will dealerships run out of cars to sell?

  27-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Inventories of popular models like Ford Bronco are running low amid UAW action
  
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• Transport Scotland informs industry of £13.4M asset management framework

  27-09-2023 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport Scotland will soon start procurement for a multi-supplier framework agreement covering asset management technical services, including geotechnical design certification, for its trunk road network.
  
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• TikTok and Instagram are 'glamourising bike thefts' in Nuneaton and Bedworth says top cop

  27-09-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - It comes as issues with bike-related crime continue across Nuneaton and Bedworth
  
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• The biggest thing that one of Wales' leading transport campaigners wants to change about the 20mph speed limit

  27-09-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Now the law is in place, there has to be quick action to improve pavements and bike paths
  
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• Survey of bus and tram users reveals what people want to see in Nottingham

  27-09-2023 02:00 via transportnottingham.com
  Other News Sources - A passenger survey has revealed that people rate the citys public transport system highlybut would like to see more buses and trams.
  
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• Stranded train passengers given 200-mile taxis from Preston to Edinburgh. subscription

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - London train stops halfway to Scotland as Avanti West Coast blames track defect
  
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• Sadiq Khan joins Andy Burnham and Northern mayors in HS2 plea

  27-09-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Five Labour mayors including Andy Burnham were joining forces in Leeds today
  
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• Ryanair demands air traffic control boss resigns after flight caps and disruption

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - The airline says the National Air Traffic Services is a 'shambles' and has not recruited and trained enough staff to provide an adequate service.
  
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• Row over Peterborough's multi-million bus depot prompts angry exchange of letters between political leaders

  27-09-2023 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A row over the future of transport in Peterborough has triggered an angry exchange of letters between rival politicians.
  
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• Road charging will be a 'last resort' in Wales

  27-09-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The First Minister has said he wants a new bill to improve air quality but road charges will be a last resort
  
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• Rishi Sunak aide called HS2 greatest mistake in 50 years

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rishi Sunak is being advised on HS2 by a long-standing critic of the project who has described the railway as the greatest infrastructure mistake in half a century.
  
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• Railway footbridge plans on show in South Wales

  27-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Residents living in a South Wales village are being invited to find out more about a new footbridge which is to be installed across the main line running between Cardiff Central and Swansea.
  
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• Poor public transport to blame for missed GP appointments - Letters

  27-09-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Margaret Parker says those living in rural areas have to rely on a patchy service to get to their GP surgery or hospital
  
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• Oxford Tube announces more service with stop in High Wycombe

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A bus company has announced more frequent service from Bucks to central London.
  
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• Manchester's Oxford Road Railway Station could be set for an overhaul to deal with long queues

  27-09-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A major Manchester city centre railway station is set for an overhaul.
  Network Rail is considering changing the layout of Manchester Oxford Road station in order to alleviate queues during peak hours. It says Oxford Road is the second-busiest city centre station, which means it experiences significant congestion issues.
  
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• Major change at Heathrow and Gatwick for arrivals which could speed up queues

  27-09-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Get Surrey - Arriving at the airport might just become an easier experience for those travelling
  
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• Lower speed limits for Cambs village agreed with new 20mph zone

  27-09-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Cambridgeshire County Council is planning to reduce the speed limits across Cambourne to try and improve road safety
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport: Campaign group pen letter to chief executive over night flight fears

  27-09-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A leading climate activist has written to the head of Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) over fears its trying to ditch its night flight limit.
  
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• Labours Andy Burnham warns he could sue Sunak government if HS2 axed

  27-09-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Were not going to take things lying downthey will be hearing from us, says Manchester mayor
  
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• Labour mayors demand HS2 goes to the North against the wishes of Yorkshire voters

  27-09-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Labours Northern mayors are to make a unified plea to the Prime Minister to not further scale back HS2, as new polling suggests that the North is split on whether to go ahead with the project.
  
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• 'I'm saving £1000 a year by changing the way I travel - it's been liberating'

  27-09-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - For World Car Free Day, BirminghamLive spoke to some of the groups getting Brummies out of their cars and cycling around the city
  
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• Hunt begins for company to reopen, operate and develop Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  27-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - City of Doncaster Council is surging ahead with its plan to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) by launching procurement for a company to bring it back into operation.
  
