Public Transport news

• York: South Bank businesses hit out over traffic barriers

  09-07-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Businesses in the South Bank area of York say they are suffering
  
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• Tories spent £800,000 painting union flag on ministerial plane

  09-07-2023 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A total of £1.7 million has now been spent repainting planes
  
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• The huge projects planned for Cardiff that never happened

  09-07-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The city almost looked completely different
  
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• Sara Robin cycling column - on York cycle lanes and safety

  09-07-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Our cycling agony aunt Sara Robin tackles another issue - this time about cycle lanes
  
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• Ross Greer: Very confident peak time rail fares will end permanently

  09-07-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Peak time rail fares in Scotland are likely to be permanently axed next Spring, according to senior Scottish Greens MSP.
  
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• Residents on posh Edgbaston estate lock horns with Calthorpe Estates in parking debate

  09-07-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Plans for a new parking permit scheme on an Edgbaston road have ignited an angry reaction
  
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• Rail station ticket office closures plan called 'fundamentally flawed'

  09-07-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has written to the Transport Secretary demanding an immediate halt to a consultation into plans for radical cutbacks to rail station ticket offices.
  
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• Potholes and road repairs: Councillor says there's 'something drastically wrong' with allocation

  09-07-2023 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Councillor Lynn Hall was also stopped from talking when she complained about a lack of Conservative representation
  
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• One way plea for rat-run road in Yardley where pensioners say they are 'prisoners'

  09-07-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Residents in Durley Road say motorists who speed and cut through their quiet residential street are putting lives at risk
  
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• More Clean Air Zone delays as 1,000 buses made green might not comply

  09-07-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Hundreds of buses in Greater Manchester upgraded in a bid to bring down pollution might still not be meeting emissions standards. The government is now reviewing whether retrofitting buses at a cost of up to £16,000 each has worked,causing further delays in the regions Clean Air Zone saga.
  
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• Manchester clean air zone delayed again over bus technology

  09-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Greater Manchester's plan will be delayed as some retrofitted buses did not cut emissions as expected.
  
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• M6 Rugby services with play area named as one of the best in UK

  09-07-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The motorway service station has an indoor and outdoor play area, as well as the most electrical vehicle chargers
  
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• How ticket office closures will impact local train users

  09-07-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - PLANS to shut ticket offices at rail stations across Bradford have been labelled as disastrous.
  
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• Herefordshire's diabolical roads are keeping us in

  09-07-2023 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - AT last one of our little pleasures in life is curtailed due to diabolical roads.
  
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• Gatwick Airport new runway will mean less flights cancelled says boss

  09-07-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Airport bosses have shared how plans for a new runway will lead to better service for passengers and help to prevent delays and cancellations.
  
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• Floods: Drivers warned as roads left under water after heavy rain

  09-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Streets in Wrexham and Gresford and Connah's Quay were all left under water.
  
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• Fears plans to close train station ticket offices will make railways 'less safe'

  09-07-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - MP Taiwo Owatemi has written letters to the Transport Secretary, Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains for a response
  
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• Families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims seek unlawful killing verdict

  09-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An inquest will be held for three UK passengers who died when a Boeing 737 Max airliner crashed in Ethiopia.
  
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• easyJet launches Lyon and Hurghada flights from Liverpool Airport

  09-07-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - easyJet has announced it will now offer two new flight routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport - to Lyon in France and Hurghada in Egypt - here's how you can book.
  
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• DVLA warning to drivers who passed their test before 2014

  09-07-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Failing to return an expired licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an offence and can land you a £1,000 fine
  
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• Council hands over thousands in pothole and road damage compensation

  09-07-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - More than £5,000 was paid out in a single claim
  
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• Brighton and Hove cycle lanes: Cyclists grill Labour over delay

  09-07-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Cyclists quizzed the new Labour council about its decisions to pause and review two key active travel projects since taking office in May.
  
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