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MANCHESTER Airports Group could raise up to 400 million from the bond market next year as part of a 1 billion upgrade programme for its flagship airport.
New railway station in east Leeds 'is vital to success of 10,000 jobs village'
A NEW railway station in east Leeds is vital to the future success of a major new development which could bring 10,000 jobs to the city, politicians said today.
Monday, 27 July 2015
BBC News
- Cruises give 2.9m boost to WalesA surge in cruise ships docking in Wales this year is set to bring an economic boost of 2.9m, a new report says.
- Train derailed after hitting cowsA passenger train in Kent is derailed when it hits cows that had wandered on to the line.
- Rail campaigner takes front seatA woman who campaigned to bring a railway line back to the Borders becomes one of the first passengers to travel on the new service.
Financial Times
- Fiat Chrysler hit with $105m record finePenalty comes after carmaker criticised for handling of 23 recalls affecting 11m vehicles
The Guardian
- Cross-Channel delays: small businesses call for alternative to M20 queue systemFederation of Small Businesses says Operation Stack, which sees lorries parked for miles along Kent motorway, is badly disrupting the economy Small-business leaders have called for an alternative to Operation Stack – the system for letting lorries queue on the M20 in Kent when cross-Channel traffic is disrupted – saying it is hurting the economy.The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) appealed to the government as Kent police kept the coastbound M20 closed between junctions 8 and 9 to accommodate lorries delayed by disruption caused by migrants trying to enter the Channel tunnel from France....
Daily Express
- Invest in airport upgradeMANCHESTER Airports Group could raise up to 400 million from the bond market next year as part of a 1 billion upgrade programme for its flagship airport.
The Mirror
- Southeastern train derails after hitting cows on line and passengers are forced to evacuate Southeastern Trains said the incident happened between the villages of Wye and Chilham in Kent, adding that no passengers had been injured
Bolton News
- Bridge work is "final jigsaw piece" of electrification project but will leave Blackrod road closed for four months WORK starts today on the “final piece of the jigsaw” for Bolton’s railway bridge rebuilding project which will leave a Blackrod road closed for four months.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Anglesey to Cardiff airline hits back at passenger number criticism from Welsh Assembly Linksair said figures were outdated and passenger numbers were now soaring
Derby Telegraph
- Bus fire in DerbyFire crews were called to extinguish a blaze in the engine compartment of a single-decker bus. The incident happened at 11.15am today on the A6096 between Spondon and Dale Abbey. Firefighters from Ilkeston used a hose reel jet to put out the fire and police were in attendance to control traffic.
London Evening Standard
- 'No revving or rapid acceleration': Kensington and Chelsea launches crackdown on supercars after arrival of Middle Eastern mega-rich Petrolheads who roar through the streets of Kensington and Chelsea in 'supercars' face a crackdown after a barrage of opposition to them.
Newcastle Evening Chronicle
- Newcastle Central Station in line for Rail Station of the Year awardThe 8.6m transformation of Newcastle's Central Station has seen it shortlisted in the National Transport Awards
- Newcastle International Airport celebrates its 80th birthdayThe Tyneside transport hub is celebrating eight decades of flights - and is already looking ahead to the 2030s
Wales Online
- Cardiff bus station to close this Saturday so work on new Central Square development can beginThe closure comes into force at midnight on August 1 with the new bus station expected to open in summer 2018
Yorkshire Evening Post
- New railway station in east Leeds 'is vital to success of 10,000 jobs village'A NEW railway station in east Leeds is vital to the future success of a major new development which could bring 10,000 jobs to the city, politicians said today.
Peterborough Telegraph
- Transport? Your city needs you!The Council are kindly inviting us all to have our say on a new transport plan for the city and your ideas definitely, could, possibly, maybe, be included in their final designs to help the city grow for the future.
Other Regional Press
- Government assures regions 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.
- Clarity sought on rail futureCalls for clarification over upgrades to the Calder Valley line have been made by the Liberal Democrat group on Calderdale Council.
- WBGayle commented Disruption to Cornwall's ferry servicesTHE WET and windy weather is causing disruption to ferry services in Cornwall today.All sailings between Fowey and Mevagissey have been cancelled due to poor sea conditions.There will be no service from St Mawes to Custom House Quay in Falmouth until this afternoon. However the service from Prince of Wales Pier, which leaves at quarter past the hour, is running as normal.Meanwhile there were delays earlier this morning on the Torpoint Ferry due to a police incident on the Devonport side....
Other News Sources
- Southern Rail bans use of electronic cigarettesPassengers using Southern Rail, that runs through Surrey and Hampshire, can no longer use E-cigarettes on its services and at its stations.
- Heathrow Airport sees more passengers through doors than 2014The number of passengers using the airport has risen by 1.3%
- AT LAST! ‘Incompetent’ decision on flow of one-way Blackburn town centre road set to be reversed COUNCIL bosses want to change the direction of a key one-way Blackburn road – reversing a controversial decision made four years ago.
News from Europe
- SNCF-DB rail alliance continues with new ICE 3The cross-border SNCF-DB rail alliance between France and Germany has been extended for 5 years following a new fleet of class 407 ICE 3 entering service between Frankfurt and Paris Gare de lEst.
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