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Sunday, 27 April 2025

BBC News

• Rural bus service to increase frequencyA bus service connecting rural communities and an airport is to increase in frequency. Darlington Borough Council has handed extra funding for the 6/6A/6B service, which calls at Hurworth, Darlington town centre, Middleton St George, and Teesside Airport.
• Fears canal running dry would 'devastate' villagesVisitors and locals say saving the water supply at Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal is crucial.

Financial Times

• European airlines’ emissions on course to exceed pre-pandemic levels Environmental data shows carbon dioxide from flights has risen, as airlines struggle to decarbonise

Times Online

• Surely we can agree on fines for making the bus smell of Big Mac. [subscription]his is a singularly dangerous thing to say, but I have a suspicion that the Liberal Democrats have come up with a rather good idea. The party has proposed ?1,000 fines for what they call ?headphone dodgers? ? those people who play loud music or videos from their phones on public transport. It is, of course, briefly enraging when some witless jabbering hag decides to share with you her affection for Charli XCX and Olivia Rodrigo, cackling with her friends and, through a gently misted veil of pig ignorance, daring you to object. Very few people do object. We put up with it because we don?t want the hassle, the shrieked oaths and the possible violent denouement. Nor do we much want to be seen as a peripatetic Neighbourhood Watch martinet, a prig who wishes to deny others their enjoyment of life. So we sit and suffer the din and quietly seethe. Yes, even in first class.

The Mirror

• Tiny UK airport on island 'frozen in the 1970's' earmarked for ?24m overhaulThis diminutive airport on a Channel Island captures the charm of a bygone era, but without urgent upgrades it could soon result in a 'tailspin' for Alderney's economy

This is Money

• HAMISH MCRAE: Chancellor's real problem is the debtWhat we need is a different mindset across government; a rethink not only of how to do things more efficiently but whether to do them at all. An example is that a third of the £1.2 billion spent so far on the Lower Thames Crossing has gone on planning applications essentially Government departments arguing with each other about the details of the project.

Network Rail

• History as final steam train signalled by Farncombe, Petersfield and Haslemere signal boxesToday (Saturday 26 April) marked a moment of railway history as the final steam train was signalled through the railway by three signal boxes between Farncombe and Petersfield.

Birmingham Mail

• Warning issued for thousands of HGV drivers as major road ban being 'considered'Surrey County Council is considering adding automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras to 10 roads in Weybridge with HGV weight restrictions.

London Evening Standard

• New version of London Tube map that means you could never wait for another trainA live version of the Tube map displays the real-time location of every train in London
• Gatwick to hike parking fees in bid to secure second runway approvalGatwick has outlined the proposals in its submission to the Planning Inspectorate
• TfL pledges 'better support' for asylum seekers applying for travel discountsCommitment comes as Sadiq Khan's transport deputy says the mayor is determined to help vulnerable Londoners travel across our city

Other Regional Press

• Activists demand urgent fix to Devon?s ?broken? bus system'Devon deserves better' Two young climate activists from Devon have launched a powerful campaign spotlighting the failing public transport system in Exeter and beyond, with a new short film that they hope will drive political change.
• Monmouthshire County Council gets £8m in transport fundsThis money, which cannot be used for road maintenance, will be used for various projects across the county.
• JurnyOn: Transport for Wales launches loyalty app with travel rewardsTransport for Wales (TfW) has launched a new subscription and loyalty app aimed at rewarding passengers for travelling on its services.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Bee Network hails successful launch of bus 'tap and go' schemeMore than 450,000 passengers used contactless payments on buses in the first month of the Bee Network's integrated tap and go capped fares scheme in Manchester.

Aviation Industry

• Midlands Airport's New Ticketless Drop-Off System Comes With Extra ChargesEast Midlands Airport to Remove Barriers at Drop-Off Zone but Charges Remain Unchanged

Other News Sources

• Haunted by HS2, we cannot afford to ignore the opposition to Britain's latest white elephant - Miriam Cates... The proposed Lower Thames Crossing has already cost taxpayers £1.2 billion before a single spade has broken ground. Sizewell C risks becoming the next chapter in this sorry tale of underdelivered promises.