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Heathrow area risks fate of 1980s mining towns, says airport boss
CEO condemns UK government’s Covid response, saying lack of airport testing risks tens of thousands of jobsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe boss of Heathrow airport has warned that its west London home of Hounslow risks becoming like “a mining town in the 1980s” with the collapse in air traffic putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk.Heathrow’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, urged the government to approve its Covid-19 testing regime to enable more travel, as the airport reported 1.4 million passengers in August, less than one-fifth of its normal traffic f...
Motorway speed limit will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areas
The trial project will be implemented on the M6 between junctions 6 and 7 near Birmingham; the M5 between junctions 1 and 2 at Oldbury; the M1 between junctions 33 and 34 and the M602 between junctions 1 to three near Eccles.
Outrage as CrossCountry cut off 'lifeline' rail services to rural Cambs
The axing of these services has meant some pupils have been unable to get to and from school
Saturday, 12 September 2020
Financial Times
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The Guardian
- Florida accused of push for 'roads to nowhere' under cover of pandemicCritics say the ‘m-cores’ project of 330 miles of toll roads, estimated to cost $26.4bn, is not needed and will destroy fragile ecosystemsOpponents of Florida’s largest highway construction project in decades say officials are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to advance three new unwanted toll roads that would destroy more than 50,000 acres of rural landscape and pave hundreds of miles through ecologically fragile wetlands and wildlife corridors.A diverse coalition of opposition groups fighting the state’s so-called m-cores project insists the 330 miles of new highways planned for south-wes...
- Heathrow area risks fate of 1980s mining towns, says airport bossCEO condemns UK government’s Covid response, saying lack of airport testing risks tens of thousands of jobsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe boss of Heathrow airport has warned that its west London home of Hounslow risks becoming like “a mining town in the 1980s” with the collapse in air traffic putting tens of thousands of jobs at risk.Heathrow’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, urged the government to approve its Covid-19 testing regime to enable more travel, as the airport reported 1.4 million passengers in August, less than one-fifth of its normal traffic f...
- Passengers furious at airlines' voucher policies in Covid crisisMany people who waived their right to refunds say vouchers are a nightmare to redeemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the first flush of the pandemic, millions of British travellers tried to be reasonable. With holiday hopes dashed and airlines and travel companies facing ruin, they agreed to accept vouchers instead of refunds.But now a great many say their benevolence has backfired as they are confronted with a nightmare maze of unexpected charges and hurdles when they try to use them to book new breaks. Continue reading...
Times Online
- Shetland helicopter crash pilots should have stopped speed dropping [Subscription]A helicopter would not have crashed into the sea with the loss of four lives if the pilot had stabilised the speed on approach to the airport, an inquiry has heard.
- Motorway speed limit of 60mph to cut pollution [Subscription]The motorway speed limit will be cut to 60mph on parts of the network to reduce emissions, The Times has learnt.
- Its electrifying: gas-guzzler 500,000 electric Rolls-Royce Phantom V turns green [Subscription]When John Lennon unveiled his Rolls-Royce Phantom V in a psychedelic yellow paint job in 1967, he was confronted by an elderly woman who screamed: You swine! How dare you do that to a Rolls-Royce!
Mail Online
- Motorway speed limit will be cut to 60mph to reduce emissions in badly-polluted areasThe trial project will be implemented on the M6 between junctions 6 and 7 near Birmingham; the M5 between junctions 1 and 2 at Oldbury; the M1 between junctions 33 and 34 and the M602 between junctions 1 to three near Eccles.
- Motorists who mistakenly stray into bus lanes will avoid fines for a first-time offenceMotoristswho drive in bus lanes will avoid fines for a first-time offence under a major overhaul of traffic laws, the Daily Mail has discovered.
This is Money
- UK's first electric car forecourt in Essex nears completionThe first forecourt is currently in constructionat a 2.5-acre site adjacent to Great Notley, just off the A131, with links toStansted Airport, Chelmsford, Colchester and the M11 motorway.
- Heathrow boss: 'Quarantine roulette is wrecking Britain'John Holland-Kaye accused the Government of playing 'quarantine roulette' and blamed the introduction of restrictions at short notice for wiping out this year's summer holidays.
Sky News
- Quarantine now in force for arrivals from Portugal, Hungary, French Polynesia and ReunionArrivals from Portugal, Hungary, French Polynesia and Reunion will now have to isolate for two weeks due to new travel restrictions.
