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• Warrington passengers to benefit ?400 million railway upgrades

  21-01-2026 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ESSENTIAL upgrade work has been announced to a key railway line, with Warrington passengers set to benefit.
  
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• ?We deserve better buses.? Julie Minns on concerns about buses

  08-06-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - Carlisle MP, Julie Minns has backed the local council after it raised concerns about the performance of Stagecoach buses.
  
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• Volunteers join forces to makeover Long Buckby railway station

  08-06-2026 02:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Long Buckby station in West Northamptonshire is set to undergo a transformation thanks to volunteers partnering with London Northwestern Railway (LNR) as part of its mp;#39;station adoptionmp;#39; scheme.
  
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• Vale line train upgrade delay sparks political row

  08-06-2026 02:00 via penarthtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Senedd member has called for faster action to boost train services.
  
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• Transport for Wales enters final stages for tram-trains introduction

  08-06-2026 02:00 via transportinfo.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport for Wales (TfW) is entering the final stages of preparation ahead of the introduction of its first brandmp;#8209;new trammp;#8209;trains on Pontypridd to Cardiff Bay services this summer.
  
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• Thameslink awards grants worth £300k towards community projects

  08-06-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Community groups across Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire have received funding through Govia Thameslink Railwaymp;#39;s Your Station, Your Community scheme, which has distributed mp;pound;300,000 across the operatormp;#39;s network.
  
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• Temporary stops during bus station closure revealed

  08-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Temporary bus stops will be set up around Newcastle city centre while the Eldon Square Bus Station is closed for refurbishment.
  
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• Subsidised service dropped after failed tender

  08-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There will be no subsidised ferry service between Alderney and Guernsey as a tender process proved unsuccessful, the States of Alderney has said.
  
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• Soaring taxes put tourists off the UK, says British Airways boss subscription

  08-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Sean Doyle suggests air passenger duty that can cost hundreds of pounds means Britain wonmp;#39;t hit its target of 50m visitors a year by 2030
  
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• Reform-Led Council Backs Cycling Investment Despite National Party's Opposition to Active Travel Policies Writer: Safer Highways Safer Highways

  08-06-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A Reform UK-controlled local authority has publicly endorsed cycling infrastructure investment and sustainable travel initiatives, taking a markedly different approach from the party's national leadership on active travel policy.
  
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• Railway station transformation completed with £2.7m investment

  08-06-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A mp;pound;2.7m investment has transformed Exeter Central, one of the busiest railway stations in the South West.
  
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• Oxford 'inequitable' bus cuts leaving residents 'isolated'

  08-06-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - An Oxford MP has demanded urgent action over mp;#39;inequitablemp;#39; bus cuts which she says have left residents isolated, unsafe and struggling to reach the city centre.
  
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• New road safety plan in Coventry branded 'joke' and 'money-making scheme'

  08-06-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Coventry City Council has unveiled a new Traffic Regulation Order to extend the 30mph speed limit on part of Coundon Wedge Drive, in conjunction with the Coundon Cycle Scheme
  
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• Lime e-bikes prove popular in West Midlands with 86 of users new to the scheme

  08-06-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The Lime e-bike scheme has proven popular across the West Midlands since launching in spring 2026, with the service now expanding from Birmingham and Coventry into Sandwell and Wolverhampton
  
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• Lib Dems Call for direct Cardiff bus route to be reinstated

  08-06-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - WELSH Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick has called for the direct bus route between Mid Wales and Cardiff to be reinstated, warning that changes introduced to the T4 service have made journeys to the Welsh capital longer and less convenient for many residents.
  
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• ?It?s not either/or when it comes to economic growth and climate change?

  08-06-2026 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour List - It?s policies, not personalities, that matter in politics. The gossip around the leadership of the Labour Party will mean nothing to working-class people if there isn?t a change in economic and political strategy from the Party. At UNISON, we?ve been clear what those changes ought to be: fully restoring public sector pay; implementing the promised insourcing revolution and taxing extreme wealth to invest in our public services.
  
