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Sunday, 29 January 2017

BBC News

• Flintshire transport improvements ahead of £50m metroBus and transport schemes will be developed in Flintshire ahead of the proposed £50m north Wales metro project.

The Herald

• Spaceports 'delayed' by BrexitPROPOSALS to enable the development of the UK's first commercial spaceports have been delayed by Brexit.

The Telegraph

• New London parking surcharge for diesel drivers predicted to spread to rest of UK�
• Heathrow third runway ‘unlawful’ because locals made life choices after Tory promises, opponents claim in legal bid

Times Online

• Airtight homes to block toxic fumes [subscription]Britain’s air pollution is so dangerous that developers are to be forced to fit tens of thousands of new homes with filtration systems to purify all the air entering them.
• Train maker in court battle over lost Mersey order [subscription]Train maker Bombardier has gone to the High Court to overturn a Swiss rival’s £460m contract to build new trains for Merseyside.
• Commuter sentence [subscription]Southern Rail passengers have endured 10 months of hell as the unions and management row over who controls the train doors. Matt Rudd feels their pain
• How to escape the commuter line from hell [subscription]The rail chaos isn’t just disrupting journeys, it’s affecting the property market, as commuters ditch locations on the dreaded network. Hugh Graham finds 10 great escapes for disgruntled Southerners

Birmingham Post

• These three bus lanes will now be enforced in BirminghamThe council’s Labour cabinet voted to approve the installation of cameras and issuing of £60 fines on Lichfield Road in Aston, Tyburn Road in Pype Hayes and Bordesley Green

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus passengers on shuttle route to trial paying by phone app BUS-users in the Bradford district are to trial the latest in ticketing technology.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• High speed rail is happening but will it really benefit the North East? Parliament is approving legislation allowing construction of the £56 billion HS2 line to begin

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• HS2 accused of jobs for the boys over £535k-a-year bossThe taxpayer-funded company behind HS2 has been accused of jobs for the boys after its new boss was hired from one of the project’s main contractors.

Yorkshire Post

• YP Letters: Investment needed in Hull station – MPs make direct appeal to rail firmTHIS is an open letter that Hull’s three MPs have sent to FirstGroup chief executive Jim O’Toole.

Other Regional Press

• AM asks if Pontypool station could be moved closer to town IMPROVEMENTS should be made to made to Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station, a Gwent AM has said.
• Officers 'could seize' your phone if you use it while you're driving, suggests police leaderThe Police Federation's roads policing lead thinks seizing an expensive smart phone could be more of a deterrent than fines or penalty points
• Ceiriog Valley WILL get full bus service after GHA Coaches collapse, despite rumoursPromises have been made people in rural communities affected by the collapse of GHA Coaches “have not been forgotten”.
• Barrow MP to ask transport secretary for 'urgent government intervention' amid latest train 'shambles'BARROW MP John Woodcock has said he will be writing to the transport secretary to ask for "urgent government intervention" in light of the latest train delays affecting Cumbria.
• National Rail slashes Family and Friends Railcard by 20% for half term To apply for your card visit the official website and enter the code FEB17 when prompted
• AM asks if Pontypool station could be moved closer to townIMPROVEMENTS should be made to made to Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station, a Gwent AM has said.

Other News Sources

• Southern Rail passengers 'abandoned' at freezing Leatherhead railway station A late-night London to Horsham service terminated unexpectedly at Leatherhead on Wednesday leaving nine passengers with no way to get home
• Eurostar introduces Valentine’s Day e-vouchers - great for a romantic getaway Are you a last-minute romantic looking to impress this Valentine's Day? Read on...
• “London is instantly recognisable by its transport imagery”London Transport Museum’s exhibition Poster Parade: Re-imagining historical posters explores the pervasive influence of London’s transport design.
• Anger as transport chiefs admit they don’t know true benefits of plan to raise age for bus passesTRANSPORT chiefs have admitted they don’t know how much cash would be saved by controversial plans to raise the age at which Scots qualify for a free bus pass.
• Caught out: Drivers photographed on their mobile phones at the wheel MOTORISTS are being reported to police for using their phones while driving on a daily basis.
• Litter pickers head to the highways TWO of Sussex’s busiest roads are in line for a clean.

EIN News Subscription

• Diesel drivers in London to pay 50 percent more to park … cities that are breaching legal air pollution limits – so imposing higher … transport that will make a real difference in the quality of air … aimed to help Britain hit EU carbon emissions targets – contributed to … due to rigged laboratory tests. Air pollution from sources including factories …