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Thursday, 09 June 2022

BBC News

• Benfleet wheelchair user and family 'trapped' on trainJosh Hamilton ended up travelling on the service until it terminated when he could not get off at his stop at Benfleet in Essex.
• Fuel prices: Denbigh care workers turn to electric scootersHaulage and coach firms are hit again as the RAC warns that a full tank will cost £100 soon.
• HS2: Joy and frustration as £3bn rail link is scrappedThe Golborne Link, joining the HS2 line with the West Coast mainline near Wigan, has been abandoned.
• Tube journeys down 75% during Monday's strike - TfLThe 24-hour walk-out by 4,000 London Underground staff left 102 Tube stations closed.
• Petrol prices see biggest daily jump in 17 yearsThe average cost of filling a typical family car could exceed £100 as soon as Thursday, the RAC warns.
• Hospitality firms warn June rail strikes will be devastatingBars, restaurants, theatre, live music, and museums groups say planned strikes will damage Covid recovery.

The Guardian

• No end to public transport woes in the suburbsJill Whitehead on the lack of transport links in the south London suburbs, and Val Seddon on the dismal lack of bus shelters
• Low-traffic neighbourhoods make roads safer but need a rebrand Exclusive: study of London schemes says local communication should be improved but that benefits are clearLow-traffic neighbourhoods boost cycling, reduce car use and make roads safer, but councils could do more to make the schemes more palatable and comprehensible to local people, the most thorough study yet of the concept has concluded.

Times Online

• We don’t have the cash for road projects, finance secretary Kate Forbes warns [subscription]Kate Forbes has warned that there is not enough money available for the Scottish government to meet its spending commitments on infrastructure projects. The finance secretary suggested that it would not be possible for Holyrood ministers to stick to the plans laid out because of constraints on budgets and rising inflation. That may lead to delays for road upgrades and other schemes.
• Overhaul piles on the pain for train operators Save Strike action on the railways could lead to months of misery for passengers, while ministers plan the biggest overhaul of the network in 30 years. At the heart of the planned reforms is a new public body, Great British Railways (GBR), which will be set up to manage all parts of the rail industry for the first time since the abolition of British Rail in the mid-1990s.

City AM

• Looming environmental report on SpaceX's Starship could be a pain pointElon Musk’s Starship dreams could be extinguished before the mega-rocket has even left the ground, as US regulators assess its potential environmental damage. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is expected to publish its assessment on Monday. The report, a year in the making, has been pushed back several times since December, with delays bleeding into [...] The post Looming environmental report on SpaceX’s Starship could be a ‘pain point’ appeared first on CityAM.

Belfast Telegraph

• Bid for creation of green freeport on River Clyde to be launchedPlans are being finalised to launch a multimillion-pound bid for the creation of a green freeport on the River Clyde.

Birmingham Post

• Expanding Hull call centre to serve Transport for London contractsJourneycall arrived in the city in April and new extensions will be served between Hull and Scottish HQ

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Naz Shah wants British Airways to not suspend Pakistan flightsA BRADFORD MP has called for an airline to reconsider temporarily suspending direct flights to Pakistan from the UK.
• Bradford City in partnership with Leeds Bradford AirportCITY adverts will be seen around Leeds Bradford Airport this season as part of a new digital partnership.
• Rail operator Northern responds to announcement of strike actionRAIL operator Northern has said it will keep customers informed over the upcoming strike action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) later this month.
• Major transport scheme, including safety boost for Greenway, moves aheadWEST Yorkshire’s Mayor says people are currently put off from riding a popular walking and cycling route at night.
• 'Dangerous' road is compared to the surface of the moonA “dangerousâ€� road likened to the moon’s surface needs to be urgently fixed before a serious accident happens, Councillors have insisted.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport passengers told to return duty-free purchases after flight cancellations"I think the entire room was in disbelief, and a chorus of laughter literally erupted when they made the announcement."

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Some of the most 'dangerous' rural roads in North Wales are in GwyneddWork is set to be done to bring down the number of deaths and serious collisions
• Cardiff-Anglesey air route has been scrapped by Welsh GovernmentThe service from RAF Valley to the Welsh capital was first introduced in 2007 and then suspended when the pandemic hit

Northern Echo

• Return of Leamside line and Ferryhill Station take step forwardBORIS Johnson has given a boost to the chance of resurrecting a mothballed County Durham train line and bringing a derelict station back into use after confirming that transport bosses are looking into the merits of both.

The York Press

• More than 70km of roads in York improved in last yearMORE than 70km of roads have been improved in York over the last year, according to a new council report on capital investment.

Bucks Free Press

• Protesters who dig makeshift tunnels could face jail time under a new law announced by the Home SecretaryProtesters who dig makeshift tunnels could face jail time under a new law announced by the Home Secretary - after anti-HS2 campaigners reportedly added £4 million to the cost of the controversial railway line when they tunnelled near Wendover.

Cambridge News

• Milton Road to be transformed as huge £24m bus and cycling project begins this monthThe £24m scheme should see better access for buses and cyclists through the city

Chester Standard

• Cheshire West: Plans to rebuild train station submitted to councilTHE project to rebuild Northwich train station has taken a step forward after plans were submitted to the council. A little more than 12 months ago, on May 18, 2021, part of the roof collapsed at the town's station building, which dates back to the 1800s.

Other Regional Press

• Oxford Bus Company admits LTNs are impacting servicesOxford Bus Company has admitted the new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) are not helping with congestion and are impacting bus services.

New Civil Engineer

• HS2 | What are the options for getting high speed trains to Scotland?With the decision to scrap the Golborne link from the HS2 Crewe – Manchester bill, the Department for Transport (DfT) has removed the method through which high-speed services were to reach Scotland.

Other News Sources

• Electric vehicle charging prices to increase in Brighton and HoveTHE cost of charging an electric vehicle in the city is to increase.
• Brighton bus forced to change route due to badly parked carsA BUS company was forced to change its route after two “badly parkedâ€� vehicles blocked a residential street.