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Sunday, 26 July 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: Impact of rural transport cutsHow cuts to rural transport services are affecting those who use them.

The Guardian

• Top 10 bike-friendly wine routesHere’s one for globe-trotting cycling fans and oenophiles – from La Loire à Vélo in France to New Zealand’s Marlborough Wine Trail, a selection of routes that take in some of the best wine regions across the planetIt was pinot noir that first put Oregon on the wine map at the 1979 “Wine Olympics,â€� a major event organised by French magazine Gault-Millau that featured 330 wines from 33 countries. The region has since grown a reputation for its pinot gris and riesling, too. Spin and sip through some of the best on the 205km Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway, which crosses Oregon’s agricultural hea...
• 'Cassie's law': 609 drivers lose licence after tougher police power on eye testsDeath of 16-year-old Cassie McCord in 2011 prompted new powers allowing police to strip drivers of their licences if they fail a roadside eye testHundreds of motorists have had their driving licence revoked after failing roadside eye tests under new police powers, figures have shown.In 2011 Cassie McCord, 16, died from serious head injuries when 87-year-old Colin Horsfall lost control of his vehicle in Colchester, Essex. It later emerged he had failed a police eyesight test days earlier but a legal loophole had meant he was allowed to continue driving. Continue reading...

The Independent

• Supersonic flight: Concorde's successors are in the works 15 years on from the Paris crash Shortly before 4pm on 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 began to roll down the runway with all the majesty and decibels that had become the signature of a Concorde take-off. Within 120 seconds, the plane had returned to earth in a sheet of flame, killing 113 people as it sliced into the hinterland of Charles de Gaulle airport.
• Rail staffing cuts blamed for 'shocking' increase in attacks on passengers on Britain's trains It’s a crime wave that has shocked safety campaigners and spurred British Transport Police (BTP) to start a major trial of body cameras, as the number of passengers attacked on Britain’s trains hits its highest figure in a decade.

The Scotsman

• Deal on track to bring fast rail link to ScotlandA DEAL to cut train journeys from Scotland to London to three hours by bringing high-speed rail north of the Border is in the offing between the UK and Scottish governments.

Daily Express

• HS2 is given permission to exhume the dead to build new train lineIsambard Kingdom Brunel may be the father of British railways but it might not save his grave from being dug up to make way for HS2.

The Mirror

• Diesel car drivers are being overcharged at the pump say expertsThe fuel is still more expensive than petrol despite lower wholesale prices say industry insiders

Birmingham Mail

• Car left dangling 20ft above Midland river - with driver trapped in wreckage

Birmingham Post

• Park Central plans given the green light More fears raised over lack of parking but city council planning chief award permission to final stage of long-running regeneration project
• The 1950s' Austin-Healey 100 has been redesigned by Nissan's design chief How a 1950s classic might look if it was designed again
• First drive: Citroën Divine DS 2020 concept car The Citroën concept car points to a premium future

Bolton News

• Bolton commuters can now see when and where their next bus will arrive thanks to mobile app COMMUTERS in Bolton can now see where their next bus is coming from thanks to a mobile phone app.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northern Rail wins eco awardNORTHERN Rail - which runs trains on the Airedale line - is celebrating another award.
• Railway groups get together to publish walks leafletA NEW series of walks has been published which link railway stations along the Bentham Line which runs between Morecambe and Leeds.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Road rage: What grinds people's gears on Derbyshire's roadsA RECENT survey carried out by a company I can't remember the name of set out to find out what was the biggest cause of road rage, asking 1,000 people what annoyed them most on the roads, writes Gareth Butterfield. The usual, predictable stuff was in there; rush hour traffic, bad parking and back seat drivers – but there were a few surprises, too. Drivers who don't indicate topped the list with 34% of the votes. This, I don't really understand. It is incredibly dangerous not to put your...

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow boss urges Government to act on third runway on airport's busiest dayThe boss of Britain’s largest airport, Heathrow, has urged the Government to give the airport’s third runway the green light on what is forecast to be the busiest day in its 86-year history.

Yorkshire Post

• Delays to rail plans ‘let down people of the North’A YORKSHIRE council leader has accused the Government of letting down the North over its decision to put a major rail electrification scheme on hold.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Government assures region’s MPs of rail commitmentMPs and business leaders who have been campaigning to improve rail services between London and East Anglia have been given a cast-iron guarantee that spending cuts will not delay the work.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Traffic lights plan for busy junction unveiledLincolnshire County Council wants to install four-way traffic lights at Morton crossroads on the A15 near Bourne and has asked people for their views.

Sleaford Standard

• Advice for staying safe when using taxiPeople booking taxis are being urged to be cautious over whether the firm is properly licensed by North Kesteven District Council.

Other Regional Press

• Commuter starts selfie campaign to save train buffet cars from axe A RAIL commuter has launched an online campaign to save the future of the buffet car on an Oxfordshire train route.
• 'HUMILIATED, INSULTED AND BELITTLED': Row after group asked to apologise for parking petition CAMPAIGNERS have said they were left feeling 'humiliated, insulted and belittled' that they were asked to apologise for a petition over car parking charge hikes.

Bus and Coach.com

• Cameron springs Cornish surprise with powers for bus franchisingThe government’s approval for Cornwall to been given bus franchising powers has sent further shock waves across the commercial bus industry, which to date had been hoping to limit the franchising model to Manchester. Once again with a major transport policy announcement, the Department for Transport played a supporting role with the prime minister David Cameron launching a new devolution deal which will make Cornwall the first rural authority to get bus franchising powers.
• Red Arrow branding for Halifax routes
• Tackling antisocial behaviour in Manchester.
• Making offenders repair damage
• NCT passengers get payback for delays caused by road and tram worksFor the whole of Friday 24 July, Nottingham City Transport is offering free travel to anyone who hops on board a Navy Line 1, 2, 3, 48, 48A and Grey 53 as a ‘thank you’ to thousands of passengers who it says have faced severe disruption on their bus journeys over the last couple of years due to the widening of the A453 and the tram works.
• Union challenges Translink claim over service changes
• New bus and rail interchange at Cradley Heath
• SPT's Solos for subsidised routesStrathclyde Partnership for Transport has bought 14 Optare Solos to be used on subsidised local bus services across the area, including on its demand-responsive service MyBus.
• New Frequenta brand for Arriva North EastArriva North East has launched a new Frequenta branding for its high frequency network in Darlington, which offered new cross-town routes in a revamp in May.

Rail Magazine

• First Class 387/2 carriage undergoes testingGatwick Express Electrostar begins testing at Bombardier’s Derby factory

Other News Sources

• FTA calls for M20 contraflow to keep Kent openThe implementation of a contraflow on the M20 in Kent to get traffic moving again during Operation Stack is the way forward, according to the ...
• Beach bus named after politician and academic A BUS named in tribute to a popular ex-councillor and mayor who died last year has been officially unveiled.
• City's oldest taxi company opens new headquarters THE oldest and largest taxi company in the city has officially opened its revamped call centre, bringing all its operations under one roof for the first time.