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• Keir Starmer to promise new powers for all of England’s towns and cities

  09-10-2023 22:00
  
  Exclusive: Labour leader to pledge biggest expansion of devolution since party was last in powerA new Labour government would give all towns and cities in England new powers and funding to boost local economies, deliver thousands of new homes and create high-quality jobs, Keir Starmer will announce.In the biggest expansion of devolution since Labour was last in power, he will pledge that councils and combined authorities would get more control over housing and planning, skills, energy and transp
  
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• List of projects to be funded by HS2 money ‘only illustrative’, Sunak says

  09-10-2023 15:39
  
  Some schemes listed as being in line for funds from scrapped northern leg of HS2 were swiftly deleted while others are already completeA list of transport projects to be funded using HS2 money, which included schemes that had already been built or were swiftly deleted, was intended only to be “illustrative”, the prime minister has said.Speaking to the BBC, Rishi Sunak repeatedly dodged or refused to answer questions about the list, which was published alongside his announcement that
  
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• Your next excuse is on platform 5 German train travel has become an experience worthy of Kafka

  09-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Erratic Deutsche Bahn services make our commutes a misery. Luckily, their meaningless announcements are an art form
  
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• Work to install the new Llanharan railway footbridge next weekend

  09-10-2023 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RCT Council has confirmed the arrangements to lift the new Llanharan railway footbridge into positionrequiring a single overnight road closure at Bridgend Road next Saturday evening (October 14) into Sunday morning.
  
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• Why the region cant trust the Governments shoddily put together transport plans - Andy Brown

  09-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - It has been a very long time since a significant new railway was built in the North of England. Plenty got closed in the 1960s but, with a few tiny exceptions, the network is effectively operating on lines constructed well over 100 years ago.
  
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• Western Gateway Partnership on HS2 money for rail links

  09-10-2023 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - FOLLOWING the news that the northern part of HS2 has been scrapped, an organisation representing communities in South Wales and part of Western England has called for investment in the rail network covering the area.
  
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• West of England Mayor announces £2.5m for hydrogen supercluster

  09-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Research organisations across the West Country and in South Wales are set to look into ways to help decarbonise industry and transport
  
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• 'We need bus services before new Leek rail link'

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A better bus service is the priority for the Staffordshire Moorlands not a proposed new rail link, the council leader has said.
  
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• Wales: Labour can't commit to HS2 funding share, MP says

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shadow Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens says a Labour UK government would
  
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• The demise of HS2 should teach us to give up the false idol of consensus

  09-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Consensus is not the political ideal that we've been taught to believe it is and the HS2 debacle proves its shortcomings, writes Eliot Wilson
  
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• TfL plans to end day travelcards could cost Surrey commuters

  09-10-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport for London could stop accepting day travelcards on its network - which could raise prices for those travelling into London
  
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• Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips: Transport sec Mark Harper pressed about HS2 commitments

  09-10-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Rishi Sunak has confirmed the long-rumoured decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2 - a decision branded "wrong" by former prime minister David Cameron.
  
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• Sunak blocked identical Euston HS2 plan

  09-10-2023 02:00 via egi.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Rishi Sunak blocked a Lendlease-led, private sector plan to build HS2s Euston station when he was chancellor, just three years before adopting a near-identical version last week.
  
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• South Yorkshire buses: Changes to nearly 100 routes including First Bus, TM Travel and Stagecoach

  09-10-2023 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Stagecoach is the most heavily affected company, with 53 routes, over half of the total number, undergoing changes. All of the reduced services are run by Stagecoach.
  
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• Somerset Council 'has no power' over bus depot closures

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Somerset Council has admitted it has no power to stop further closure of bus depots.
  
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• Northamptonshire sees reinvestment of HS2 funding after project scrapped

  09-10-2023 02:00 via northantslive.news
  
  Other News Sources - Network North will reinvest HS2 funding into roads like the A509 Isham Bypass and the A43 Northampton-Kettering
  
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• Network Rail installs new road bridge over Cornwall railway

  09-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall has moved one step closer after Network Rail engineers moved a new road bridge into place over the railway.
  
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• Much-delayed plans for A582 could be revived but questions linger

  09-10-2023 02:00 via blogpreston.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Long-stalled plans to turn one of the busiest routes between South Ribble and Preston into a dual carriageway appear to have had new life breathed into them by the cancellation of the northern leg of HS2.
  
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• MTR: integrated success for metros

  09-10-2023 02:00 via railexpress.com.au
  Other News Sources - With more than 40 years of experience, Hong Kong-based rail operator MTR has accumulated valuable experience from managing generations of assets.
  
