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• Why the civil engineering industry needs more women fellows

  17-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - As designers, engineers, planners, thinkers, we all know that diversity of opinion is critical to solving problems or coming up with the best designs.
  
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• West Midlands Railway changes announced in timetable overhaul

  17-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Routes across the region will be affected in a move to tackle delays, the operator says.
  
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• Wandsworth road bridge lift planned to replace key structural components

  17-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - London's Wandsworth Bridge is set to close in July for repair work including a bridge lift and the replacement of weight bearing parts.
  
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• VW talks to Huawei about licensing software for cars in China

  17-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Turmoil at German carmakers in-house tech arm threatens to affect market share
  
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• Utility companies spent nearly £7M last year renting roads in London for maintenance works

  17-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A Freedom of Information request submitted by NCE has revealed utility companies spent nearly £7M renting roads to conduct maintenance works last year.
  
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• TransPennine Express makes Scarborough Railway Station greener with new coffee cup recycling bin

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thescarboroughnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - TransPennine Express (TPE) has unveiled a new recycling bin, specifically for single-use coffee cups, at Scarborough Railway Station as part of its commitment to sustainability.
  
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• Tesla will try a little advertising, Elon Musk says

  17-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Move would be a shift for the electric-car maker, which has largely eschewed conventional marketing
  
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• Stellantis warns of factory closure if Brexit deal is not renegotiated

  17-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmaker says Ellesmere Port facility for manufacturing electric vans is at risk over Rules of Origin tariffs
  
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• Scottish ministers to press on with delayed ferry project despite it being cheaper to start over

  17-05-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Economy Secretary Neil Gray confirmed yesterday that work on the unfinished ship 'hull 802' would continue despite officials warning that it was no longer 'value for money'.
  
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• Private jet disrupter: the debt-fuelled ascent of Thomas Flohrs VistaJet

  17-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Lossmaking airlines founder has become an aviation superstar as his company amassed a fleet of luxury aircraft
  
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• Plan to develop new 'Southern Gateway' through station in city centre

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - WORK to develop a new city centre rail station in Bradford could soon be back on the rails, despite the Government cancelling the local Northern Powerhouse Rail line.
  
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• More HS2 job losses loom as slowdown on route out of Birmingham finalised

  17-05-2023 02:00 via building.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Section of line being worked on by Balfour Beatty Vinci team. Jobs are under threat on another part of HS2 mothballed by the government earlier this year, Building can reveal.
  
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• Merseyrail address passengers' common complaint over new trains

  17-05-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - We asked Scousers what they thought about the new trains and this is what they said
  
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• Major Barrhead to Glasgow upgrade work set to begin

  17-05-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The next stage of preparing the line for electrification gets underway next month.
  
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• Lost luggage piles up to ten-year high as airports lose 26m bags. subscription

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of bags lost by airlines jumped to the highest level in a decade last year as the aviation sector grappled with a chronic lack of staff.
  
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• Liverpool John Lennon Airport says Jet2's arrival boosts jobs and choices

  17-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 200 jobs will be created as the firm announces 54 weekly flights from Liverpool.
  
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• Lee Rowley MP continues fightto revive Derbyshires Barrow Hill Line and create Clay Cross station

  17-05-2023 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The campaign to reopen the Barrow Hill Line and build a new station at Clay Cross continueswith Lee Rowley MP securing a significant meeting in Parliament.
  
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• HS2s Old Oak Common station work progresses with initial concrete base slab pour

  17-05-2023 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The progress of HS2s construction of Old Oak Common station is well underway, seeing major headway as the station box is taking shape after the culmination of the first base slab concrete pour at the western end of the structure.
  
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• GWR to ban e-scooters on trains with passengers 'asked to leave' if they ignore new rule

  17-05-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - E-scooters will no longer be allowed onto Great Western Railway (GWR) trains or stations in a matter of days. The major rail operator, which is the main service provider along Bristol's railway line, said the ban is due to the potential fire risk.
  
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• Ferry to be built at Ferguson yard despite not being 'value for money'

  17-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Minister admits it is cheaper to build a new ship but that would threaten jobs at Ferguson Marine.
  
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• Experts pour cold water on Yousafs hydrogen plan. subscription

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Humza Yousafs pledge to make hydrogen production a central pillar of Scotlands transition to net zero has been undermined by experts who warned that it faced significant hurdles.
  
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• Dunbar: Hopes of extension to stations car park dashed

  17-05-2023 02:00 via eastlothiancourier.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Calls to extend Dunbar Railway Stations car park to allow more people to use it have been dashed by Transport Scotland, which has stated it has no proposals to improve parking facilities at the site.
  
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• Council to scrap £1.7m cycle lane just eight months after it was introduced

  17-05-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Middlesbroughs new mayor has said the fee to get rid of a controversial £1.7m cycle lane is a necessary cost.
  
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• Colas begins £33M job of lowering Swindon main access road by three metres

  17-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Colas has begun the £33M task of lowering Fleming Way in Swindon town centre by three metres.
  
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• Bus £2 fare cap extended to end of October

  17-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The decision is the second time the government has extended the cap for bus operators in England.
  
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• Bradford Forster Square train station re-named for Foster Fortnight

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A BRADFORD train station has temporarily changed its name for a special reason.
  
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• Botley Road closure: Bus operator slams lack of compensation

  17-05-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Bus operators and local businesses have hit out at Network Rail for not providing financial compensation for the Botley Road closure.
  
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• Banbury MP calls meeting with rail boss over disruption

  17-05-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - An Oxfordshire MP has raised concerns over overcrowding, the impact of rail strikes and the current issues with services to London with the boss of a local train operator.
  
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• Bad news for diesel drivers who 'should be paying 20p less' amid watchdog report

  17-05-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Motoring experts have issued a fuel warning as diesel is still significantly overpriced at the pumps.
  
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• BA and Virgin Atlantic use cooking oil linked to deforestation as fuel subscription

  17-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - BA and Virgin Atlantic have been burning used cooking oil from Asia in their planes, raising concern that they could be contributing to the destruction of rainforests.
  
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• £2 bus fare cap extended until October, but critics fear vital services are at risk of being slashed

  17-05-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The mp;#163;2 fare cap for some bus routes will be extended until the end of October - before rising to mp;#163;2.50 until November 2024.
  
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• Bus fares: £2 cap in England extended to end of October

  17-05-2023 01:01
  
  Scheme will then continue for 13 months at £2.50 for a single journey, on back of £500m fundingBus passengers in England will be able to keep travelling for £2 after the government extended funding by another £500m, easing fears about a further decline in local services.The fare cap on most local buses, brought in as a temporary measure last year to boost patronage, will be extended until the end of October and then for another 13 months at £2.50 for a single journe
  
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