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• YorBus cancelled but will shape future transport provision

  28-06-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - Lessons learnt from North Yorkshires on-demand bus service will be key in developing a long-term transport strategy for rural areas as the service ends, says North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). The pilot YorBus service was launched by NYCC in July 2021 to operate in the Ripon, Bedale and Masham area with the aim of offering passengers low-cost journeys on demand.
  
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• Would Eurostar still be stopping in Kent if we hadn't sold our stake?

  28-06-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - As the campaign to restore Eurostar services in Kent continues, what happened to the mp;#163;757 million the government was paid for selling its stake?
  
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• Watchdog bans Hyundai and Toyota car ads over exaggerated claims

  28-06-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - In both cases, the Advertising Standards Authority found that the ads made misleading claims about the speed of recharging
  
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• Warning over hike in European airport charges

  28-06-2023 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The head of Europes airports trade body has issued a user pays warning on charges amid an ongoing post-pandemic cost crunch.
  
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• Virtual reality to teach Midlands school children railway safety

  28-06-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Virtual reality headsets are to be used in West Midlands schools to teach children about railway safety to reduce the number of trespass incidents.
  
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• UK has made no progress on climate plan, say governments own advisers

  28-06-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The governments plans to hit net zero have been comprehensively criticised in a withering report by its own advisers that warns targets are being missed on nearly every front.
  
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• Trespass dangers exposed in brutal Transport for Wales pop-up exhibition

  28-06-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The exhibit can be seen at St David's Centre in Cardiff and aims to raise awareness of the additional dangers of electrified Overhead Line Equipment in Wales.
  
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• Train ticket offices across country face closure under modernisation plans. subscription

  28-06-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - The Telegraph understands rail operators are drawing up lists of offices they intend to close, with hundreds set to be put forward
  
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• The Times view on the SNPs transport failures: Road to Nowhere. subsciption

  28-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Delays to dualling the A9 reveal how Highlands constituencies are being let down
  
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• Thanet to London in 70 minutes: new station gets ready to open for business

  28-06-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The new Thanet Parkway station will open to passengers on 31 July, improving rail connectivity between East Kent, London and the wider region by providing access to mainline and highspeed train services.
  
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• TfW's pledge to improve Wrexham to Bidston train service

  28-06-2023 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnership to improve North Wales, the Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester has welcomed the Welsh Governments commitment to improve services on the Wrexham to Bidston line.
  
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• Stop new road-building projects to reduce pollution, Government urged Subscription

  28-06-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - Climate Change Committee says the 2030 goals for cutting emissions are further away than they were a year ago
  
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• Nottingham City Transport confirms £2 bus fare cap will continue until October

  28-06-2023 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Bus operator Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has announced it will continue the £2 Government single fare cap until the end of October this year. The £2 cap - subsidised by the Government - offers an 80p discount on the usual adult single fare for NCT journeys in Nottingham.
  
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• New Transport Secretary vague over A9 and A96 dualling timescales

  28-06-2023 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Anger is growing over delays to dualling trunk roads connecting Inverness with Aberdeen and Perth.
  
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• New scheme sees Stoke-on-Trent bus fares slashed by half

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A year-long programme to cut the cost of bus travel in Stoke-on-Trent is being introduced.
  
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• National Highways seeks solutions to develop self-monitoring, self-maintaining bridges

  28-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways believes the future of bridge maintenance includes the structures being able to monitor and maintain themselves and it is currently on the hunt for cutting-edge technology to develop them.
  
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• More than half of bikes in Greater Manchester hire scheme vandalised

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A spate of vandalism has taken 564 of the 943 bikes in Greater Manchester's scheme off the roads.
  
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• Marlow Film Studios: Developers unveil controversial transport plans

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Marlow Film Studios developers unveil final plans for proposed transport infrastructure, as local campaigners continue to voice their dissent.
  
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• Hyundai and Toyota car ads banned over misleading charging claims

  28-06-2023 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - In both cases, the Advertising Standards Authority found that the ads exaggerated the speed with which the advertised electric cars could recharge
  
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• Hybrid cars produce much more greenhouse gases than claimed by manufacturers, report reveals

  28-06-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Climate Change Committee says plug-in hybrids - which can run either on electric or on petrol/diesel - have performed up to five times worse than expected.
  
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• Hundreds of tonnes of asphalt laid as work on 'vital' mile-long Teesworks link road gets underway

  28-06-2023 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The 1.6km route will include footpaths and a cycleway as well as a single-carriageway road
  
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• Heathrow third runway expansion opposed by Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems

  28-06-2023 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat candidates all appear to agree
  
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• Halt airport expansion, say Government's climate advisors

  28-06-2023 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- There should be no further airport expansions in the UK until the Government has developed a capacity management framework for aviation, the Climate Change Committee (CCC) has said today.
  
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• Governments climate plans have gone backwards say its own advisers

  28-06-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The Climate Change Committee (CCC) said ministers had wasted opportunities over the last year and that action could not wait until after the coming election.
  
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• Government progress on net zero 'worryingly slow', report says

  28-06-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The Climate Change Committee says a "key opportunity to push a faster pace of progress has been missed".
  