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• HS2: Scrapping Manchester link would be very stupid, says ex-rail boss

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Former Strategic Rail Authority boss says cancelling the leg to Manchester would hurt other projects.
  
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• HS2 says work in Buckinghamshire brings real benefits to passengers'

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A multi-million pound project to enable HS2 trains to run under an existing rail line will bring immediate benefits to passengers, HS2 and Network Rail said.
  
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• HS2 is 'sucking the life out of local transport' in the North, says Conservative MP

  27-09-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Esther McVey said 'we certainly don't' need the high speed rail project to go to Manchester
  
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• HS2 is no longer just about transport but whether the North can trust politicians in Westminster

  27-09-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A failure to deliver high speed rail in the North will be emblematic of far wider problems with the transport infrastructure in the region.
  
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• How HS2s fate will be decided in 2025. subscription

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Easter 2025, a little over 18 months hence, is the date when we will have the final reckoning of whether HS2 can be resurrected in the form its original creators envisaged: as a direct high-speed train service between central London through Birmingham and Manchester, linking to the rest of the north of England and then into Scotland.
  
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• High-speed trains and the crashing of Britains credibility

  27-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Dropping a chunk of HS2 would undermine the country as a place to do business
  
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• Greater Manchester mayor proposes compromise on HS2 rail line

  27-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Burnham says northern leg could be delayed if government commits to east-west route
  
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• Full planning permission granted for £46.2M Long Stratton Bypass

  27-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The proposed £46.2M Long Stratton Bypass has been granted full planning permission by South Norfolk Council.
  
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• Flying electric taxis are hailed as the future. subscription

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The prospect of soaring over traffic has gone from pie in the sky to a reality
  
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• Fflecsi Bwcabus: Concerns over the end of 'lifeline' bus service

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A woman who described a rural bus service as a "lifeline" says she may have to consider moving when it ends in October.
  
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• Electric cars to make up half of sales within five years subscription

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The government will tell leading manufacturers it is sticking with sales targets
  
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• Edinburgh Trams nominated for Global Light Rail Award

  27-09-2023 02:00 via britishtramsonline.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Its a year where the award nominations for Edinburgh Trams just seems to have kept on coming and it shows no signs of ending after it was confirmed that they are up for a number of awards at the forthcoming Global Light Railway Awards, which take place on 4th October.
  
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• Disgraceful HS2 should have been axed years ago, says Hague. subscription

  27-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - As fears grow that projects finances are far worse than anyone knows, other senior Tories warn against curtailing route
  
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• Coventry electric bus city project gains pace

  27-09-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - Coventry is another step closer to its zero-emission bus goal following the delivery of 130 BYD ADL electric double-deckers
  
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• Company says 20mph limit making buses late and they will change timetables

  27-09-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Arriva Wales confirmed there will be changes to bus routes and frequencies as a result of the much-debated 20mph policy
  
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• Cheshire East Council leaders open letter to the Prime Minister about HS2

  27-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The Leader and Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, expressing their deep concern about the recent speculation about the future of HS2 north of Birmingham and of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR).
  
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• Business leaders issue £2bn HS2 warning as decision looms

  27-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Business Live - Local leaders have warned 27,000 new jobs would not be created if HS2's northern leg is scrapped
  
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• Bus fare increases to go ahead

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus fare increases are to go ahead across Guernsey from the start of October, with a standard daytime journey fare rising by 25p.
  
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• Bristol Airport starts work on transformational £60m public transport hub project

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bristolworld.com
  Other Regional Press - Bristol Airport is investing over £60m in creating a public transport interchange hub and multi-storey car park.
  
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• Bristol Airport invests £60m in transport hub and car park

  27-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bristol Airport is investing more than £60m in creating a public transport hub as part of a plan to expand capacity.
  
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• Bristol Airport announces work on new £60 million transport interchange

  27-09-2023 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work has started on a new £60 million public transport hub and multi storey-car park at Bristol Airport. The project, aimed at improving services for passengers arriving and departing the airport, will see a new public transport hub created along with an additional multi-storey car park.
  
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• Bennett on business: Mistakes on HS2 must be learnt from

  27-09-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Neil Bennett, Global Co-Ceo of advisory firm H/Advisors, writes for City A.M. fortnightly - this week on HS2, water companies and a new Netflix must-see
  
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