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Thursday, 20 November 2014

BBC News

• Traffic system for polluted roadA £100,000 system to divert traffic away from a busy Swansea street to prevent European pollution levels being broken, will go live early next year.
• UK's first 'poo bus' starts runningThe UK's first bus powered entirely by human and food waste goes into service between Bristol and Bath.
• Loan fund of up to £13m for airportA loan fund of up to £13m is to be made available to Cardiff Airport to attract new airlines, BBC Wales understands.
• City's 'Dutch' cycle lanes revealedA vision of

Financial Times

• Heathrow locals defy the ‘not in my back yard’ stereotypeSupporters of a third runway outnumber opponents in eight nearby areas
• ICAP moots tie-up with Howe RobinsonShipbroking is reshaping itself in response to weak demand and excess freight capacity
• Uber offers perks to US driversPhone bill discounts form part of move by ride-hailing app to retain contractors
• Uber tries to head off privacy criticismGroup faces questions on how employees access individuals’ data

The Herald

• UK must now take action over air pollution 250CAMPAIGNERS have hailed a European court ruling which is set to force the UK Government to take urgent action on air pollution that causes thousands of early deaths each year.
• Number two: the first bus powered by human and food waste hits the road Britain's first

The Scotsman

• New ScotRail operator will phase out paper ticketsSCOTRAIL passengers will ditch paper tickets for smartcards on most journeys under Dutch firm Abellio’s plans to revolutionise travel after it takes over the train firm next April.

The Telegraph

• Pensioners told: give your free bus passes to studentsThe Association of Colleges is calling for new rules that give elderly people the right to hand their free bus passes to hard-up teenagers to enable them to get to college
• Britain's first 'poo bus' running on human wasteBio-Bus fuelled by biomethane gas generated by the treatment of sewage and food waste at a processing plant

The Mirror

• Tickets for the number two: The country's first bus powered by HUMAN WASTE hits the road Gas for the 40-seater Bio-Bus will be produced at Bristol sewage works - by local people

Network Rail

• Update on plans for level crossings around Tutbury on the Stoke to Derby lineA public briefing will be held this week, at which Network Rail will updating people about planned improvements to level crossings on the Stoke to Derby line.
• Update on plans for level crossings around Uttoxeter on the Stoke to Derby lineA public briefing will be held this week, at which Network Rail will updating people about planned improvements to level crossings on the Stoke to Derby line.
• Update on plans for level crossings around Blythe Bridge on the Stoke to Derby lineA public briefing will be held this week, at which Network Rail will updating people about planned improvements to level crossings on the Stoke to Derby line.
• On track for a bright future – Network Rail increases graduate places by 45% as investment in better railway continuesNetwork Rail is increasing its investment in the talent of the future by raising the number of places available on its graduate and work placement schemes by over 40%

Sheffield Star

• Call to introduce London Underground-style railway ticket pricing structures in South YorkshireNew London Underground-style ticket pricing should be introduced for northern rail travel, a new report has claimed.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Action group in bid to improve busesAn action group has been formed by residents in Coal Aston and Dronfield to try to improve bus services in the area.

Wales Online

• The Welsh Government has quietly abandoned its commitment to introduce a Welsh Oyster card by 2014A spokesman for the Welsh Government would only say that it is considering a possible rollout of smart ticketing in South Wales

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Students 'priced out by bus fares'Teenagers will be increasingly priced out of education if they cannot afford the bus fare to get to college, experts are warning.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds lagging behind other core cities in appetite for cycling change despite Tour de France, claims transport charityA national cycling charity claims Leeds is lagging behind other core cities in its appetite to become a cycling city.

Blackpool Gazette

• Airport could see return of commercial flightsCommercial flights are on the horizon for Blackpool Airport again after one of the terminal’s biggest customers said it would be “delighted” to return.

Carlisle News & Star

• Council highways boss to leave The man at the helm of transport and highways decisions in Cumbria is leaving the authority.

Doncaster Free Press

• More cargo handled at Robin Hood Airport after hangar refurbishmentA newly refurbished hangar at Robin Hood Airport has welcomed a Boeing 727-200 aircraft.

Plymouth Herald

• Uncertainty over future of bus company which runs Plymouth routesTHE deadline for bids for an up-for-sale bus company which runs routes in Plymouth has passed with uncertainty still looming over its future.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• £5 million boost for inland water rescueTransport minister John Haynes has announced an extra £5 million will be provided to water safety charities over the next five years to make sure that they have the necessary equipment to continue their work. However, the money is for charities that focus on rescuing stricken boats on the UK’s rivers, lakes, canals and other inland bodies of water. Mr Hayes said that the money would enable volunteers to improve safety and provide emergency rescues in inland waters, as well as helping with rescues in cases of severe flooding and other extreme weather events. He also praised ...

Aviation Industry

• Airlines concerned over Labour plans to charge visitors to enter UK£10 charge could make UK less attractive to new business - airline body says

Other News Sources

• HEATHROW CELEBRATES PEGLER YORKSHIRE EXPORTSA Doncaster-based company has been selected by Heathrow Airport to appear in a new installation designed to celebrate the country's top exports.
• Bombadier wins £145m Gatwick Express contract100 new carriages with increased capacity and free wifi