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• Carlisle airport commercial flights 'need business case'

  06-09-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - CONSERVATIVE candidate for Cumbria mayor Mike Starkie has said he would support the return of commercial passenger flights to Carlisle Lake District Airport - but only if there is a strong and sustainable business case behind the move.
  
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• Turning Kent airport into drone flights 'hub' will 'create 500 jobs'

  08-09-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Calls are being made to turn one of Kentmp;#146;s airports into a flight tech centre, which could lead to hundreds of new jobs.
  
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• Tunnel built under major new road between Cambridge and Bedfordshire - but it's not for drivers

  08-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The road is expected to open next year
  
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• Trump threatens to stop sale of Canadian Bombardier jets in US

  08-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The threat against one of Canadamp;#39;s largest companies comes amid an escalating trade war between the two neighbours.
  
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• Richard Tice: A Reform government would scrap EV mandate to save Jaguar Land Rover

  08-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - By forcing companies like JLR to wind down profitable internal combustion engine models ahead of true consumer demand, ministers have effectively forced our flagship manufacturer to cut off its own revenue streams, says Richard Tice For decades, Jaguar Land Rover has stood mp;nbsp;a proud symbol of West Midlands manufacturing might.mp;nbsp;Yet today, thousands of highly skilled ...
  
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• Plans for 12th Cambridge greenway criticised as locals say 'repair existing roads'

  08-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) is seeking permission for a new cycling and walking route connecting Sawston to Cambridge via Great Shelford and Stapleford
  
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• New university campus and station entrance at Temple Meads open at last

  08-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - University says Temple Quarter is mp;#39;most significant development in its historymp;#39;
  
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• Major towns set for 20mph speed limits under new roads programme

  08-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ayr, Troon and Prestwick have been identified for a future phase of the Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) programme
  
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• Jonathan Reynolds is right, Jaguar Land Rover doesn’t warrant use of public money Nils Pratley

  08-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The 4,000 job cuts cannot be compared to a VW-like existential crisis and, as JLR presents them, are about staying competitiveJaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two yearsA default reaction to news of job losses in the UK car industry is to ask what the government is going to do about it. So, well done business secretary Jonathan Reynolds for giving the correct response to the question of whether public money will be used to support Jaguar Land Rover, which on M
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover 4,000 job cuts confirmed as carmaker looks to cut £1.7bn in costs

  08-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - CEO says group plans to build mp;#39;stronger, more competitive JLR for all our stakeholdersmp;#39;
  
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• Huge 1,800-home new-build estate too 'car-dependent', transport bosses warn

  08-09-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A proposed huge new-build estate would leave thousands of residents too reliant on cars and buses, highways bosses have warned.
  
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• Heckmondwike bus station to open as first of its kind in West Yorkshire

  08-09-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The new bus station is the first to carry the Weaver Network name
  
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• Government urged to make Cotswold Airport major drone hub and unlock 450 jobs

  08-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - A new report says allowing airspace reforms could create jobs and bring investment to the West
  
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• Bus drivers 'no longer required to sweat it out' as air con deal reached to stop strikes

  08-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Air conditioning is to be fitted after what is described as a mp;quot;ground-breaking victorymp;quot; for London bus drivers.
  
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• A303 Stonehenge Tunnel: Shadow transport secretary demands action on traffic problems

  08-09-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Richard Holden has written to transport secretary Heidi Alexander asking for action to be taken on the A303 traffic problems
  
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• 'Wealth fund' brought in to find funding for major South Yorkshire development projects

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Major projects which have been proposed in South Yorkshire have included the expansion of the South Yorkshire tram train scheme, with calls for it to serve Stocksbridge; as well as the re-opening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport; and the proposed Don Valley Corridor of advanced manufacturing and clean energy industries.
  
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• Transport minister talks A55, road tolls and 'no guarantees' on ending bridge misery

  07-09-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - 'This cannot be kicked any further down the road. We need to start dealing with the things that are ahead of us'
  
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• Tram progress on the right lines but can't be the terminus - Jo Davidson

  07-09-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Many of the worldmp;#39;s great thinkers from Winston Churchill to Mark Twain have argued that the blind pursuit of perfection can sometimes be the enemy of progress.
  
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• Trains cancelled and disruption expected due to Transport for Wales staff shortage

  07-09-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Transport for Wales (TfW) has said services between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock will be cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. It says it is laying on buses for passengers to complete their journey.
  
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• Train journey to mark birth of UK high speed rail

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Preparations are under way for a commemorative train journey to mark the birth of the UK's first high-speed rail service.
  
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• Tom Hayes MP called for faster trains to London Waterloo

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, has urged South Western Railway (SWR) to reintroduce faster weekday trains to London Waterloo, reducing travel times to around one hour and 35 minutes, similar to those in the 1980s.
  
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• Stephen Flynn infuriates civil servants with lax attitude to work as Swinney plot to 'bury' rival bears fruit

  07-09-2026 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Staff believe the First Minister has sought to 'bury' his leadership rival by handing him the dreaded transport brief
  
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• Saxmundham rail junction to be upgraded ahead of Sizewell C freight services

  07-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Saxmundham rail junction on Suffolk?s East Suffolk line is planned for a major renewal this autumn to improve resilience and reliability in advance of future freight trains delivering construction materials to Sizewell.
  
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• 'Sadiq Khan needs to help Londoners struggling to get home by extending the Night Tube'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Westminster City Council is also calling on the Mayor of London to invest in more visible policing
  
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• Ryanair and Virgin issue ticket price increase and schedule cut updates

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Ryanair says some airlines may not survive this winter
  
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• Richard Branson's next stop: Paris and beyond as he takes on Eurostar

  07-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The billionaire businessman faces a David-and-Goliath battle to challenge Eurostarmp;#39;s 30-year monopoly and bring some Virgin magic to the cross-Channel route
  
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• Polish shipbuilder hiring as Ferguson Marine cuts 70 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Remon towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the mp;pound;175m contract
  
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• Polish shipbuilder hiring as Fer?guson Marine cuts 70 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Remon?towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the ?175m contract
  
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• No bailout for Jaguar Land Rover, says business secretary

  07-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said the government will not bail out Jaguar Land Rover after it announced plans to slash 4,000 jobs. Reynolds has spoken to PB Balaji, chief executive of Britainmp;#146;s biggest carmaker, and is due to meet with the companymp;#146;s leadership in the coming days.mp;amp;#160; But he told the BBCmp;amp;#8217;s Laura Kuenssberg ...
  
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• New station entrance set to open at Temple Meads in 'significant milestone'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The new entrance will open from 4pm on Monday (Sept 7) and provide direct access between Bristol Temple Meads and the University of Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
  
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