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• Weaver Network is 'new era' for public transport

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - West Yorkshire transport bosses have unveiled new branding for the region's public transport network, pledging a "bold new area".
  
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• Transportation secretary wants flights at Newark scaled back but insists it's safe to continue operations

  12-05-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Flights were grounded once again at Newark Airport on Sunday morning and the Transport Secretary says hemp;#39;s concerned about the whole airspace due to aging tech
  
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• South Cambs celebrates new bus routes

  12-05-2025 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Commenting on the introduction of the New Tiger Bus Routes, SCDC Cabinet Member, Cllr John Williams (Lib Dem, Fen Ditton and Fulbourn ward) said:
  
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• SEND transport to be reviewed amid calls Stoke-on-Trent council 'held to ransom' by some taxi firms

  12-05-2025 02:00 via stoke.nub.news
  Other News Sources - Stoke-on-Trent City Council overspent its special education transport budget by nearly mp;pound;3 million last year.
  
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• Sam Rowlands MS visits bus depot in North Wales

  12-05-2025 02:00 via herald.wales
  Other Regional Press - SAM ROWLANDS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, has been seeing at firsthand how Arriva buses operate from their Hawarden depot.
  
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• Rationale for re-opening Devon railway station is 'clear', says minister

  12-05-2025 02:00 via radioexe.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The case for re-opening two Devon railway stations is mp;#39;clearmp;#39;, according to fresh government comments, but their future will remain uncertain until the upcoming spending review.
  
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• Plans for more frequent and faster buses

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bus services in Herefordshire could be made more frequent and faster under new proposals.
  
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• Passengers at Stansted face long delays and disruption after IT glitch

  12-05-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London Stansted said the malfunction affected a number of systems at the airport, including check-in, baggage and security.
  
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• Open access to cost LNER £1.1bn over next decade in abstracted revenue, report claims

  12-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - LNERmp;#39;s revenue will be at least mp;pound;1.1 billion lower over the next decade because of open access operations, a new report has said.
  
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• New lost and found system sees more items returned

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Trumpets, church keys and an insulin pen were among the almost 5,000 lost items successfully returned to their owners as part of a train company's new lost and found scheme.
  
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• New electric bus fleet prepares to hit the streets

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The first vehicles that are part of a new fleet of electric buses will soon be rolled out onto the streets of Plymouth and parts of Cornwall.
  
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• More passengers leads to services call on Cambrian Line

  12-05-2025 02:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A rail users group has called for more services to run through Powys by pointing to passenger numbers close to pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Major South West railway expansion plans dashed

  12-05-2025 02:00 via devonlive.com
  Other News Sources - Hopes of reinstating part of an Exmoor railway line have been dashed after the parkmp;#39;s planning committee voted overwhelmingly to refuse the scheme.
  
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• Major city centre transport schemes to be considered by Bristol council bosses

  12-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Plans to deliver a multi-million pound investment in Bristolmp;#39;s city centre transport network are set to be considered by councillors on the Transport and Connectivity Committee this week.
  
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• Long queues at airport as 'IT issue' causes delays

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Queues of passengers stretched outside an airport's terminal early on Sunday as an "IT issue" caused delays.
  
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• Long queues and flight delays at Stansted airport after 'IT issue'

  12-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Essex airport says problem affected check-in, baggage and security systems on Sunday morning
  
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• LNER customer services moves to new home in heart of Newcastle

  12-05-2025 02:00 via railuk.com
  Rail UK - LNER has reinforced its commitment to the North East with the opening of its new Customer Solutions Centre in the heart of Newcastle city centre.
  
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• Kent County Council plans new electric bus charges in Dartford

  12-05-2025 02:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A public footpath in Dartford could be diverted as part of a new plan to build an electric bus charging site near the town centre.
  
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• How threat of Reform now hangs over Labour's crunch decision on HS2

  12-05-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  i News - At Crewemp;#39;s train station, there is still a plaque near Platform 3 that reads Crewe -destination HS2
  
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• Higham revealed as the worst place to get a train in Kent, according to government cancellation and delay data

  12-05-2025 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Bad weather, broken down train, trespassers on the line: wemp;#39;ve been affected by train problems over the years. But where in the county suffers these delays the mos
  
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• Fears bus reform plans will exclude views of elderly people

  12-05-2025 02:00 via wrexham.com
  Wrexham.com - The older peoplemp;#39;s commissioner for Wales warned people could be denied a meaningful say about a major shake-up of bus services due to a tight timetable for scrutiny.
  
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• EV charging bays at Bradford retail park are approved

  12-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - PLANS to install 10 ultra rapid EV charging bays in a Bradford retail park have been approved.
  
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• Dudley Council could pay high price for tram trouble

  12-05-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Dudley Council could face a whopping bill for altering a road after discovering it could bring the West Midlands Metro to a halt.
  
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• Construction begins on £7.9m station footbridge

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Construction work has begun on a new mp;pound;7.9m footbridge which will connect platforms at a railway station.
  
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• Concerns bus reform could hit school transport

  12-05-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - Cardiff Council is worried the Welsh Governmentmp;#39;s bus reform plans could hit school transport in the city.
  
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• Chiltern Partners Up With The Marylebone Project

  12-05-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Chiltern Railways has partnered up with The Marylebone Project, which is a London-based charity supporting homeless and vulnerable women.
  
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• Branding that will replace Metro in West Yorkshire to be unveiled

  12-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The new branding for West Yorkshiremp;#146;s transport network will officially be unveiled on Monday mp;#150; with the Metro branding due to be retired.
  
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• £1 Tiger bus pass staying, says new mayor

  12-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The new mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says he plans to keep the Tiger bus pass.
  
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• 'Bare beating' is tormenting commuters on the London tube network

  12-05-2025 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - Yoump;#39;ve somehow managed to get a seat on your Circle line train and settle in for the gruelling journey into the office.Sigh
  
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