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• Wantage and Grove Station campaigner slams HIF1 project

  12-07-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Andy Holding of Wantage and Grove Station Supporters Group has criticised Oxfordshire County Council's HIF1 transport network project
  
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• Will Londoners feel the benefit of Andy Burnham's £2 bus fare cap and reason TfL system is different

  23-07-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Single bus fares across England are to be capped at mp;pound;2 from January 2027, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has announced - but for millions of Londoners, the change may feel largely academic.
  
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• Why buying a Chinese car isn't as cheap as you think subscription

  23-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Their sales doubled last year, with UK drivers lured in by their lower price, but once you factor in running costs and depreciation the saving isnmp;#39;t so clear cut
  
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• Trial to see rail users commute on heritage trains

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The eight-week trial will extend regular passenger rail services between Bewdley and Kidderminster.
  
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• Times Radio: Transport secretary breaks down how Burnham's £2 bus fare cap will work subscription

  23-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - mp;quot;I donmp;#39;t think you can underestimate how important buses are.mp;quot;
  The mp;pound;2 cap on bus fares is part of Andy Burnhammp;quot;s mp;quot;refocusing on domestic policiesmp;quot; to mp;quot;give people some breathing spacemp;quot; with the cost of living, says transport secretary Heidi Alexander.
  
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• Summer at Gatwick Airport 'intense' as demand soars

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Summer is "quite intense" for Gatwick Airport's senior engineering manager, who says he has 40,000 suitcases to deal with on some busy days.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to build £100m factory and defence research facility in Bristol

  23-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - It will be used to design, make and test engines
  
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• Rail companies face £6m compensation bill after bypassing union

  23-07-2026 02:00 via personneltoday.com
  
  Other News Sources - Rail companies could face a mp;pound;6 million compensation bill after an important judgment at the Employment Appeal Tribunal last week.
  The EAT upheld claims brought by more than 1,200 members of the RMT union that their employers had attempted to go directly to workers on pay bargaining and bypass their union.
  
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• Rail companies face ?6m compensation bill after bypassing union

  23-07-2026 02:00 via personneltoday.com
  Other News Sources - Rail companies could face a mp;pound;6 million compensation bill after an important judgment at the Employment Appeal Tribunal last week.
  The EAT upheld claims brought by more than 1,200 members of the RMT union that their employers had attempted to go directly to workers on pay bargaining and bypass their union.
  
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• Portsmouth welcomes Burnham's £2 bus fares amid calls for £1 cap

  23-07-2026 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Portsmouth has welcomed the return of the mp;pound;2 bus fare cap, though the citymp;#39;s Liberal Democrats have called for even cheaper journeys.
  
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• Police to change tests after crushing legal e-bike

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - West Midlands Police admit their method to test the speed of the e-bike was flawed.
  
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• Plea from MP for more evening and weekend buses

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Worcester's MP has called for more investment into bus services in the city, saying a lack of evening and weekend pickups have had a "devastating" impact.
  
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• Nista's optimism on major projects stops short of planning reform

  23-07-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Last week, the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) published its second ever Major Projects Annual Report, covering the financial year from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, and it certainly makes for mixed reading.
  
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• NI to get additional money due to Burnham's bus fare freeze

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The exact amount will not be known until the Autumn Budget but is likely to be around mp;pound;10m to mp;pound;15m.
  
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• New study raises concerns about women's safety at Welsh railway stations

  23-07-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A new study has raised concerns about womenmp;#39;s safety at railway stations across Wales, highlighting a lack of staff, emergency facilities and safe onward travel at a number of locations that researchers say could leave passengers feeling vulnerable after dark.
  
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• New Charfield station latest as new route between Wotton and Charfield

  23-07-2026 02:00 via stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A NEW route which is set to open up traffic-free travel between two towns will link directly to a long-awaited train station that is nearing completion.
  
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• Network Rail provides update on status of Botley Road project

  23-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail has confirmed today that Botley Road in Oxford will remain closed beyond the end of August.
  
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• Network Rail announce multi-million pound deal to sell several property assets across London portfolio to The Arch Company

  23-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - A strong partnership with The Arch Company will continue to deliver positive outcomes for the railway estate and the communities that the railway serves.
  
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• Most bus fares in England to be capped at £2 from January

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government says the policy will mp;quot;help with the cost of living and give people the breathing space they needmp;quot;
  
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• Minister's apology over delay on Douglas bus plans

  23-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Minister for Infrastructure, Tim Crookall, has apologised for delays in bringing forward a plan to improve bus shelters in Douglas.
  
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• Latest ministerial appointments

  23-07-2026 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour List - TransportSimon Lightwood, MHCLG Under-Secretary (Equalities) and Transport Under-Secretary
  Justin Madders, Transport Under-Secretary
  Keir Mather reappointed as Transport Under-Secretary
  
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• Job promise for proposed £37m rival to Starlink

  23-07-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A company wants to build huge airships in Kent to fly 20km above the clouds and beam broadband to hard-to-reach areas - creating dozens of jobs.
  
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• Heathrow and Arora clash over £49bn expansion as nationalisation talk grows

  23-07-2026 02:00 via easterneye.biz
  
  Other News Sources - Emirates president Sir Tim Clark says the Government may have to step in if Heathrow and hotel tycoon Surinder Arora fail to resolve their dispute over expansion plans
  
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• Heart of Wales Line walking trail launches new passport scheme

  23-07-2026 02:00 via brecon-radnor.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Friends of the Heart of Wales Line Trail have launched a new passport designed to enhance the experience of walking a long-distance, railway-inspired trail while supporting small businesses along the way.
  
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• Get ready for new energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh’s war on London’s drivers

  23-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - You may not have heard of Miatta Fahnbulleh, but she has a long history of writing bonkers papers for lefty think tanks proposing more low traffic neighbourhoods and ultra low emmissions zones all across London, says Arthur Reynolds If you thought Ed Milibandmp;#146;s departure from the energy department marked the end of Labourmp;#146;s eco-lunacy, Imp;#146;ve ...
  
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• Gemini plans four-hour direct London-Cologne trains by 2030

  23-07-2026 02:00 via traveltomorrow.com
  
  Other News Sources - Eurostar competitor Gemini has announced plans for a London to Cologne route by 2030, connecting the United Kingdom capital to a European city that Cond Nast Traveller calls mp;#39;one of Germanymp;#39;s most charming and culture-rich hotspots.
  
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• Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world's poorest, Burnham told

  23-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Proposal mp;#39;throws global south countries under the busmp;#39;, says ActionAid UK director
  
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• Easyjet shares crash on fears of EU probe

  23-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Shares in Easyjet plummeted on Wednesday after reports the European Union was preparing a probe into the ownership of airlines, potentially complicating the carriermp;#146;s mooted takeover by Apollo. The London-listed budget airline said this month it was likely to accept an all-cash offer from the US investment behemoth, trumping an earlier bid from another US ...
  
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• EasyJet expands base at Bristol Airport supporting hundreds of jobs

  23-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The budget airline now operates 90 routes from Bristol
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening: Andy Burnham urged to back 'ambitious regeneration project'

  23-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport has been controversial due to the used of public money and some of the conditions of the lease agreement.
  
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