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Saturday, 03 August 2024

BBC News

• Station to close over four weekends in AugustHuddersfield railway station will be closed over four weekends in August as part of ongoing work along the Transpennine route.
• Villagers say airport parking is a 'menace'Residents in a village close to Bristol Airport say littering, noise and inconsiderate parking is a "menace" to deal with.
• Final phase of bus station revamp to beginThe final phase of a Derbyshire town’s bus station revamp is set to begin.
• Rolls-Royce to give each worker £700 in sharesThe reward to staff comes after the business, which makes jet engines, posted strong profits.

Financial Times

• Bolt promises benefits to gig workers ahead of court battle with unionEuropean ride-hailing group offers drivers holiday pay and minimum wage but says they are independent contractors 

The Guardian

• Labour's 'grey belt' plans could result in isolated communities, warns leading architectMuyiwa Oki, president of the RIBA, says new estates must be high quality and have access to shops, schools, transport and green space. Labour's plans to boost housebuilding by allowing the construction of thousands of homes on green belt land could have the unintended consequence of producing isolated communities, the president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has warned.Muyiwa Oki said the government should avoid making the mistakes of the past, which have led to housing estates being built without proper access to transport, schools or shops.

Local Government

• DigiGo service expandsOur on-demand shared public transport service DigiGo has expanded to cover more of Essex.

Network Rail

• COMPLETED: London’s Barnes Bridge successfully upgraded following six-day closurePassenger trains are running again over Barnes Bridge, following a six-day closure of the Hounslow Loop line between Kew Bridge and Barnes.

Birmingham Mail

• New 'stress-free' Birmingham Airport service only open to some passengers as rules explainedAirport bosses explain how brand new accessibility service will work ahead of its launch

Birmingham Post

• Bristol Temple Meads station sees retail sales soar The city's oldest station has a small number of shops and food and drink outlets
• Huge letting deal for National HighwaysGovernment department has taken almost 60,000 sq ft of space at Three Snowhill in Birmingham

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Interchange woe leads to rethink 'world class gateway' planA MULTI-MILLION pound scheme to develop a new gateway to Bradford city centre has gone back to the drawing board due to uncertainty over Bradford Interchange's future.

Nation. Cymru

• New operator to take over airport leaseA battle over the future of Swansea Airport has ended after the current leaseholder agreed to give up its lease.

Wales Online

• New operator to take over Swansea Airport after legal battle endsA court hearing to decide the future of the 450-acre site had been due to take place next month but will not now happen and a group will take over temporary control until a permanent operator can be found

Peterborough Telegraph

• Extended bus services and extra trips across Peterborough set to be introduced in SeptemberSeveral bus routes across Peterborough are set to get extra trips and extended coverage because of updates to local services due to be introduced by the city’s biggest bus operator on Sunday, 1st September.

South Wales Argus

• Monmouthshire home-to-school transport changes plannedTHE spiralling costs of busing children to school has prompted a council to propose taking away free bus passes from pupils it thinks should walk.

Other Regional Press

• Tavistock rail link plans scrappedLABOUR has pulled the plug this week on plans to reconnect Tavistock to the rail network, Torridge and Tavistock MP Sir Geoffrey Cox has confirmed.
• Red light for Exeter bus lane plansPEOPLE power has pulled the plug on a plan to make more room for buses in Exeter.

Rail Advent

• Yorkshire railway looks back on achievements from its seven-year projectWith its seven-year £10 million Yorkshire's Magnificent Journey project coming to an end this month, the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has taken the opportunity to look at what it has achieved.

Transportxtra

• Labour transport investment review ’in final draft’, but Chancellor’s challenges casting a shadow Juergen Maier Juergen Maier’s review for the Labour Party into Rail and Urban Transport infrastructure investment, delayed by the calling of the General Election, is now understood to be “in final draft” and expected to be published before the end of September.

Other News Sources

• First Bus seek permission for work to allow electric buses to use its Minehead depotPREPARATIONS by First Bus have begun to allow the company to operate electric buses on routes in West Somerset.