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• Skipton wants permanent CCTV at bus station after trial

  11-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - TEMPORARY CCTV at Skipton Bus Station has been removed following a six week trial with town leaders calling for permanent security cameras to be installed in the area.
  
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• What happens when street signs go wrong

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People living in Worcester were left bemused this week when a motorway sign renamed their city "Worchester", but there is a long history of road signs going wrong.
  
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• Watch as historic 192-year-old Austhorpe Lane railway bridge in Leeds is demolished

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Austhorpe Lane railway bridge, which was constructed for the Leeds and Selby Railway between 1830 and 1834, has been demolished and will now be rebuilt as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade?s programme of improvements to deliver more frequent, faster, greener trains on a better, more reliable railway.
  
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• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the world?s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
  
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• Nationalise Heathrow to get third runway built, says Emirates boss subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Sir Tim Clark orders UK ministers to think ?out of the box? and ?bang heads? together to drive expansion, as he takes aim at the airport?s overseas investors
  
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• Mayors meet in Sheffield to 'drive the change' for rail improvements in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Mayors from across Yorkshire have gathered in Sheffield for the first meeting of a new board tasked with progressing rail improvements in the region.
  
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• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones
  
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• Eco-friendly rail maintenance building opens

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An eco-friendly rail maintenance building has officially opened in North Lincolnshire.
  
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• Call for new M5 junction in West Midlands to create new jobs

  14-06-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Malvern Hills Science Park chief executive Alan White says a new M5 Junction 7A could support economic expansion in Worcestershire, though he admits it may be mp;#39;just a pipe dreammp;#39;
  
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• Bishop Auckland train boss slams rising abuse on staff

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A Bishop Auckland train boss was attacked while protecting staff from "rising" abuse and threats of violence.
  
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• ?1.4 million investment into stations by Greater Anglia

  14-06-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Greater Anglia has invested more than ?1.4m in a station repainting programme covering 29 stations across Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire.
  
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• Yorkshire rail upgrade plans to introduce four fast trains an hour between Leeds and Sheffield

  13-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Early investment will focus on electrification and upgrades between Sheffield and Leeds
  
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• Worst council for potholes in England revealed - how does your area compare? subscription

  13-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Derbyshire has the poorest road conditions in the country, a Times analysis of official data shows, as ministers threaten to hold back funding
  
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• Uxbridge Road to get new road surface, bus lane and pothole repairs

  13-06-2026 02:00 via lbhf.gov.uk
  Local Government - Road improvements and new bus lane will improve journeys around Shepherds Bush Green
  
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• UK vows to phase out Russian diesel and jet fuel imports by new year

  13-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The ban forms part of the governmentmp;#39;s package of sanctions on Moscow due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.
  
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• Third Menai crossing 'needs to be done'

  13-06-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - A third Menai crossing is back on the table after the Welsh Government's deputy transport minister confirmed the new administration will start looking at detailed options for Anglesey transport links
  
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• The Swing Bridge at 150 - a Victorian-age engineering marvel linking Newcastle and Gateshead

  13-06-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The new Tyne crossing opened to road traffic in June 1876 - and swung open for the first time a few weeks later
  
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• TfGM selects site for Stockport electric bus depot

  13-06-2026 02:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The former Lex Autolease site off Heathside Park Road in Cheadle Heath has been chosen to replace the existing Bee Network depot off Daw Bank in the town centre that is to be redeveloped into housing.
  
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• SNCF Network set new targets to meet expected rail growth

  13-06-2026 02:00 via railjournal.com
  Other News Sources - French government has set out new ambitions for infrastructure maintenance and renewals to meet growing demand for passenger and freight services.
  
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• Simon Calder names five 'worst' airports for European border delays this summer

  13-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Brits have found themselves stuck in queues for hours.
  
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• Shipping Industry Leaders Condemn Recent Attacks on Seafarers

  13-06-2026 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO unanimously condemns recent attacks on seafarers and commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO)mp;#133;
  
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• ScotRail wins top prize at Scottish Transport Awards

  13-06-2026 02:00 via deadlinenews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - RAIL operator ScotRail was named public transport operator of the year at the Scottish Transport Awards in Glasgow on Thursday (JUN 11).
  
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• Nationalise Heathrow airport to build third runway, says Emirates boss

  13-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Emirates boss suggests nationalising Heathrow to build a third runway.
  
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• Ministers want 60 of children walking or cycling to school by 2035

  13-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - At least 60 of children in England should be walking or cycling to school within a decade under the government's new active travel plans.
  
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• Lord Blunkett appointed as chair of White Rose Rail board

  13-06-2026 02:00 via placeyorkshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The organisation includes the Mayors of South, North, and West Yorkshire, the Departments for Transport and Treasury, alongside Network Rail, in an ongoing attempt to improve rail connectivty across the region.
  
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• Kieran Beattie: 5 things Aberdeen Rapid Transit needs to convince me to leave the car at home

  13-06-2026 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The Aberdeen Rapid Transit project promises to transform public transport in and around the city. But will it work?
  
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• Heathrow sees passenger numbers fall despite record day for May

  13-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The west London airport said 7.1 million passengers passed through its four terminals in May, down 1.2 year-on-year.
  
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• Gridlock fears after minister takes M4 relief road 'off the table'

  13-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Any improvements to motorway congestion around Newport should not come at the cost of gridlock around the city, its council leader has warned.
  
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• Flying at Heathrow will cost ?significantly more? due to third runway bid

  13-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrow?s bid for a third runway will ?significantly? push up the cost of flying from the UK?s biggest airport, a leading aviation expert has warned.
  
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• Flying at Heathrow will cost 'significantly more' due to third runway bid

  13-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrowmp;#39;s bid for a third runway will mp;#39;significantlymp;#39; push up the cost of flying from the UKmp;#39;s biggest airport, a leading aviation expert has warned.
  
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