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Saturday, 19 November 2022

BBC News

• Newcastle station: Travel warning after flooding cancels trainsHundreds of people were left stranded at Newcastle railway station after services to Scotland were cancelled due to flooding.
• M60 repairs: Motorway bridge scheme completed 11 months earlyFinishing the repair of 15 bridge piers under the M60 early saved about £8m, National Highways says.
• Wandsworth: Discarded e-bikes seized by councilIt comes after the council warns operator Lime to take
• Petrol prices: What is fuel duty and is it going up?Why are UK pump prices at record highs, and when might they fall?
• Strikes to hit airports and ports over ChristmasPublic sector workers including passport controllers are to strike over the Christmas period.

Financial Times

• We really want to be first: UK fights to lead new space raceSpaceport Cornwall blazes a trail as Britain aims to become European leader in launch of commercial satellites

The Telegraph

• Heathrow Airport ground handlers begin three-day strike over pay

Times Online

• Electric v petrol: which is cheapest? [subscription]Petrol prices have soared, but green car subsidies have also been cut, David Byers does the maths on whether it still pays drivers to go green

Sky News

• Civil servants to go on strike, affecting ports, borders and transportMembers of the PCS union who work for the Home Office, Border Force, Department for Transport and Defra will walk out - some for an entire month and some for shorter periods.

Birmingham Mail

• 10 years of HS2 work shows dramatic changes in Solihull and Birmingham landscapePictures reveal the scale of the changing landscape in the West Midlands for HS2, the country's new high speed rail line

Birmingham Post

• Airbus, RAF and Rolls-Royce complete landmark sustainable fuel flightAn aircraft completely powered by sustainable aviation fuel has been flown in UK airspace for the first time

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• How full Northern Powerhouse Rail line would help BradfordChancellor Jeremy Hunt revealed the Government will only deliver the ‘core’ Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) route in his autumn statement

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Building the A55 was 'last great infrastructure' investment in North WalesTory MP laments the failure to invest in a call for additional rail network investment in the region ... MP Mr Millar says the last "great" investments were the building of the A55 Conwy tunnels in the late 80s and completion of Anglesey leg of the A55 in 2000. He believes it is time for North Wales to get its fair share of new investment. His comments come as Growth Track 360 presses for rail investment - calling for the electrification of the North Wales Main Line to help link in with HS2.
• Disappointment as Gwynedd bus stop vandalised just days after major upgradeAnyone who witnessed the bus stop being vandalised has been urged to contact police

Manchester Evening News

• Historic bridge to be demolished and replaced in £78 million scheme“The work planned to Ladies Lane bridge is part of the £78m electrification of the railway between Wigan and Bolton."

Wales Online

• 'I am frustrated, frankly': Cardiff Council leader on delay to Parkway station plansThe development has been called in for consideration by the Welsh Government, despite winning planning approval in April by Cardiff Council

Yorkshire Post

• Calls for full NPR show strength of feelings on transport investmentThe strength of feelings when it comes to the need for investment in the region’s railways could not have been clearer following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement.

South Wales Argus

• Frustration over delays to £120m Cardiff Parkway stationA COUNCIL leader has expressed his frustration after plans for a major new railway station were put on hold.

Other Regional Press

• Under-performing Arriva Click service in Watford 'will never work'The owner of a taxi company says he finds it “amazing” that an on-demand minibus scheme is still operating in Watford – and believes it is doing more harm than good.

Intelligent Transport

• Coventry City Council’s new transport strategy to support greener mobilityIn addition to creating a better, safer environment for pedestrians and cyclists, Coventry City Council’s new transport strategy will accelerate the city’s transition to a fully electric bus fleet.

The Business Desk

• Yorkshire Mayors call for action on high-speed rail in the NorthTracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire and Oliver Coppard, South Yorkshire’s Mayor, say they want more clarity on Government plans for high-speed rail in Yorkshire.
• Cardiff Council leader frustrated with Welsh Government for calling in new train station projectThe Welsh Government has a 10% in the Cardiff Parkway and Hendre Lakes business park project at St Mellons

Other News Sources

• Transport for the North appoints Communications DirectorTransport for the North (TfN) has recruited Katie Day as its Strategy, Policy and Communications Director.
• Blackpool Transport Wins Bus Operator of the YearLocal operator Blackpool Transport, have been awarded two prestige titles at this year’s UK Bus Awards.
• Spaceport Cornwall receives licence before first launch with Virgin OrbitSpaceport Cornwall is set to host the first orbital launch from the UK in the coming weeks after receiving its license to operate from the country’s regulator.