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• Video: New artwork unveiled at Leeds train station to welcome visitors

  06-03-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A NEW piece of artwork is proving to be just the ticket for commuters in Leeds.
  
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• 'We have to make public transport in Sheffield easy and attractive to use' - reader's letter

  22-08-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - If we want to encourage people to choose public transport rather than their car, we have to make it easy and attractive to use. Therefore improving access to Sheffield railway station should be a priority.
  
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• Vueling pulls its winter schedule of flights to Spain from Cardiff Airport

  22-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The airline has removed flights this winter after flying from Cardiff Airport for over 13 years
  
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• Update as free bus scheme to end - deadline approaching

  22-08-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Earlier this year, Starmer's Labour Government announced it would provide free bus travel for children throughout August, enabling families across England to get out and about over the summer. The initiative was designed to help alleviate pressure on household budgets.
  
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• Uber faces €825m fine for breaching European data rules subscription

  22-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Dutch regulator said the company, which plans to appeal, infringed its driversmp;#39; rights by using automated systems to suspend their accounts
  
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• The Guardian view on Andy Burnham's buses: a blueprint for governing Britain

  22-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The prime minister is right to think that taking Manchestermp;#39;s model national could widen opportunity, clean the air and rebuild state capacity. Other public services could be next
  
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• TFW Ffeibr?s Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe?s Largest Data Centre Campus

  22-08-2026 02:00 via ispreview.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Notmp;#8209;formp;#8209;profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an arm?s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of ?Europe?s largest data centre campuses? ? connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres.
  
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• TFW Ffeibr's Railway Full Fibre Network Connects to Europe's Largest Data Centre Campus

  22-08-2026 02:00 via ispreview.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Notmp;amp;#8209;formp;amp;#8209;profit Network operator TfW Ffeibr (TFW Fibre), which is an armmp;#39;s-length initiative owned by Transport for Wales (TfW) and thus the Welsh Government, has announced that their railway based full fibre broadband and Ethernet network has been used to link South Wales directly into one of mp;#39;Europemp;#39;s largest data centre campusesmp;#39; connecting Cloud Centres and Vantage Data Centres.
  
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• Sitting comfortably on the train? Here's the machine to thank subscription

  22-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Engineers use a motion simulator to test for seat designs that won?t be a pain in the backside. Just don?t expect a smooth ride on a Thameslink Class 700
  
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• Site for community bike hub 'stormed' by vandals

  22-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police investigate after the Believe Achieve CIC project was targeted on Monday night.
  
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• Senior dog patrols to provide 'extra reassurance' for passengers at London Waterloo

  22-08-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Riley, Buster and Flo will be sniffing out any suspicious behaviour at the station
  
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• Scrap 'death trap' floating bus stops in London, campaigners demand as shocking video goes viral

  22-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Campaigners say the mp;#39;death trapmp;#39; bus stops are preventing disabled and visually impaired people from leaving their homes
  
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• Ryanair offers £29.99 'rescue fares' as rival easyJet axes all flights from busy UK airport

  22-08-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - EasyJet announced this week that it will axe all its flights from Leeds Bradford Airport early next year - routes cut include Paris, Barcelona and Malaga
  
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• Paws on patrol: GB first as London Waterloo adds dog patrols to security team

  22-08-2026 02:00 via southwesternrailway.com
  Train Operators - CANINE colleagues Riley, Buster and Flo have joined the South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) team at London Waterloo, providing extra reassurance for customers and strengthening security at Britain?s biggest station.
  
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• Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño

  22-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The crucial waterwaymp;#39;s operator says low rainfall caused by the ocean pattern had led to the decision.
  
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• Not buying West Midlands bus operations would have been "catastrophic" for passengers - Mayor

  22-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Richard Parker said West Midlands Combined Authority will keep the bus network running as normal for a short period
  
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• Not buying West Midlands bus operations would have been 'catastrophic' for passengers - Mayor

  22-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Richard Parker said West Midlands Combined Authority will keep the bus network running as normal for a short period
  
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• North East Derbyshire MP blasts ?nightmare? train journey that was cancelled at Chesterfield

  22-08-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MP Louise Sandher-Jones has written to East Midlands Railway after a ?nightmare? train journey that was cancelled at Chesterfield.
  
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• North East Derbyshire MP blasts 'nightmare' train journey that was cancelled at Chesterfield

  22-08-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MP Louise Sandher-Jones has written to East Midlands Railway after a mp;#39;nightmaremp;#39; train journey that was cancelled at Chesterfield.
  
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• Normal service to resume on derailment train line

  22-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Normal service is set to resume on a track where a train derailed in Essex, Greater Anglia has said.
  
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• No further reports of idling at Saxmundham station

  22-08-2026 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Problems caused by freight trains idling overnight at Saxmundham station appear to have stopped, according to the town clerk.
  
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• Newport M4 congestion discussed by Minister and Lord Burns

  22-08-2026 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Plans to tackle congestion on the M4 and improve rail links in south-east Wales have been discussed by the Deputy Minister for Transport and Lord Burns earlier this week, according to the Welsh Government.
  
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• New guidance to 'fast-track' homes near transport hubs

  22-08-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - The new National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) introduced by the Government seeks to mp;#39;fast-trackmp;#39; new residential construction based around transport hubs thanks to mp;#39;common-sense changesmp;#39;.
  
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• Mind the map: Wales?s bus passengers are being led astray

  22-08-2026 02:00 via bylines.cymru
  
  Other News Sources - From Harry Beck?s revolutionary Tube map to confusing bus information across Wales, better public transport maps could make all the difference
  
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• Mind the map: Wales's bus passengers are being led astray

  22-08-2026 02:00 via bylines.cymru
  
  Other News Sources - From Harry Beckmp;#39;s revolutionary Tube map to confusing bus information across Wales, better public transport maps could make all the difference
  
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• Lord Snape obituary: rogueish Labour MP subscription

  22-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Long-serving, somewhat rogueish Labour MP and former railway signalman who was a friend of John Prescott dies aged 84
  
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• ?HS2 lite? to Manchester project revived

  22-08-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - A crucial study to look at how much a new rail line between Birmingham and Manchester would cost has been given the green light
  
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• HS2 agrees to mitigate 'foul odour' from construction site exacerbated by heat

  22-08-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - HS2 has agreed to introduce further mitigation measures to stop a foul odour emanating from a construction site in North Warwickshire that is being exacerbated by the recent heat.
  
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• How Manchester Airport put Heathrow to shame subscription

  22-08-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - On a cold, damp May morning in 2001, Sir Tony Blair, then the prime minister, cut a ribbon to open the second runway at Manchester Airport.
  
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• Heidi Alexander asked officials if network-wide blanket action was required after dual derailments

  22-08-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander directly engaged senior rail officials last week to ask whether immediate blanket action was required across the national rail network following two derailments within 24 hours.
  
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