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Sunday, 19 January 2014

BBC News

• Cumbria bus cuts petition gets 1,700 names in Upper Eden ValleyMore than 1,700 people from Cumbria's Upper Eden Valley have petitioned county councillors over proposed cuts to bus subsidies.
• Trolley buses could run again, says bus projectA century ago this week electric trolley buses took to the streets of Wales for the first time, amidst much fanfare in Aberdare.
• Roads will drive growth in the east says David CameronThe Prime Minister, David Cameron, has been visiting the region with the message that more is being spent on transport here than any other region outside of London.
• Special needs child left on busA driver is suspended after a 10-year-old with special needs is left on a school bus at a Wolverhampton City Council depot.
• Lost Tube tourist found safeA 63-year-old Romanian tourist who vanished after he got separated from his son on the Tube is found safe and well.

Mail Online

• 11,000 London cyclists caught running through red lights and riding on pavementsEXCLUSIVE More than 7,000 cyclists were fined for cycling on pavements while over 4,000 were caught jumping red lights and ignoring other road signs and markings.

Birmingham Post

• Peel Advertising wins contract to supply new digital displays at Birmingham AirportAs part of the agreement new state-of-the-art products will be installed to optimise digital displays providing new advertising platforms

Bristol Live

• Community transport’s 25th birthday brings backing of new sponsor A popular community transport service covering South Gloucestershire has received the backing of a new sponsor.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby and Notts draw battlelines over HS2 station - but transport secretary will consider Derby option NOTTS and Derbyshire have clashed once again over the potential route of the high-speed rail line.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds traffic blackspot targeted with lights schemeA £2.6 million scheme to try to alleviate problems at a Leeds traffic blackspot is set to be approved by councillors next week.

Blackpool Gazette

• Jobs fears over bus routesA disgruntled residents group claim people will have to give up their jobs if an Over Wyre bus route is scaled back.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Councillors urge British Transport Police to tackle rural railway crimePeterborough City Councillors have urged the British Transport Police (BTP) to increase its presence in rural areas in a bid to stop motorists who jump barriers at level crossings.

Other Regional Press

• End of road for long-running bus firmThe owner of a long serving bus company that offered routes through Selston and Jacksdale claims it has had to stop trading because of harsh subsidy cuts to public transport.
• We're right on track to deliver my promise of a railway revamp As a long standing rail user, Lincoln's Member of Parliament and a member of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee I understand rail passengers' concerns about the costs of rail fares.
• Ruskington residents invited to hear about new station crossing People living and working in Ruskington are invited to attend a public event to find out more about plans to remove the pedestrian crossing at the station.
• Bus service in doubt as cash bid is rejectedA bus service used by elderly and disabled residents is in jeopardy after Amble Town Council voted narrowly not to support it financially.
• Dorchester Street bus gate trial to start tomorrow - but just for six months A controversial new bus gate in Bath will be implemented tomorrow for a six-month trial after it was approved by councillors last week.
• Buses to replace trains on rail lines RAIL passengers will have to catch buses tomorrow (Sunday) due to engineering work taking place.
• TRAVEL: Train delays and cancellations from Bedford railway station as damaged wires remain unfixedDISRUPTION on First Capital Connect services between Bedford and Brighton this morning (Saturday, January 18) due to overhead wire problems which are yet to be fixed.
• London Luton Airport puts Bedfordshire artists in the frameAN airport is seeking talented artists from Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire to get a new exhibition off the ground.
• Council dithers over speed limit change more than two years after petition from residentsA COUNCIL is yet to make a decision on reducing the speed limit on a stretch of road more than two years after it said it would look into it.