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Welsh Government has given an update on the major transport schemes for the region
Consultation launched to deliver stronger links between HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail
A public consultation to deliver stronger links between HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail has been launched by the Department for Transport. The HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg Design Refinement Consultation will be seeking views on a number of proposed design changes to HS2’s Western Leg, between Crewe and Manchester. This will form a key part of the development of the Western Leg parliamentary bill. Also proposed is the construction of a new HS2 rolling stock depot in Annandale, Scotland, which would create up to 100 jobs in the area. This follows on from the recommendations from the O...
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BBC News
- M4 relief road would be built 'promptly' by UK governmentWelsh Secretary Simon Hart says the UK government wants to build the scrapped M4 relief road.
- M4 relief road: UK ministers 'could bypass Welsh Government'The Welsh Secretary says UK ministers would never
- Luton Airport: Too many passengers at front of plane caused take-off issueThe type of plane for a scheduled flight was changed, but the seating plan was not, a report finds.
- Driverless taxis to be available in Phoenix 'in weeks'People in the Arizona city will soon be able to download the Waymo app and order a driver-free car.
- Ex-transport minister gets £60,000-a-year second jobNus Ghani will work around seven hours a month for a firm developing new ferries for Belfast.
- Security staff 'cut by a third' at Glasgow and Aberdeen airportsThe Unite union says more than 100 security jobs are under threat at Glasgow and Aberdeen airports.
- Ryanair expects Boeing 737 Max jet clearance soonThe airline says it hopes to start taking delivery of the controversial planes early next year.
Financial Times
- US airlines make leisure passengers the new priority classCarriers revamp networks and discount fares to entice the ‘forgotten’ holiday traveller
Times Online
- The clean, green, smog-fighting machine [Subscription]A bus ride from Namibia to South Africa inspired the launch of a zero-emissions coach service in Scotland. Ben Aitken hops on board
- The clean, green, smog-fighting machine [Subscription]A bus ride from Namibia to South Africa inspired the launch of a zero-emissions coach service in Scotland. Ben Aitken hops on board
- Cairngorm railway to reopen in 2021 [Subscription]The Cairngorm funicular railway will open again next winter after £20 million was pledged to the resort.
- Full steam ahead for town’s new station — back on track after 60 years [Subscription]Rail services will return to an Aberdeenshire town for the first time in almost 60 years next week.
- Babcock bullish on ‘Lidl’ ships [Subscription]The lead contractor for the Royal Navy’s “Lidl frigate” has insisted that it will be the best value-for-money and the fastest-delivered warship in modern British history.
City AM
- Norwegian Air set to close Gatwick short-haul baseNorwegian Air has today begun proceedings to shut its short-haul base at Gatwick Airport, with 259 jobs at risk of The post Norwegian Air set to close Gatwick short-haul base appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- London bus driver dies of Covid sparking calls from Unions for tougher safety measuresLondon bus driver Kofi Opoku, 55, from Croydon, has died of coronavirus bringing the total number of male bus drivers killed by the virus to 30. The union Unite is now calling for tougher measures.
This is Money
- Electric cars that hold their value bestWith electric car demand booming in 2020, more drivers than ever before are contemplating making the switch. These are the battery and plug-in hybrid models that hold most of their value after 3 years.
Birmingham Post
- Electrical engineering firm launches smart charging business for green customersIt has been launched to resolve the major issue holding people back from buying electric cars - a lack of charging points
- Airbus A320's 'mind-boggling' success as massive delivery milestone is reachedAirbus has now delivered 10,000 planes from the A320 programme
Bolton News
- Driving instructors tackle concerns as nearly 20 per cent of young drivers admit to doing video callsA SURVEY suggests nearly one fifth of young drivers admit to video calling while behind the wheel as Bolton driving instructors work to stamp out such dangerous behaviour.
- Flying Scotsman passes through Bolton THE FLYING Scotsman visited Bolton and Farnworth today - but disappointingly made a last-minute change of tracks, much to the ire of photographers and train-spotters.
- Bolton is borough with highest road safety 'threat' in region, Greater Manchester Police sayBOLTON is Greater Manchester Police's (GMP) biggest borough of concern for road safety, the force has confirmed.
Bristol Live
- Bath bridge reopens to traffic after seven yearsTraffic flows will be restricted with enforcement cameras
Daily Post (North Wales)
- The massive road and rail projects planned for North Wales - and when they'll happenWelsh Government has given an update on the major transport schemes for the region
Northern Echo
- Arriva cancels Darlington bus services after drivers test positive for Covid DOZENS of bus services in Darlington have been unable to run after claims at least ten drivers have now tested positive for Covid-19, The Northern Echo has been told.
Other Regional Press
- The new areas of Oxford where you'll have to pay to park outside your houseRESIDENTS of three Oxford neighbourhoods will soon have to buy parking permits to leave their cars outside their homes, despite huge objection in two of the areas.
- City council asked to step up because Westgate's cheap parking attracts trafficWESTGATE’s cheap car parking prices might be leading to more traffic jams in the city centre, and there does not appear to be any concrete plan to hike them.
- No more £3.6m car park on beauty spotUnpopular plans to build a £3.6 million car park on water meadows have been binned.
- Swanage railway to receive more than £200,000 from Culture Recovery FundA HERITAGE railway is set to benefit from a government funding boost of more than £200,000.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- Taskforce for safe return to global travel launchedA new Global Travel Taskforce to support the travel industry and the safe recovery of international travel has been launched by the government. The Department for Transport and the Department of Health and Social Care have been working extensively with clinicians, health experts and the private testing sector on the practicalities of testing international arrivals. The next step is to develop an operationalised approach, which is why the government is creating the Global Travel Taskforce to work at pace with industry on implementation and to identify options to reduce the self-isolation perio...
- Consultation launched to deliver stronger links between HS2 and Northern Powerhouse RailA public consultation to deliver stronger links between HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail has been launched by the Department for Transport. The HS2 Phase 2b Western Leg Design Refinement Consultation will be seeking views on a number of proposed design changes to HS2’s Western Leg, between Crewe and Manchester. This will form a key part of the development of the Western Leg parliamentary bill. Also proposed is the construction of a new HS2 rolling stock depot in Annandale, Scotland, which would create up to 100 jobs in the area. This follows on from the recommendations from the O...
- Rail industry and charities join forces to tackle street homelessnessAndrew Haines, Chief Executive, Network Rail, was joined by transport secretary Grant Shapps and British Transport Police assistant chief constable Charlie Doyle to sign the first pan-industry homelessness charter at London Paddington station as part of a wide-reaching programme of efforts to support a route out of homelessness for every person sleeping rough around the rail network. The Government is committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness and ending rough sleeping for good – that’s why the rail industry is to play its part by introducing a charter setting o...
Aviation Industry
- Carbon pricing on aviation must not be watered down post-Brexit, says AEFTreasury and HMRC recently consulted on the introduction of a possible Carbon Emissions Tax in the event that the UK does not introduce its own emissions trading scheme (the Government’s …
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- World's first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus hits Scottish streets Real-world trials of the world's first hydrogen-powered double-decker bus have officially begun in Aberdeen - five years after the city unveiled a hydrogen production and bus refuelling facility.
- West Sussex cycle lanes: readers give their verdictALMOST half of Argus readers want the immediate removal of temporary cycleways set up in Sussex during lockdown.
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