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Tuesday, 15 December 2020

BBC News

• Covid: Vaccine cannot be shipped to some islandsThe requirement to store Pfizer at low temperatures has currently limited the rollout to some Scottish isles.
• Covid-19: Safety concerns over planes returning to servicePilot rustiness, maintenance errors and even insect nests could endanger safety warn airline experts.

Financial Times

• Airlines fear fines for breaking EU data rules without Brexit dealHandling of passenger information for UK flights becomes major concern ahead of January 1

The Herald

• Menzies acquires Bibby arm 'unlocking geographical capability'MENZIES Distribution has announced the acquisition of national logistics and supply chain services business Bibby Distribution, from the 213-year old family owned Bibby Line Group.
• Edinburgh firm wins £5.8m deal to deliver Glasgow CCTV and traffic controlCOMMSWORLD has won a £5.8 million digital contract with Glasgow City Council for CCTV and traffic control services.

Mail Online

• We're on the right track! Britain's first long-distance battery-fuelled trains to be tested in 2022Hitachi Rail announced plans to test trains run on battery power for the first time in the UK. It is teaming up with GWR to operate services through electricity, diesel and batteries.
• Grant Shapps orders London council pays £64 MILLION towards cost of fixing closed Hammersmith BridgeThe Department of Transport wants Hammersmith and Fulham Council to cover almost half the costs of the repairs to the 133-year-old west London bridge, according to the Times.
• 'We will protect our fishermen': Navy should be used, says Defence Secretary Ben WallaceDefence Secretary Ben Wallace last night waded into the row over using Navy ships to stop EU trawlers fishing in UK waters.

Birmingham Post

• Northern leaders push for transport improvements to help coronavirus recoveryLeaders including Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham say the Government has to come good on its 'levelling up' agenda

Bolton News

• Clash over 'waste of money' 20mph zones in BoltonMORE than £850,000 spent on 20mph speed zones in built-up areas of Bolton has been described as a “waste of moneyâ€� due to an alleged lack of enforcement.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Traffic Commissioner says Welsh haulier 'deserves to go out of business'The firm was found to have falsified documents and carried out serious maintenance malpractice
• Bus firm boss who ran fake journeys scam won't have to repay £35,000 after he's declared bankrupt Former Express Motors owner Eric Wyn Jones and two of his sons were in court as prosecutors look to try to claim back £500,000 of their ill-gotten gains

London Evening Standard

• London’s toxic air levels plunge by 94% — as walking and cycling up across capital, TfL report reveals Low-emission bus zones and the ultra-low emission zone in central London have contributed to the change
• ‘Boris bikes’ set to go electric as London’s cycle hire scheme gets set for major revampElectric “Boris bikesâ€� are set to be added to London’s fleet of hire bikes, it can be revealed.
• Classic car enthusiasts hail their green, £18.3 billion industryDrivers fear impact of government curbs on mainstream petrol and diesels

The York Press

• Drivers to expect long delays at Wigginton Road roadworks DRIVERS are being warned to expect long delays as work gets underway on a major road junction in York.

Bucks Free Press

• White Hart Street in High Wycombe could be closed off to ‘bring businesses to life’CALLS have sounded to have a road in the town centre “blocked offâ€� to to allow local businesses to utilise the space outside their premises.

Reading Evening Post

• £28.5m dual carriageway project on A421 finishedAround 30,000 vehicles use the road each day

Other Regional Press

• Proposed flight path changes at Luton Airport could cause disruption to our area, say campaignersThere are just eight weeks left for you to have YOUR say on proposed flight path changes at London Luton Airport (LLA).
• Railway station evacuated after weapons threatA man barricaded himself inside a railway station office and warned police he was armed with weapons.
• Calls for help to stop pavement parking and 'rat run' in SouthamptonCIVIC chiefs are calling for help to stop pavement parking and
• Coventry best place in mainland Britain for electric cars - for this reasonCoventry is the only Midland location in the top 26

C.N.N.

• Will bad weather hinder vaccine deliveries on the East Coast?Shipping giants FedEx and UPS may have to make alternative plans to ship the new Covid-19 vaccine in areas that are expected to be affected by a major winter storm this week.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New TfL data shows significant increase in walking and cycling since the pandemic startedTransport for London (TfL) has published new data that shows that walking and cycling in the capital has significantly increased since the coronavirus pandemic began, as Londoners’ travel habits rapidly changed in the months following the start of the first national lockdown in March 2020. Following the government's advice in March for people to stay at home and stop non-essential social contact, Londoners were advised by the government not to use public transport unless making an essential journey and to walk or cycle wherever possible. To support this, TfL worked to deliver the Mayor&...

Railnews

• New team of Travel Safe Officers for Manchester Northern is introducing a specialist team to patrol trains and stations in Greater Manchester. The 11 new recruits will be employed by Carlisle Support Services and they will be joining 55 Travel Safe Officers who already work on the Northern network.
• ˜Only luck™ prevented accidents at ˜poorly engineered™ level crossing A report into two near-collisions at a level crossing in rural Norfolk has revealed that the track was contaminated with leaves, while the wheels of new trains on the route were only making contact in a ˜narrow band™ on the surface of the rail.

Other News Sources

• Rail replacement gets further PSVAR exemption in 2021A further exemption from the requirement to comply with PSVAR on rail replacement services has been issued by Minister of State for Transport Chris Heaton-Harris. It runs from 1 January to 30 September 2021 and it will follow on from an existing exemption that was granted in April.
• Commuters told not to travel to London as city enters Tier 3 A new strain of coronavirus has been identified in southern England as tougher restrictions were imposed in London.
• Cycling UK 'alarmed' by decision to scrap cycle lane in ShorehamLEGAL action could be taken against a local authority after its decision to remove a cycle lane which featured in a government film.

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