Birmingham Mail
- 'Relieved!' - Family's dash back home before Portugal quarantineFamily flew into Birmingham Airport from Faro just hours before new 14-day quarantine rule came in to force
Birmingham Post
- Macclesfield aerospace factory staff agree to 4-day week to reduce job lossesUnite the Union said at least 42 jobs at the company have been saved, reducing redundancies from the proposed 152 to a maximum of 110, out of a bargaining unit of more than 300
Bristol Live
- Bristol's electric scooter boom - the law and the trial schemesThey have become the latest post-lockdown way of getting around
The York Press
- Warning to drivers as police launch crackdown in North Yorkshire DRIVERS are being reminded to check their vehicle is roadworthy ahead of a large-scale roads policing operation across North Yorkshire’s busiest routes.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Call for line to be electrifiedNetwork Rail has called for the electrification of the Shrewsbury-Wolverhampton in its new long-term plan to modernise the service.
- Driverless vehicle centre set for nodA driverless vehicle company looks set to get the nod to create a testing centre on the site of Dudley Hippodrome, with the council leader declaring he is
Cambridge News
- Cambridge roads that could be transformed for cyclists under new plans Banning cars from stretches of the roads and reducing speed limits are among the proposals that aim to encourage cycling and walking
- Outrage as CrossCountry cut off 'lifeline' rail services to rural CambsThe axing of these services has meant some pupils have been unable to get to and from school
- Major disruption on A1 and A428 as Highways announce months of closuresThere will be four phases of roadworks on the A1 and A428 between now and November
- The latest on plans for two new busways in CambridgeWork is continuing on a busway-style route in the south east, while plans for a similar route out west to Cambourne are currently paused
Peterborough Telegraph
- Train operator hopes to find solution after mayor hits out over decision to scrap Fenland stopping servicesCross Country Trains have said they are trying to find a solution after Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer slammed the operator for cutting stopping services to Whittlesea, March and Manea.
- Train operator hopes to find solution after mayor hits out over decision to scrap Fenland stopping servicesCross Country Trains have said they are trying to find a solution after Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough James Palmer slammed the operator for cutting stopping services to Whittlesea, March and Manea.
- Transport Restart plan for Peterborough and CambridgeshireThe Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority has drawn up a Transport Restart plan for the region.
Reading Evening Post
- Diversion routes and times as M4 closed again this weekendDrivers face long diversions as entire carriageways are closed for essential works
- Update on cycle lane that will reduce major road to two lanesThe controversial plan aims to support social distancing in the town
- Government told to sort out 'botched and rushed' A4 bus laneSecretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps has been urged to intervene
Other Regional Press
- Railway level crossings between Kidlington and Yanton set to closeTHERE are plans to close two level crossings following complaints that people have put lives at risk by misusing them.
- Roads police will stop cars as 6 month lockdown MOT suspension endsPolice will be on the lookout across North Yorkshire’s busiest routes as part of a large-scale operation
- Train delays caused by mass water leak in tunnelNetwork Rail has released footage of the deluge of water that came pouring through the cracks of a tunnel in Kent.
- Plan for 20mph limit on every residential street in Weymouth A 20MPH speed limit could be introduced on all residential roads in Weymouth in a bid to slash accident numbers, under a new motion proposed by Weymouth Town Council, writes Michael Taylor.
- Huge new cruise ship arrives in Weymouth Bay A new multi-million cruise ship has arrived in Weymouth Bay, with seven cruise ships now moored off the Dorset coast.
- 5m Coventry Ring Road works to start in NovemberFunding for the scheme has been approved
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Four major rail freight companies come together at Mossend International Railfreight ParkFour main rail freight companies came together at Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) with their electric and hybrid locomotives, in support of the decarbonisation of the logistics supply chain network. It is the first time they have been pictured together in one location. This rare photo opportunity coincided with the launch of the Scottish Governments Green Investment Portfolio, which saw Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop also at the MIRP site to promote market-ready projects seeking private capital that will help Scotland transition to a net-zero economy by 2045. The l...
- Action taken to improve resilience of railway following Stonehaven tragedyNetwork Rails interim report on the Stonehaven tragedy, commissioned by the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps immediately after the event, has been published, setting out immediate and long-term action to improve the railways resilience to extreme weather events, following the derailment of a passenger train in Aberdeenshire. While the report in no way pre-empts the outcome of formal independent investigations being carried out by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, or those by the Office of Rail and Road, British Transport Police and Police Scotland into the tragedy on Wedne...
- Yodel announces plans for long-term strategic investment in new Northern super-hubYodel, the UKs leading independent parcel carrier, has announced plans for a long-term strategic investment in a new Northern super-hub to support the companys growth. The investment, which aims to protect all existing jobs while also creating new job opportunities for the wider region, will see a five-year transition from the existing Shaw hub. The upgrade is in response to growing parcel volumes, triggered by a series of new client wins and the dramatic increase in consumer demand for online retail, which has been turbo charged during the last four months as the Covid-19...
Rail Technology Magazine
- HS2 Ltd: Five tech firms join Innovation Accelerator initiative HS2 Ltd have announced today (11 Sept) the first five revolutionary tech firms that will join HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme. The chosen five focus on HS2’s innovation challenges such as productivity; the environment; and the circular economy. Chosen out of 109...
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