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Thursday, 06 August 2020

BBC News

• Air pollution Wales: Clean Air Plan proposes tougher limitsThe Welsh Government plan also proposes making all buses and taxis electric or hydrogen by 2028.
• Boulders 'as big as cars' in Rest and Be Thankful landslipA clear up has started on the A83 after 6,000 tonnes of debris was washed off the hill in heavy rain.

Times Online

• Coronavirus in Ireland: Ryanair’s legal case against travel restrictions ‘accelerated’ [subscription]Ryanair and the state have agreed to an accelerated hearing of the airline’s High Court challenge against the government’s international travel restrictions.
• Scoot! It may be time to ditch the bike in Cambridge [subscription]It is as much a cliché of Cambridge as punts passing underneath the Mathematical Bridge or undergraduates cycling through the city, shirts billowing, bells tinkling.
• Uber snaps up British cab software firm [subscription]Uber has moved one step closer to its ambition of helping to provide transport wherever its customers are after buying a platform that will link users to taxi firms in areas it does not operate in.

City AM

• Voi to roll out first UK e-scooter trial in CambridgeSwedish firm Voi has been selected to run one of the first e-scooter trials in the UK in Cambridge as The post Voi to roll out first UK e-scooter trial in Cambridge appeared first on CityAM.

Birmingham Post

• Shovel-ready Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire projects to get £45mTen projects allocated cash from the Government’s Getting Building Fund will create 5,000 jobs

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Judith Cummins MP objects to Interchange 26 industrial park access A BRADFORD MP has formally objected to the new Interchange 26 industrial park near Cleckheaton due to the impact on residents in her constituency.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Labour leader Keir Starmer to visit Airbus - where 1,400 jobs are at riskHe will call for more help to save roles during Broughton visit with First Minister Mark Drakeford and Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Protest planned as closure of easyJet hub at Newcastle Airport comes closerMoves are subject to consultation, but easyJet has told staff there is no alternative to the closure

The York Press

• Fossgate traffic ban to be reviewed after concerns raised THE temporary closure of Fossgate to traffic is under review after businesses and residents raised concerns about the sudden decision to ban vehicles between 10.30am and 8pm daily.

Wales Online

• Newport MP calls on UK government to support Western Gateway projectThe project aims to boost local economies on both sides of the Severn
• Cardiff's new 10 foot long cycle lane confusing everyoneThe path has been installed to encourage cyclists onto the share walkway

Bucks Free Press

• Chiltern Railways given the seal of approval by Visit Britain has recently been accredited with a ‘We’re Good to Go’ seal of approval from .

Cambridge News

• Updates as 6ft sinkhole causing traffic chaos around CambridgeDelays are expected to remain until Saturday (August 8) when the work to repair the hole is hoped to be completed

Other Regional Press

• Smartcards for train travelTransport for Wales (TfW) has started installing new ticket vending machines and operating smartcards on many of their routes across the Wales and Borders network.
• JLR is teaching driverless cars to minimise motion sicknessThe aim of technology being developed is to deliver the most refined and comfortable ride possible

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• The challenge of future carbon and emissions reduction for rural communitiesDon't miss your chance to offer your thoughts on the interventions needed to help rural economies play their role in the carbon challenge, whilst at the same time reflecting the potentially different needs of the rural environment.  After a successful inaugural virtual Coffee Morning last month, CILT's Freight & Logistics Policy Group is once again opening it's coffee-shop doors on Wednesday 26th August. The challenge of future carbon and emissions reduction for rural communities will investigate:  What the government needs to do differently to support rural communities...

Rail Technology Magazine

• Further funding for Middlesbrough station redevelopment The revamp of Middlesbrough station is now fully funded after a further £9m was by the Government to the initial £35m. Now £9.65m has been committed from a fund announced by Prime Minster Boris Johnson earlier this year for ‘shovel-ready’ projects. Tees Valley...
• HS2's Birmingham Curzon Street station: 55% carbon reductionThe HS2 project, Curzon Street station, which has been designed by a team in Birmingham, is hoped to reduce carbon emissions by an unprecedented 55% and achieve net zero carbon emissions from controlled energy consumption and use a variety of technologies to produce energy from renewable...

Railnews

• East West Rail takes new steps further eastA BUSINESS case for improving train services between Cambridge, Ipswich and Norwich is to be developed by consultants on behalf of the East West Rail Consortium, as an addition to the plans for reopening the former Varsity Line between Oxford, Bedford and Cambridge.
• Plans to be submitted for new main line station in Wales A five week statutory public consultation has started today on a scheme to build a new station called Cardiff Parkway, on the Newport side of the Welsh capital.
• Network Rail ˜astonished™ by level crossing misuse in Kent The number of road users failing to obey the rules at a level crossing in Kent has ˜astonished™ Network Rail, with 13 drivers ignoring red lights and closing barriers in June and July alone.

Other News Sources

• MPs debate improving southern rail links to Heathrow AirportA recent parliamentary debate on improving rail links to Heathrow Airport has agreed that such a rail link is a very good idea, but that it will need a lot more work to bring into existence.
• BRISTOL COULD GET ITS FIRST NEW RAILWAY STATION FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARSIt has had as many delays as the trains it will serve, but a new railway station in Bristol is now back on track.
• How Technology Can Help Shipping Companies Recover from the COVID-19 CrisisThe global coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on society and on business. Working from home has become the new normal and many industries have quickly adjusted. But in an industry as traditional as shipping, this is causing a major shake-up
• Brighton bus passengers can now apply for face covering exemption cardsPEOPLE who are exempt from wearing a face covering on public transport can now apply for a card to show to bus drivers and other passengers.