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• In 2019, this £50m motorway junction was built. It still isn't open subscription

  08-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - It was supposed to give HGV drivers easy access to an industrial estate, but instead itmp;#39;s a costly reminder of Britainmp;#39;s planning problems
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Furious row erupts over London say on 'fast-tracked' airport expansion plan

  08-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ministers have been hit with a ?furious? backlash over the masterplan for a third runway at Heathrow.Campaigners against expansion of the west London airport say the public consultation on the Government?s review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) is being rushed forward to be published at the end of June, rather than in July, in a ?mad dash for growth?.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Furious row erupts over London say on 'fast-tracked' airport expansion plan

  08-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ministers have been hit with a mp;#39;furiousmp;#39; backlash over the masterplan for a third runway at Heathrow.Campaigners against expansion of the west London airport say the public consultation on the Governmentmp;#39;s review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) is being rushed forward to be published at the end of June, rather than in July, in a mp;#39;mad dash for growthmp;#39;.
  
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• Heathrow 'acting like spoilt child' over third runway subscription

  08-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Airportmp;#39;s threats to back out of mp;pound;49bn expansion plan mp;#39;completely unacceptablemp;#39;, former BA boss says.
  Heathrow is acting like a spoilt child by threatening to scrap its mp;pound;49bn third runway plan if the project is opened up to a rival developer, the former boss of British Airways (BA) has said.
  
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• Heathrow ?acting like spoilt child? over third runway subscription

  08-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Airport?s threats to back out of ?49bn expansion plan ?completely unacceptable?, former BA boss says.
  Heathrow is acting like a spoilt child by threatening to scrap its ?49bn third runway plan if the project is opened up to a rival developer, the former boss of British Airways (BA) has said.
  
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• Extra £174m earmarked for ‘spiralling’ bill for Lower Thames Crossing

  08-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - More than mp;pound;3bn is due to be spent on the proposed road tunnel between Kent and Essex, which is estimated to have higher costs per mile than HS2.Ministers have earmarked more than mp;pound;170m extra to help build the Lower Thames Crossing road tunnel, fuelling concerns over the mp;#147;spirallingmp;#148; costs of one of the UKmp;#146;s largest planned infrastructure projects.The proposed mp;pound;11bn route under the Thames between Kent and Essex is already estimated to co
  
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• East West Rail Seeks Strategic Delivery Partner for Major £300M Consultancy Framework

  08-06-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - East West Railway Company (EWR Co) has begun engaging with the market ahead of procuring a major consultancy contract that could be worth up to mp;pound;300 million over the lifetime of the East West Rail programme.
  
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• East West Rail begins market engagement for £300M programme assurance partner contract

  08-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - East West Rail Company (EWR Co) has launched preliminary market engagement for a long-term consultancy contract worth up to mp;pound;300M to support the delivery of the East West Rail programme between Oxford and Cambridge.
  
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• Concern over 'spiralling' bill for Thames tunnel project

  08-06-2026 02:00 via magzter.com
  
  Other News Sources - Ministers have earmarked more than mp;pound;170m in funding to help build the Lower Thames Crossing, fuelling concerns over the mp;#39;spirallingmp;#39; costs of the project.
  
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• City Airport faces opposition to large jet plans

  08-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to fly larger aircraft from London City Airport are facing opposition from a group of politicians who are concerned about more flights, extra noise and increased emissions.
  
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• Carousel bus drivers now CPR‑trained to help passengers

  08-06-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Bus passengers are in safer hands thanks to a new driver training programme.
  
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• Cardiff Airport passes one million passengers as growth continues

  08-06-2026 02:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - CARDIFF AIRPORT has welcomed more than one million passengers over the past 12 months, marking a major milestone in its continued recovery.
  
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• Bus operator secures £1m funding package to support fleet renewal plans

  08-06-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Bus operator Sargeants Brothers has secured a mp;pound;1m hire purchase funding package from Lloyds as it continues a programme of fleet investment and operational development across Herefordshire and the Welsh borders.
  
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• Bus operator secures ?1m funding package to support fleet renewal plans

  08-06-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Bus operator Sargeants Brothers has secured a ?1m hire purchase funding package from Lloyds as it continues a programme of fleet investment and operational development across Herefordshire and the Welsh borders.
  
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