Public Transport news

• Work to create new bus interchange set to begin

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Alongside the interchange, a new landscaped public space, is to replace the existing roundabout.
  
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• US tariffs: UK ‘reserves right to respond’ after carmakers meeting

  29-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The UK reserves the right to respond to American tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said, after US President Donald Trumpmp;#146;s decision to slap a 25 per cent import tax on cars. The Prime Minister said his government was involved in ongoing discussions with the White House aimed at mp;#147;mitigating the impactmp;#148; of any levies but ...
  
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• UK car firms urge help as Trump tariffs loom

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Manufacturers are expected to ask for state support ahead of next weekmp;#39;s 25 tax on exports.
  
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• Two Oxfordshire train stations among Britain's top 20 for bike storage

  29-03-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxford and Didcot Parkway train stations have been named among Britainmp;#39;s top 20 for bike storage spaces by a new study.
  
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• Train operator working on new Pontrilas station plan

  29-03-2025 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Herefordshire train operator Transport for Wales (TfW) has confirmed it is looking into the feasibility of creating a new railway station in the southwest of the county ?in the medium to longer term?.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer visits Huddersfield and makes vow for Victorian transport system in Yorkshire

  29-03-2025 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - He says the North will no longer be held to ransom
  
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• Ryanair warns more flights are at risk after being forced to scrap number of routes to Europe

  29-03-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription -BUDGET airline Ryanair could scrap more flights mp;amp;amp;#8230; growing as much as other European countries.mp;amp;amp;quot; It comesmp;amp;amp;#8230; reduced capacity to destinations across Europe and North Africa. Themp;amp;amp;#8230; London Stanstedmp;nbsp;to destinations across Europe. Themp;nbsp;new routes include flights mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• PM's train late for West Yorkshire visit to announce transport boost

  29-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visited West Yorkshire today to announce a major funding boost for transport in the northmp;nbsp;- but his train was late.
  
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• PM hails £415m boost for North of England rail

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Sir Keir Starmer says upgrading rail connections could mp;quot;massively improvemp;quot; peoplemp;#39;s lives.
  
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• PM announces more funding for transport in north

  29-03-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The Prime Minister is promising that 1.7 billion pounds will be invested in transport systems in the north of England. The plans, which Sir Keir Starmer is set to confirm today during a factory visit in the region, include an upgrade to the Liverpool-Hull corridor. The Transpennine railway between Manchester, Leeds and York will receive a further 415 million.
  
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• Plans for permanent bus depot in college car park sparks anger among neighbours

  29-03-2025 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Plans to make a bus depot permanent in a college car park in Worthing have sparked anger from neighbours.
  
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• Nissan grows STEM skills initiative to inspire young people

  29-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The car makermp;#39;s Skills Foundation, which launched in 2015, will double its work to reach around 16,000 children a year in the region with a focus on manufacturing, engineering and technology
  
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• New DVLA tax rules explained – and how petrol, diesel and electric cars will be affected

  29-03-2025 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - From April 1, motorists across the country will be hit by an overhaul of car tax regulations which will see drivers of electric vehicles be taxed for the very first time
  
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• Musk says Tesla not immune from tariffs as car firms hit

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Investors sold off shares of carmakers in Japan, Germany and the UK, but US brands are also set to be hit.
  
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• Multiple road closures set to take place across Buckinghamshire

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Drivers in Buckinghamshire should brace for multiple road closures as essential works are set to take place over the coming weeks
  
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• Mayor's £95m transport and roads pledge follows Downing St TransPennine announcement

  29-03-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Themp;nbsp;mayor of York and North Yorkshire made the pledge following a number 10 announcement of mp;pound;415m to improve trains across the Pennines.
  
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• Major West Midlands railway station is UK's worst for pickpocketing outside London - how to keep your belongings safe

  29-03-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Birmingham New Street has been ranked one of the worst stations in the country for pickpocketing.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover 'assessing impact' of tariffs ahead of Trump talks

  29-03-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Midlands car-maker Jaguar Land Rover says it is still assessing how new US trade tariffs will affect its business.
  
