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Sunday, 06 December 2015

BBC News

• More trains and buses on bridge routeExtra trains and buses are to be put on before the Monday rush hour to minimise disruption caused by the Forth Road Bridge closure.
• Train station evacuated in security alertPolice have evacuated Londonderry's railway station after reports that a suspicious object was left in the area.
• Free Metrolink parking trial startsA trial of free overnight parking starts at some tram stops in Greater Manchester.

The Guardian

• ‘The silence on the Forth Road Bridge is the ghostly revenge of Scotland’s steel industry’An untimely transport calamity is causing the Scotland to lament its fading power in the worldEven now, as the glow begins to fade in the dying embers of Scotland’s steel industry, the country has been given a stark reminder of how good it once was at making great things with this tough material. It was as if this dull grey alloy, spurned now after sustaining our livelihoods for so long, was bringing down a devastating revenge on an ungrateful nation. The closure of the Forth Road Bridge on 3 December was caused by a single crack measuring 2cm which was discovered in the bridge’s main southbou...

The Herald

• Extra trains and buses in bid to ease Forth Road Bridge closure impactTrain capacity is to be increased by 6,500 seats as transport bosses try to ease disruption caused by the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.

The Scotsman

• Calls for compensation over Forth Bridge closureBUSINESSES affected by the unexpected closure of the Forth Road Bridge could claim “substantial” compensation from the Scottish Government, it was claimed yesterday.

The Telegraph

• Tories at war over Heathrow expansionThirty MPs demand a green light for third runway as David Cameron faces threat of senior Conservatives quitting if it is built

Times Online

• We can’t let Heathrow be grounded by all this Nimby baggage [subscription]One of my first beats in journalism was as a news reporter for Time Out magazine, the guide to what’s on in London. I was forever going to building sites and quoting community activists who were up in arms about some development or other on behalf of “Londoners”.
• Freight body wants Forth Bridge payoutSCOTTISH ministers are facing pressure to set aside a multimillion pound compensation package for firms affected by the abrupt closure of the Forth Road Bridge.

Reuters News

• PM Cameron to decide on new Heathrow runway this monthBritain's Prime Minister David Cameron could approve as soon as this week the building of a new runway at Heathrow Airport, ending decades of political deadlock as well as breaking a famous pledge made in 2009 not to allow a third runway to be built at Europe's busiest hub airport.

Daily Express

• Heathrow to get clearance for runway...but may have to wait a DECADE to startBUILDING work on a third runway at Heathrow airport will not start until 2024 at the earliest because of legal wrangles, aviation bosses fear.

Birmingham Mail

• Metro trams in Birmingham: What does it cost? When does it go to New Street? Your key questions answeredQuestions have been flooding in ahead of the return of trams to Birmingham city centre - and we've come up with the answers

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk and Essex rail users to pay up to �68 more on season tickets in 2016Commuters across Suffolk and Essex will see their lowest season ticket fare rise for years in January – just under 1%.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Overhead signs works could cause delays on A1(M) near PeterboroughRoad users will soon benefit from the latest technology on the A1(M) near Peterborough, as work to upgrade message signs will be carried out from Monday 7 December.

Other Regional Press

• Santa trains coming to PrestonVirgin Trains has unveiled two Christmas trains sporting a striking blue livery in place of the operator’s traditional red.
• Arriva bus drivers in Medway strike again on Monday over 'unachievable and unsafe' timetables Bus drivers for Arriva are set to go on strike again on Monday in protest over 'unachievable and unsafe' timetables.

Bus and Coach.com

• Latest Live Edition 4 December 2015
• £400,000 refurbishment for Transdev’s Keighley-Bradford route 662
• Horseman Coaches �2 million upgrade with eight new Plaxton coaches
• NextStop pilot project launch by First in Leeds
• New Bus Alliance to impose mandatory quality standards across West Midlands

Other News Sources

• Students at Peter Symonds furious at 'chaotic' bus service Students at Peter Symonds are calling for Stagecoach and the college to sort the PS4 and PS5 services.