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Tuesday, 27 September 2022

BBC News

• Bradford clean air zone launchesDrivers of the worst-polluting lorries, vans and taxis will now be charged to enter Bradford city centre.
• The workers who saw Scotland's ferries saga unfoldThe staff at Ferguson shipyard talk about the highs and lows they have experienced over the last eight years.
• Doncaster Sheffield Airport to close despite financial lifeline offerDoncaster Sheffield Airport owner Peel says the wind-down will begin on 31 October.

Financial Times

• UK business from airlines to brewers braced for higher costs as sterling fallsInterest rate rises also weighing on industries such as housebuilding
• EasyJet to ditch landmark carbon offsetting schemeAirline becomes one of first companies to drop practice as it looks to invest in new emissions-cutting technologies instead

The Guardian

• Doncaster Sheffield airport to close after no ’tangible proposals’ put forwardYorkshire mayor calls on PM to intervene over decision which leaves hundreds of staff at risk of losing jobs
• Ships are turning whales into ocean roadkill. This AI system is trying to stop itWhale Safe, backed by a tech billionaire, is a step forward, but not the only answer to avoiding collisions, biologists say. Fran was a celebrity whale “ the most photographed humpback in the San Francisco Bay, with 277 recorded sightings since 2005. Last month, she was hit by a ship and killed.

The Telegraph

• Road verges to be turned into allotments amid cost of living crisisShropshire Council gives green light for locals to grow their own fruit and vegetables on land next to main thoroughfares

Times Online

• Islanders ’left to suffer’ as ferry service drifts towards worst year yet [subscription]Ferry disruption on Scottish island routes has been worse in the first half of 2022 than in the entirety of some previous years, according to latest figures.

Sky News

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport facing 'appalling' closure despite lifeline offer - leaving 800 jobs at riskThe Peel Group said a strategic review had drawn to a close without coming up with clear proposals on the site's financial viability or finding a potential buyer.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 'Seismic day' as Bradford's Clean Air Zone is launchedTHE beginning of Bradford’s Clean Air Zone has been described as a “seismic” day for the city by a local doctor.
• Leeds Bradford Airport campaigners hit out over Government strategyCAMPAIGNERS are to planning take to the Government to court over what they have dubbed a “fantasy” strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions from flying.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds Bradford Airport expansion campaigners taking government to court over ’fantasy’ Jet Zero strategyCampaigners against the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport are set to take the Government to court over its ’fantasy’ strategy to cut emissions.

Other Regional Press

• Latest bid to improve public transport for elderly and vulnerable on Welsh borderA councillor has stepped up efforts to improve the lot of elderly and disabled travellers using public transport along the England/Wales border.
• Southend Council considering tram network to boost transport links across the citySouthend-on-Sea City Council are investigating how a tram network could positively boost transport links across the city. Councillors will meet next week in a Cabinet meeting to discuss the proposals which could see access to the seafront made even easier.
• The best model railways will be on display in Bicester this weekendAN event featuring the best model railways and model engineering is coming to Bicester this weekend.

New Civil Engineer

• Further delays to Portishead railway restoration could see costs rise, backers warnThe Portishead Railway Group has raised concerns that the proposed re-opening of the Portishead line may experience further delays, which could also push up costs.
• Roads and energy schemes dominate government’s list of 138 projects to be acceleratedRoads and energy projects dominate the list of 138 projects to be accelerated as part of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's Growth Plan 2022. In a move to grow the economy, Kwarteng last week announced plans to accelerate new roads, rail and energy infrastructure.

Rail Business Daily

• Liverpool City Region mayor wants similar transport system to LondonMetro mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram has exclusively told RailBusinessDaily that he wants a transport system similar to London, however he also believes that Merseyside’s system will be better.

Railnews

• Government names railway schemes for funding The government has unveiled a Growth Plan which includes lower taxes, new ’investment zones’ and investment in infrastructure. This features 86 schemes to improve roads, and 10 for railways. The rail schemes included in the Plan have previously been proposed, and in some cases work on them has already begun.

Transport Scotland

• New draft Cycling Framework for ScotlandThe Scottish Government has launched a 12 week consultation on the new draft Cycling Framework for Scotland.

Other News Sources

• Zero carbon transport will need green electricity – lots of it and in the right placesWhatever the post 2035 road transport landscape looks like it is certain to involve the use of growing amounts of electricity to power vehicles as the 120-year dominance of diesel begins to decline.
• MP brands bus firm 'a joke' after west Suffolk services axedWest Suffolk MP Matt Hancock has branded Stagecoach 'a joke' after they axed bus services and then proposed a summit to 'identify new transport solutions'.