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• Thefts affect rail

  06-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - They affected hundreds of services on Wales and Borders line in 2017, police and rail officials say.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire Mayor launches £1 million Active Travel Fund

  27-02-2026 01:00 via highways-news.com
  Highways News - Applications open today (Wednesday 25 February) for a share of mp;pound;1 million funding for schemes that make it safer and easier for people to walk, wheel and cycle across the York and North Yorkshire region.
  
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• Will pensioner bus restrictions end with free 24/7 travel?

  27-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - Stagecoach has addressed whether the pensioner bus pass restrictions could end for 24/7 free travel in Oxfordshire after Andy Burnham's move.
  
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• UK car production falls 13.6 in January, driven by export decline subscription

  27-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says 65,249 cars and 2,166 commercial vehicles left factories in January, down 8.2 and 68.6 on 2025
  
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• Two London stations shut for 22 days this summer

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Two London rail stations will close for more than three weeks this summer, with journeys diverted to other stations and passengers told to expect longer journeys.
  
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• Tube fares to rise by 5.8 from 1 March

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Fares on the Underground, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth line will rise on 1 March.
  
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• Transport for London announces price rises

  27-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - TfL, which operates London Underground, London Overground, London?s bus and tram services, TfL Rail, Elizabeth Line, Docklands Light Railway and IFS Cloud Cable Car services, has announced that fare rises will apply to Underground, Overground, Elizabeth Line and TfL Rail services while tram and bus fares will remain frozen until July.
  
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• Town centre roads to shut as work set to start on new walking and cycling routes

  27-02-2026 01:00 via cheshire-live.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Work to create walking, wheeling and cycling routes in Northwich town centre starts next week. The project gets underway on March 2 and will last for five months.
  
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• This cycle lane cost £4.5m. But it's too dangerous to use subscription

  27-02-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Roger Bell, 71, warily steps off his bike at the end of one of the most contentious cycle lanes in England. Carefully navigating the traffic queuing right up Castle Gates to get into Shrewsbury railway station, the secretary of Cycling UK Shropshire asks us whether wemp;#39;ve seen anyone else using this brightly coloured road leading to, as we shall see, absolutely nowhere.
  
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• St Neots MP calls for action on Cambridgeshire's potholes

  27-02-2026 01:00 via huntspost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A Huntingdonshire MP is pushing for a change in the way road repairs are funded by the central Government and is hoping other local MPs will join with him.
  
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• Scotland?s Railway gives ?40,000 boost to local projects

  27-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Scotland's Railway has announced the recipients of the ?40,000 community fund giving a boost to local projects across the country.
  
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• Scotland's Railway gives £40,000 boost to local projects

  27-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Scotlandmp;#39;s Railway has announced the recipients of the mp;pound;40,000 community fund giving a boost to local projects across the country.
  
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• Ryanair voted UK?s worst short-haul airline subscription

  27-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Jet2 tops the annual Which? survey for the fifth year as budget rivals are criticised for ?awful? seats, poor service and hidden luggage fees
  
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• Ryanair voted UK's worst short-haul airline subscription

  27-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Jet2 tops the annual Which? survey for the fifth year as budget rivals are criticised for mp;#39;awfulmp;#39; seats, poor service and hidden luggage fees
  
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• Rural Borders bus service to launch new transport links next week

  27-02-2026 01:00 via midlothianview.com
  Other Regional Press - Rural bus services in the Borders and into Northumberland will be just the ticket with the launch of new transport links next week.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to return up to £10bn to investors as profit surges 40

  27-02-2026 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The aerospace giant announced plans for a mp;pound;7bn to mp;pound;9bn share buyback through 2028
  
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• Renewed calls for rail upgrade on Largs?Glasgow line

  27-02-2026 01:00 via largsandmillportnews.com
  Other News Sources - CALLS for urgent improvements to the Largs?Glasgow railway have been renewed by local MSP Kenneth Gibson following another spate of disruption and signalling failures on the line.
  
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• Renewed calls for rail upgrade on Largs-Glasgow line

  27-02-2026 01:00 via largsandmillportnews.com
  Other News Sources - CALLS for urgent improvements to the Largs-Glasgow railway have been renewed by local MSP Kenneth Gibson following another spate of disruption and signalling failures on the line.
  
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• Railway renovation back on track after delay

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Work on a ?3.3m redevelopment of Skegness railway station has resumed after the project was put on hold when the contractor pulled out.
  
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• Rail station treated to humorous rebrand ahead of Brit Awards

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Manchestermp;#39;s Deansgate rail station was given the temporary new name in tribute to singer Olivia Dean.
  
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• Passenger numbers expected to soar thanks to new and improved bus services

  27-02-2026 01:00 via macclesfield.nub.news
  Other Regional Press - Those travelling between Macclesfield, Alderley Park, Wilmslow and Manchester Airport can now benefit from more frequent and better connected bus services.
  
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• Parking Control Zones: 'Our area could lose its unique identity'

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Glasgow southside residents and businesses must wait until early summer for the councilmp;#146;s response to the parking plan backlash.
  
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• New Piccadilly line trains delayed for second time

  27-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The rollout of new Piccadilly line trains has been delayed for a second time, due to the mp;quot;complexitiesmp;quot; of the work and safety concerns, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
  
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• New Piccadilly line trains delayed by another year as 'game-changing' Tube upgrade soars to £3.4billion

  27-02-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - TfL says first of 94 mp;#39;game-changingmp;#39; new trains now not due to enter service until sometime between December 2026 and June 2027
  
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• New Piccadilly Line trains delayed again as project costs spike subscription

  27-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Transport for London were due to bring in the trains last year to replace 50-year-old rolling stock on the tube line
  
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• Morecambe bus stops upgraded by county council

  27-02-2026 01:00 via lancasterguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Live bus updates are returning to Lancashire as part of wider plans to improve services and give passengers quicker, clearer travel information.
  
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• Major airline becomes second after Ryanair to enforce new UK passport rule

  27-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The rule change kicked in this week
  
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• Lumo's new Stirling-London carriage interiors unveiled - with similar trains expected soon for ScotRail

  27-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Cut-price train operator Lumo has revealed the interiors of the trains for its new Stirling-London service - which are of the same type which ScotRail is expected to use on its inter-city routes.
  
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• Low-level platforms closed at Glasgow Central after flooding

  27-02-2026 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - ScotRail services on the Argyle Line between Cumbernauld, Larkhall and Dalmuir had not been calling at Glasgow Central Low Level.
  
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• Liverpool City Region takes delivery of electric bus fleet

  27-02-2026 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - More than 100 publicly owned electric buses are arriving in the Liverpool City Region as the area prepares to bring bus services back under local control.
  
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