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• Willcox joins Portsmouth as transport advisor

  25-05-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  
  Transportxtra - Portsmouth City Council has appointed Keith Willcox as transport advisor to assist rolling out high profile transport schemes within the city, including the citys Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)., said the council.Willcox spent more than 12 years at Hampshire County Council in various transport roles, most recently as assistant directortransport.
  
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• White Rose Leeds: New route in Morley to be named after city legend Beryl Burton as daughter 'delighted'

  25-05-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A new bike and walking network around Morley is set to be named after Beryl Burton, after the cycling legends family gave their blessing to the idea.
  
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• West Yorkshire buses could be brought back under public control

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Buses in West Yorkshire could be brought back under public control, the county's mayor has announced.
  
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• West Yorkshire bus franchising 'preferred option' as £7m investment in services unveiled

  25-05-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Plans for better bus services are to take a huge step forward if franchising goes ahead, according to the West Yorkshire mayor.
  
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• Welsh Government extend Bus Emergency Scheme and successor arrangements for the whole financial year

  25-05-2023 02:00 via deeside.com
  
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• Virgin Orbit: Bransons rocket dream ends after mission failure

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The British billionaire's bankrupt satellite launch firm had been looking to boost its finances.
  
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• Turntide Technologies named as preferred supplier for Hitachi intercity battery train trial

  25-05-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The partnership could trigger a bigger deal for mass production of battery management systems for Hitachi
  
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• Turkey building four new CalMac ferries 'on time'

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - All of the ships are said to be on course to be delivered on time and on budget to Scotland by 2025.
  
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• TfN launches consultation on transforming the Norths transport

  25-05-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Transport for the North (TfN) has launched a 12-week statutory-consultation for its revised Strategic Transport Plan (STP) for the North of England.
  
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• Stretford getting slice of £40m for active travel infrastructure

  25-05-2023 02:00 via messengernewspapers.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Trafford is getting a £4.7m slice of a £40.7m investment into Greater Manchesters active travel infrastructure.
  
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• Ship runs aground in Suez Canal as tugboats race to clear busy shipping lane

  25-05-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Around 30 of the world's shipping container volume passes through the canal and with it 12 of total global trade
  
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• Schiphol Airport slamming on the brakes to try to meet green targets

  25-05-2023 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Could Schiphol Airport be a bellwetherfor the need to reign in not just airport growth but also current flight numbers in order to get a grip on environmental impacts? This The post Schiphol Airport slamming on the brakes to try to meet green targets appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Richard Branson is shutting down Virgin Orbit - and selling off assets worth $36 million

  25-05-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Billionaire Richard Branson announced the shutdown of his satellite launch company Virgin Orbit. The decision is due to a lack of funding and the disastrous failed mission in January.
  
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• Prestwick Airport impact fears over Kirkconnel wind farm plans

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Experts say plans for a site near Sanquhar could have an
  
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• Oxford businesses demand LTN council 'compensation'

  25-05-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxford business owners have called on Oxfordshire County Council to 'compensate' them due to 'damage' inflicted by low traffic neighbourhoods
  
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• MPs in levelled up areas still rely on cars instead of public transport

  25-05-2023 02:00 via opendemocracy.net
  
  Other News Sources - Public transport in the governments flagship levelling up areas is still so inadequate that even their own MPs do not rely on it, openDemocracy has found.
  
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• Ministers overrule councils decision to restrict HS2 Balsall Common Viaduct construction lorries

  25-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The government has overruled two rejections from Solihull Council to stop High Speed 2 (HS2) construction lorries from driving on village roads for the Balsall Common Viaduct works.
  
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• Ministerial statement following the publication of latest road safety statistics for 2022

  25-05-2023 02:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - Any increase in road deaths and injuries is deeply concerning. Behind every number we see in the statistics today is a loved one who is now tragically no longer with us or a life changed forever. To see lives cut short in this way is deeply unfair and I refuse to accept that road casualties are in some way inevitablethey are avoidable and can be stopped. One death on our roads is simply one too many.
  
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• Manchester Airport: Power outage causes disruption at T3

  25-05-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A power outage has caused disruption at Manchester Airport.
  
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• Long-held plans for two new Piccadilly platforms to solve Manchester's rail chaos have been pulled

  25-05-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Long-held plans for two new platforms at Manchester's Piccadilly station have been pulled with a 'new approach' to ease congestion on the railways to be prepared. The application which also affects Oxford Road station has been withdrawn by Network Rail with 'alternative options' set to be developed.
  
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• Humza Yousaf promises transparency over CalMac ferries report. Subscription

  25-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - An investigation is under way into the procurement process to build two vessels that are over budget and years late
  
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• Half of outer London vans not fit for ULEZ - data

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The data was released under a Freedom of Information request to Transport for London.
  
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• Gateshead awarded nearly £1m in funding for active travel

  25-05-2023 02:00 via gateshead.gov.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Vital projects to encourage more active travel in Gateshead have won close to £1m funding from the fourth round of the national Active Travel Fund.
  
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• Franchising is 'preferred option' to improve local bus services

  25-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - PROPOSALS to bring West Yorkshires buses under greater public control will take a major step forward todayand two local towns will see £4m worth of improvements to existing services.
  
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• Fewer delays and more reliable trains part of £72m promise

  25-05-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The package comes after TransPennine Express (TPE) lost its contract due to 'continuous cancellations'
  
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• Clock is ticking for UK car making unless battery supply chain is urgently established, say experts

  25-05-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - A panel of automotive industry experts, including those with links to the North East, gave evidence to MPs this week
  
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• Cambridgeshire transport plan aims for 'Dutch-quality' infrastructure

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Investing in "Dutch-quality" facilities could make walking and cycling people's first choice in Cambridgeshire, according to its combined authority.
  
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• 'Calls for rail service to be transferred to another operator' - Mark Isherwood

  25-05-2023 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - MS for North WalesIn the Business Statement I raised the Transport for Wales (TfW) service on the Wrexham-Bidston rail line, quoting the Wrexham-Bidston Rail Users Association Committee who have said: that something, has to change as TfW appears incapable of delivering an acceptable service on the Wrexham-Bidston line' and called for it to be transferred to another operator.
  
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• Autism: 'Try-before-you-fly scheme lets our holiday go ahead'

  25-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A free scheme helps parents with young autistic children experience a busy airport setting together.
  
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• Anglesey Council's rural bus funding plea to Welsh Government

  25-05-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Fears over the ending of an "essentially important" scheme to keep buses running on Anglesey has prompted council action. The Welsh Government's Bus Emergency Service (BES3) support is due to end on July 24.
  
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• Andy Burnham promises 'London-style' transport system for Greater Manchester

  25-05-2023 02:00 via nationalworld.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Greater Manchester mayor said there would be "tap-in, tap-out" services across bus and trams and announced plans to reform education under devolved powers.
  
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• £72 million boost for train services in Manchester and the north

  25-05-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - This package will improve the passenger experience by having more reliable trains and fewer delays.
  Passengers across the north are set to benefit from fewer delays and more reliable trains after the government announced a £72 million package in Manchester today (25 May 2023).
  
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