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• Heathrow boss warns airlines risk having to pay £1bn for better power system

  29-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Thomas Woldbye says airport will review case for upgrading grid connections after outage that shut hub for nearly 24 hours
  
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• Have bus services improved since the Bee Network arrived?

  29-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - An M.E.N. report this week identified that the Bee Network has improved punctuality - but people are not feeling the benefit. Our weekend poll asks what you think.
  
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• Government pledges £1 billion to boost bus services and apprenticeships

  29-03-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The UK government has announced a comprehensive plan to revitalise bus services, including a new Bus Services Bill and a mp;amp;pound;1 billion investment aimed at improving local transport infrastructure.Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood recently participated in a unique mp;amp;quot;Battle of the Busesmp;amp;quot; event with Essex cricketers to highlight the skills required by bus driver apprentices.The event, organised by First Bus, demon
  
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• Delta flight has near miss with Air Force jet after takeoff in close call at Reagan National Airport

  29-03-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Delta flight, with 137 people on board, had just departed for Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota , when it received notification of a nearby aircraft.
  
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• Crashed cargo ship Solong arrives in Aberdeen

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The impact with the tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea triggered an explosion and fires.
  
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• Concerns raised over tram warning bells before death

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Carlos Correa Palacio was struck by a tram at a crossing in Edinburgh, despite the warning horn being sounded three times.
  
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• Concerns raised about “urgently needed” A34 safety improvements in Oxfordshire

  29-03-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Calls for a dangerous dual carriageway that runs through Oxfordshire to get mp;#147;urgently neededmp;#148; safety improvements have stepped.
  
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• Car finance scandal reaches Supreme Court with billions at stake subscription

  29-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Hearing next week could leave lenders facing customer compensation totalling as much as ?44 billion ? and the ruling could apply beyond motor finance
  
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• Anger among islanders as fault found in ageing CalMac ferry

  29-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The island of South Uist has been dealt a further blow after another CalMac ferry, the MV Hebrides, was detained in drydock for two more weeks due to a fault having been found with its bow visor.
  
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• £1 evening bus fare across Southampton and Hampshire extended for another year

  29-03-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An initiative to provide mp;pound;1 evening bus travel for people across Southampton and Hampshire has been extended for another 12 months.
  
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• ‘A failed operator’: CrossCountry repeatedly missed own performance targets despite cutting services

  29-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Struggling rail operator CrossCountry has repeatedly breached its own performance targets despite cutting services late last year as part of a recovery plan, City AM understands. The former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, approved proposals by the operator to run a reduced timetable for three months between August and November after its performance was labelled mp;amp;#8220;dire.mp;amp;#8221; ...
  
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• 'Virtually non-existent' transport links concern at huge luxury golf course site

  29-03-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A controversial planning scheme has been branded as mp;#145;emblematic of broader failuremp;#146; by Bolton West MP Phil Brickell in Westminster.
  
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• 'Trump's car tariffs will hit West Midlands worst'

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Midlands is the mp;quot;number onemp;quot; UK region that exports cars to the US, Prof David Bailey said.
  
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• 'Metrolink is expanding yet Bolton remains forgotten'

  29-03-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Bolton mp;#147;remains forgottenmp;#148; as the tram system expands across the region, a debate has heard
  
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• 'A noose around our neck': Residents driven out by UK's largest road tunnel

  29-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Those living on the Lower Thames Crossing route tell of their despair at being uprooted.
  
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• 'A failed operator': CrossCountry repeatedly missed own performance targets despite cutting services

  29-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Struggling rail operator CrossCountry has repeatedly breached its own performance targets despite cutting services late last year as part of a recovery plan, City AM understands. The former Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, approved proposals by the operator to run a reduced timetable for three months between August and November after its performance was labelled
  
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