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Andy Burnham is taking back the buses“ and it could be transformative
Privatisation and austerity have decimated Britain's bus routes. The Manchester mayor is right to interveneIn 1986, the same year that Maradona's Hand of God broke English hearts, Margaret Thatcher broke Britain's buses. Her 1985 Transport Act, which came into force in October the following year, privatised Britain's bus services and deregulated them everywhere except London. Thirty-five years on, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has, perhaps, struck back, announcing his plans to re-regulate the city's bus service.
Government mulls four-tier traffic light system for summer travel
The government is said to be considering a four-tier traffic light system that could allow Brits to travel abroad for summer holidays this year.
Sunday, 28 March 2021
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- Suez Canal head warns stricken cargo ship may need unloadingPlan C would delay reopening of waterway by weeks and cause severe disruption to supply chains
The Guardian
- Andy Burnham is taking back the buses“ and it could be transformative Privatisation and austerity have decimated Britain's bus routes. The Manchester mayor is right to interveneIn 1986, the same year that Maradona's Hand of God broke English hearts, Margaret Thatcher broke Britain's buses. Her 1985 Transport Act, which came into force in October the following year, privatised Britain's bus services and deregulated them everywhere except London. Thirty-five years on, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has, perhaps, struck back, announcing his plans to re-regulate the city's bus service.
- Suez canal: Syria 'rations' fuel as efforts to free stuck ship failSyria oil ministry restricts supply as canal chief says technical or human errors may have been behind stranding of the Ever GivenSyrian authorities say they have begun rationing fuel as the blockage of the Suez canal stretched into a sixth day, delaying vital shipments and worsening the country's oil shortages.Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011 and faces a severe economic crisis. It had already announced a more than 50% rise in the price of petrol in mid-March.
The Independent
- https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-03-26/councillors-reject-plans-to-extend-southampton-airport-runwayHeathrow Airport has put forward proposals for a four-tier traffic light system to help kickstart foreign travel for the summer holidays, according to reports.
The Telegraph
- Living next to an LTN is a nightmare of traffic jams and pollution [subscription] Closing roads to encourage 'active travel' just doesn't work in a city like London
- Exclusive: Drones flown near airports could be dragged out of the sky by 'Spiderman webs' [subscription]Government looking at plans for 'entanglement devices' to prevent another drone incident like the one at Gatwick in 2018
Times Online
- The giant ship clogging Suez, the world’s trade artery [subscription]A shipping container longer than the Empire State Building is tall is blocking the canal, costing billions of pounds in lost trade every day. But how did it crash? And can it be salvaged?
- Over-70s facing driving curfew in licence shake-up [subscription]Tracker restricts those in bad health to daylight hours near homes
City AM
- Government mulls four-tier traffic light system for summer travelThe government is said to be considering a four-tier traffic light system that could allow Brits to travel abroad for summer holidays this year.
- Suez Canal: Grounded ship could be freed by start of next weekA giant shipping container blocking the Suez Canal could be freed by the start of next week, a firm working The post Suez Canal: Grounded ship could be freed by start of next week appeared first on CityAM.
Mail Online
- Testing times for British holidaymakers, plan drawn up for all UK nationals flying back from abroadIt is understood Government officials met on Friday to discuss whether they should take a tougher approach to travel restrictions, reports claim.
- Astonishing satellite image reveals the vast bottleneck of ships waiting to get through SuezThis astonishing satellite image reveals for the first time the vast bottleneck of ships waiting to get through Suez.
Belfast Telegraph
- Two attempts to free Ever Given cargo ship in Suez Canal failA giant container ship remained stuck in the Suez Canal as authorities made new attempts to free the vessel and reopen the crucial waterway.
London Evening Standard
- Enormous ship blocking Suez Canal moves slightly for the first time since running aground321 vessels are waiting in transit
Northern Echo
- Anger at Richard Holden's transport plans for the Derwent Walk PLANS to reintroduce passenger services on a disused railway line now used as a popular woodland walk are being met with fierce opposition.
Wales Online
- Speed limit cut considered for one of Wales' most dangerous roadsThe stretch of the A40 between Carmarthen and St Clears has seen hundreds of crashes while two people have died in the past six months
- Dinas Powys bypass scrapped as Welsh Government drops fundingThe decision came as part of a major new transport strategy with a much greater focus on walking, cycling and public transport
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Greater Manchester bus plan "exactly what we need" in West Yorkshire, says Tracy BrabinGreater Manchester's plans to bring buses under local control is "exactly what we need here", according to a West Yorkshire mayoral candidate.
Other Regional Press
- Newquay Airport funding will help spaceportMore details have been revealed about the Government’s £7.85million to pay for upgrades at Cornwall Airport Newquay.
- MP 'disappointed' with refusal of Southampton Airport plansAN MP has said he is "disappointed" by the decision to refuse Southampton Airport's runway extension plans.
- £6.3m to be spent on repairing roads, footpaths and cycleways in DorsetMORE than £6 million is set to be spent on repairing and maintaining Dorset's roads, footpaths and cycleways.
C.N.N.
- What it's really like steering the world's biggest shipsSome of the world's biggest oceangoing vessels seem more like cities at sea than actual ships, so maneuvering these massive beasts -- from cruise ships to container vessels like the one currently blocking the Suez Canal -- is a tricky process fraught peril. This is what it's like to be at the helm of one of these leviathans.
British Trams Online
- More support in Scotland for light railEdinburgh Trams and the Glasgow Subway are to be given a further £7.5 million in government funding to help support both systems while they continue to experience a significant fall in revenue as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding follows swiftly on from the UK Government support for English systems outside of London and now means that the Scottish Government have provided £28.5 million since the start of the pandemic.
Rail Advent
- Ground work starts on UK’s longest viaduct in North West London for HS2High Speed 2 Ltd has announced work is now underway to install the ground supports for High Speed 2’s (HS2) new viaduct.
- GB Railfreight begins new Liverpool freight train service for Hanson Building on already strong relations, GB Railfreight (GBRf) has been contracted by Hanson to haul a new aggregate train service.
Other News Sources
- Cloud Cycle pioneers carbon and concrete cutting technology for HS2Cloud Cycle, a small tech start-up, is working inside HS2 Ltd’s Innovation Accelerator programme to digitise and streamline how concrete is deployed during construction of the project.
- 94% of trains in Essex on time in last 12 monthsRecord-breaking punctuality has been enjoyed by people using trains in Essex over the last year.
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