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• Morgan jokes unfunded pledges risk frontbenchers being thrown in Mersey

  09-10-2023 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour Party - Recently appointed Labour shadow rail minister Stephen Morgan has warned that an incoming Labour government would have to look carefully at implications for HS2, though saying it wanted to see it delivered in full.
  
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• Minister defends 'unambiguous' Northern transport plans despite uncosted commitments

  09-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Transport Secretary has defended the Prime Ministers Northern transport policy as unambiguous despite still-still uncosted commitments over railways and roads.
  
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• Mick Lynch urges Keir Starmer not to U-turn on railway nationalisation

  09-10-2023 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - A UNION leader has urged Labour not to backslide in the run-up to the general election on a policy of renationalising the railways.
  
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• Metro services hit with delays after signal failure

  09-10-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Sunday was a day of delay on the Metro for passengers heading towards the northern terminal.
  
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• LR at London International Shipping Week 2023

  09-10-2023 02:00 via hellenicshippingnews.com
  Shipping News - As London International Shipping Week (LISW) 2023 concluded its tenth year, spanning diverse platforms from podcasts to parliamentary sessions, we reflect on our flagship activity and events throughout the week.
  
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• LCR votes to roll-back bus deregulation and take control of transport system

  09-10-2023 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Liverpool City Region will follow Greater Manchester and become the second area outside London to have a franchised bus system, with the first franchised buses starting to run in St Helens by late 2026.
  
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• HS2 U-turn shakes confidence in Sunaks promises

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - What does this weeks HS2 announcement mean to those who banked on the Northern Powerhouse promises?
  
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• HS2 to Manchester: What was all the fuss about?

  09-10-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The high speed railway line which promised big things for Manchester will no longer be coming to the North of England. Political reporter Joseph Timan looks at what the scheme was supposed to achieve, who supported it and what happens next
  
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• HS2: Plans for Euston section wishful thinking, says Khan

  09-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London Mayor Sadiq Khan has written to the Prime Minister to express serious concerns over plans for the Euston section of HS2.
  
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• HS2 landowners urged to get help in recovering land

  09-10-2023 02:00 via propertywire.com
  Other News Sources - Landowners who had their land compulsorily purchased by the government for HS2 are being urged to seek expert advice if they plan on buying their land back.
  
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• HS2: Are the transport links replacing high-speed rail new?

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some of the schemes have been promised before and others have already been changed.
  
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• Hercules signs five-year labour deal with Balfour rail

  09-10-2023 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - Hercules Site Services has been awarded a five-year contract to provide Balfour Beatty Rail Limited with labour during Control Period 7.
  
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• Great Missenden residents react to HS2 project blow

  09-10-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - High Speed Two (HS2) between Birmingham and Manchester stands cancelled, following Prime Minister Rishi Sunaks recent announcement of a £36 billion investment in Norths existing rail network.
  
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• Funding to support local bus services

  09-10-2023 02:00 via cornish-times.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - "Funding means people across Cornwall area have benefitted from a total of £17,246,247"
  
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• Everything promised to Cheshire in Gov's 'Network North' plan

  09-10-2023 02:00 via cheshire-live.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Improved bus services in Cheshire, the electrification of a line between Chester and Crewe and £2.5 billion for transport in rural counties, towns and smaller cities has been promised
  
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• Colourful Metro mural links history with hopes for the future

  09-10-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A colourful new piece of artwork has brought a splash of colour to a Metro station in Sunderland.
  
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• Care leavers aged 18-25 to receive half-price bus and tram travel in London in Sadiqs new fare deal for care leavers

  09-10-2023 02:00 via london.gov.uk
  Local Government - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced that care leavers aged between 18 and 25, who live in London, will be able to apply to receive half price bus and tram travel from early 2024.This decision will give more young people the helping hand they need to thrive at a crucial period in their lives.
  
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• Bolt rival Freenow adds more perks for cabbies as industry looks to boost image

  09-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Ride hailing app Freenow will launch first-of-its kind perks for black cabbies and taxi drivers using its platform, City A.M. understands.
  
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• Birmingham-London rail fares war sees train tickets slashed to under £10

  09-10-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Competition between rail and coach firms for passengers between Birmingham and London has intensified, with Avanti West Coast cutting its cheapest fare by a quarter to £9.
  
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• Battery-electric bus arrives in Oxford ahead of roll-out

  09-10-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - The Oxford Bus Company (OBC), part of Go-Ahead Group, has ordered 104 zero-emission buses from the Northern Ireland-based manufacturer Wrightbus as part of efforts to deliver an all-electric bus fleet in the city.
  
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