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Sunday, 02 June 2013

BBC News

• £1.5m for motorway safety upgradeWork starts on a £1.5m scheme to renew lighting and safety barriers around a key junction of the M62 in Greater Manchester.

The Independent

• HS2 budget review is... to be reviewed Fears over the £33bn budget for the hugely controversial High Speed Two (HS2) rail link are escalating as the team behind the project has launched yet another cost-cutting review.

The Scotsman

• Bus firm pays tribute to centenarian Agnes, Britain’s oldest passenger A BUS company has paid tribute to a 100-year-old thought to be the oldest bus passenger in the UK.

The Telegraph

• It’s 'Heathrow or nothing’ for airlines Most airlines that are unable to fly to Heathrow due to a lack of space take their business away from Britain to rival hub airports abroad, the head of a powerful aviation body has warned.

Derby Telegraph

• Blaze alert on train at railway stationPASSENGERS were evacuated from a train at Derby railway station after a fire broke out in the engine compartment.

Edinburgh Evening News

• George Street businesses hit out at one-way plansA GROUNDSWELL of opposition has united against a major traffic shake-up that would create a one-way city centre loop.
• Lothian Buses face pressure over boss pay silencePRESSURE is mounting on Lothian Buses to reveal the salary of new chief executive Ian Craig after the decision not to was branded a “PR disaster” for the company.

Journal Live

• Taxis are out as new-look Central Station work beginsNEWCASTLE Central Station’s portico will be sealed for ever tomorrow as a £20m revamp gets under way.

Liverpool Echo

• £2m Kirkby bus station plans to begin imminently Plans for a new £2m bus station in Kirkby could be set in motion as early as next week. Merseytravel bosses want to begin drawing up a blueprint for the regeneration of the bus interchange in Cherryfield Drive as part of a huge revamp of the town led by supermarket giant Tesco.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Campaign group raises £100k to secure appeal against HS2 PROPOSALS for the High Speed 2 rail network could be thrown out or delayed after a campaign group fighting the development secured a hearing in the Court Of Appeal.

Wales Online

• Mum’s fears over transport to new Ebbw Fawr Learning Community A mum of three has expressed concerns about how her three children will be able to travel safely to the new Ebbw Fawr Learning Community

Yorkshire Evening Post

• MP’s visit just the ticket for new Leeds bus route survey Morley and Outwood MP Ed Balls and local councillors have been pounding the pavements to get feedback on bus services.
• Green light for junction improvements at Leeds and Bradford bottleneckA key bottleneck in Leeds is to receive a £3.4m overhaul to cut congestion under roads improvement plans announced by the Government.

Bucks Free Press

• Extra £3m pledged to repair pothole ridden roads A FURTHER £3m raid on the county's piggy bank has been approved to fix the pothole blighted roads - but hundreds of millions of pounds are needed to completely eradicate the problem, says council chief Martin Tett.

Other Regional Press

• North Staffordshire business leader calls for HS2 stop at Keele THE chief executive of North Staffordshire’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has vowed to lobby for a high-speed rail station at Keele.
• Call for free bus station parking A committee set up by community leaders to boost trade has called on a council to let coach drivers park in a bus station for free.
• M62 closure warning for Huddersfield motorists on Sunday evening and Monday morningMOTORWAY users are being warned the M62 will be completely closed near Huddersfield on Sunday evening.
• Mysterious knitted sign appears for Dorchester's Max Gate MYSTERIOUS knitters aim to get tourists in stitches with a road sign to celebrate Thomas Hardy's birthday this weekend.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• ROAD FREIGHT INDUSTRY WILL CONTINUE TO FIND THE GOING TOUGH The road freight industry has struggled since the global economy took a turn for the worse in 2008 and a new report suggests that logistics firms will continue to face many challenges in the next few years.
• £165M FUND TO TACKLE ROAD BOTTLENECKS Logistics companies will benefit from £165 million of government funding that is being set aside for road improvements.
• A SECOND RUNWAY 'IS RIGHT FOR GATWICK' Chief executive officer at Gatwick Airport Stewart Wingate believes building a second runway at the site would be the "right thing for the region".
• SAINSBURY'S BOOSTS ITS ECO-FRIENDLY FLEET Sainsbury's is the latest firm to demonstrate its commitment to cutting carbon emissions after it increased its dual-fuel fleet to 51 vehicles.

Railnews

• Rethink urged over 'absurd' HS2-HS1 link A report from the pro-High Speed rail group Greengauge21 warns that the proposed link in London between HS1 and HS2 will not be enough to cope with the demand for domestic services, while the mayor of one east London borough has called for an urgent reappraisal, branding the single-track limitations of the currently-suggested connection as 'absurd'.
• New station announcement may be imminent Speculation is growing that the Government is poised to announce the addition of another station to the National Rail network. Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin is due to visit the Warwickshire town of Kenilworth on Monday, where sources say he is expected to make an announcement.