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• Further delays to new 'flexible' Stagecoach bus services but 'discussions are ongoing'

  28-06-2023 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The number 1 and 2, which will be operated by Stagecoach, is being held up by still waited-for clearance from the Traffic Commissioner's office
  
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• Free birthday buses in Bristol region falters as passengers unable to apply for passes

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - People living in the West of England will be able to travel for free during the month of their birthday
  
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• First Minister: Current rail service offered by Transport for Wales is not acceptable

  28-06-2023 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Wrexham.com - The First Minister has said Keir Starmer is in no doubt over a view that HS2 is not a scheme that benefits Wales and thus should have returned a Barnett consequential. mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8205;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8203;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#65279;mp;#8204;mp;#6
  
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• Ferry fares freeze extended

  28-06-2023 02:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - A fare freeze on the Clyde mp; Hebrides and Northern Isles ferry networks has been extended for a further six months.
  
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• Ex-Audi boss Stadler avoids jail in VW emissions scandal

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rupert Stadler is given a suspended term and a fine for fraud and negligence over Dieselgate.
  
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• European airport boss calls for scrutiny of rising airfares

  28-06-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ticket prices have shot up thanks to a combination of huge demand and a shortage of aircraft
  
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• Edinburgh trams inquiry branded 'farcical' as report could be delayed yet again

  28-06-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - EXCLUSIVE: The inquiry, which was established in 2014, said it hoped to publish its long-awaited report by September.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Why hellish Snake Pass journey makes case for a SY airport

  28-06-2023 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Post - Recently, I drove across the Snake Pass to Manchester Airport from Sheffield.
  
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• Cycling Scotland: Dramatic increase in adults wanting to learn how to ride a bike including Glasgow City Council transport convener

  28-06-2023 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Bike for Good and Cycling Scotland among bodies helping to boost training
  
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• Cuts to community transport 'devastating' as decision over future expected in 'next few days'

  28-06-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Families of vulnerable young people say that proposed cuts to community transport would be 'devastating.'
  
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• Criticism over lack of bus routes taking advantage of 'magnificent' £2.3m Biggleswade transport interchange

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bedfordshirelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Only one thing appears to be missing from a magnificent new £2.3m transport interchange next to Biggleswade railway stationsome bus services to justify the project, a meeting heard. The original development proposals were criticised by town councillors, with one labelling it a glorified bus stop.
  
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• Council steps in to provide support for local bus services

  28-06-2023 02:00 via york.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - Key bus routes that serve local communities in York have received support to continue short term, thanks to City of York Council and funding from the Department for Transport DfT.
  
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• Comment: Climate Change Committees 2023 report to Parliament on progress in reducing emissions?

  28-06-2023 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Parliament - Reacting to the Climate Change Committees 2023 report to Parliament on progress in reducing emissions, Environmental Audit Committee Chairman, Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, said:
  
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• Climate Committee calls urgently for clearer policies to reduce emissions in road building, aviation, industry and more

  28-06-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Climate Change Committees (CCCs) confidence in the UK meeting its decarbonisation and net zero goals post-2030 is markedly less than it was a year ago and it has pointed out a wide range of holes in the governments policies for achieving them.
  
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• Climate Change Committee says UK no longer a world leader

  28-06-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Government backing for new oil and coal, airport expansion plans and slow progress on heat pumps show that the UK has lost its leadership on climate issues, a government watchdog warns.
  
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• Call for radical action to improve Wakefield district bus services

  28-06-2023 02:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Councillors in Wakefield are being urged to back calls for a major shake up of the districts bus network.
  
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• Cabinet minister accused of having no idea on key roads upgrade. subscription

  28-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Mairi McAllan pressed on when A9 and A96 dualling between Perth, Aberdeen and Inverness will be finished
  
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• British Airways owner eyes TAP Air Portugal

  28-06-2023 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - British Airways and Iberia owner IAG has set its sights on TAP Air Portugal if conditions are right.
  
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• Bridgnorth Cliff railway owner 'yet to sign for wall repair work as costs rise'

  28-06-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The owner of the Bridgnorth Cliff Railway has yet to sign legal documents to allow continued work to repair a damaged retaining wall that saw the attraction close before Christmas, the town council has said.
  
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• Bournemouth Airport business park expansion will go ahead

  28-06-2023 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Full planning permission has now been given for two business parks to be built north of the airport at Aviation Business Park.
  
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• Berlin mayor rides into trouble after blocking cycle lane plan. subscription

  28-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Newly elected Kai Wegner faces legal action for freezing anti-car schemes
  
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• Ban on hybrid cars could be brought forward to meet climate targets subscription

  28-06-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britain is less likely to meet its 2030 climate change goal than it was a year ago, according to government advisers who are very worried about ministers efforts to cut emissions.
  
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• Airport working on contingency plans as strike date set at Paisley transport hub

  28-06-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Staff at OCSthe company charged with helping people with mobility problems navigate the airport and get seated on planeswill undertake a 24-hour strike next month as part of an ongoing dispute over pay.
  
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• 6,000 green buses needed to address regional transport inequality

  28-06-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Nearly 6,000 extra green buses are needed by 2030 in English regions outside London in order to achieve net zero ambitions and support levelling up, according to new research.
  
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• 2023 Progress Report to Parliament

  28-06-2023 02:00 via theccc.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - This year saw the release of new detail on the Governments plans for Net Zero with the publication of the Carbon Budget Delivery Plan (CBDP) prompted by last years High Court judgement. But policy development continues to be too slow and our assessment of the CBDP has raised new concerns. Despite new detail from Government, our confidence in the UK meeting its medium-term targets has decreased in the past year. The increased transparency embodied in the CBDP is welcome, but
  
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