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Tuesday, 02 September 2025

BBC News

• Work starts on £460k footpath and cyclewayA joint footpath and cycleway is being created near Beverley, costing £460,000.
• Mayor says £160m airport funding is 'a risk'A regional mayor has backed the decision to spend nearly £160m to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport. The airport on the former RAF Finningley site closed in 2022 when landowners and operators Peel Group declared it was no longer financially viable.
• North West given £9.3m transport investment boostAuthorities in the North West are set to receive a £9.3m investment boost to help support transport routes in the area. Lancashire Combined County Authority will get £7.6m while Cheshire West and Chester Authority will receive £1.7m under the Local Transport Grant - a pot of government funding given to areas outside the UK's major cities to be spent on transport
• Dozens of illegal e-bikes seized in crackdownOne bike which could reach 86mph (138kph) was seized in the month-long police operation.
• Vans now pollute more than London cabs - analysisThe Clean Cities think tank wants small businesses and charities to be supported to use EVs.
• Scotland scraps peak rail fares - will the rest of the UK follow?Working patterns have changed since Covid so could peak train pricing be phased out altogether?
• Businesses criticise Dartford Crossing price riseAn airport transfers business owner and a haulier warned a 40% increase in Dartford Crossing charges would have to be passed on to their customers.

Department for Transport

• £104 million government investment to deliver faster, more reliable travel for millionsInvestment will help councils improve transport for local people, from cleaner buses to safer cycling routes for communities across England.

The Independent

• £25bn Heathrow expansion plan could mirror ‘world’s best airport’ in SingaporeSurinder Arora’s Heathrow expansion plan is working with Changi to ensure the best passenger experience in the world’

The Scotsman

• 'Historic' abolition of ScotRail peak fares - but SNP criticised for ending previous trialFirst Minister John Swinney has hailed the permanent abolition of ScotRail's peak fares on Monday as a historic moment for Scotland's railway but opposition parties said the SNP should not have reintroduced them after a trial last year.

The Telegraph

• Electric vehicles are the answer to London's hellish transport crisisOne simple mind hack, which you can borrow from Warren Buffett and the late Charlie Munger, is the practice of considering the inverse of any given decision. 'Always invert' is a Berkshire Hathaway mantra.
• Labour freezes council transport funding ahead of Reeves's Budget. [subscription]Figures reveal every single English local transport authority has had its Local Transport Grant funding frozen next year

Mail Online

• Live on a noisy road, near a railway or on the flight path? You're more likely to have a stroke, warn expertsLiving on a noisy road drastically increases the risk of stroke even when there is a minimal amount of pollution, a study suggests.

Local Government

• SEND transport costs reach record £2.26bnSEND transport costs hit a record high of £2.26bn in 2023-24, according to a new analysis of official data for England.

London Evening Standard

• TfL told stop leaving Tube ticket barriers open and get serious about fare dodgingTransport for London has been told to stop leaving ticket barriers open and unstaffed if it is to get serious about tackling fare evasion.

Manchester Evening News

• Cheaper public transport for under 21s and pensioners as Andy Burnham rolls out Bee Network expansionBurnham announced new plans

Wales Online

• Newport's Transporter Bridge to carry cars again after major workNewport City Council has said the gondola at the Transporter Bridge is expected to carry vehicles across the River Usk once wider renovations to the structure are completed

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Spending £160m on reopening 'is investment in future of South Yorkshire', Oliver Coppard claimsSpending up to £160m of public money on the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport represents 'an investment in the future of South Yorkshire', Oliver Coppard has claimed.

Blackpool Gazette

• Lancashire set for transport boost after getting millions from the governmentLancashire has been handed £7.6m for transport projects - more than half of a nationwide government fund.

Cambridge News

• 'Key link' with new cycle routes and pathways opens in CambridgeshireA sustainable travel scheme designed to make it easier for people to walk and cycle in an area of Cambridgeshire has officially opened to the public

Doncaster Free Press

• "Absolutely brilliant:" Airport campaigner welcomes mayor's £160m funding pledgeA city businessman leading the public fight to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport has welcomed South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard's announcement he will pledge £160 million to the scheme, describing the news as 'absolutely brilliant.'

Other Regional Press

• Bus passengers say Southampton price rises are 'ridiculous'Rises to bus fares and cuts to routes around Hampshire have been dubbed "ridiculous" by passengers.
• Major new £36m road project begins for A34Major work on a new £36.09million slip road on the A34 is to begin this week in Abingdon in Oxfordshire.
• Oliver Coppard backs Doncaster Sheffield Airport reopening as £160m decision loomsA decision regarding reopening the Doncaster Sheffield Airport will be taken next week
• Waveney Valley MP Adrian Ramsay celebrates new extension of Mid-Suffolk Light Railway after official openingAn MP has celebrated the new extension of the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway which has officially opened.
• Hopes dashed for more Newcastle-Manchester trains with 'no realistic prospect' of return soonThere is 'no realistic prospect' of more regular trains between Newcastle and Manchester being restored in the near future, northern leaders have been warned.
• Plans to speed up train journeys between Lincoln and Nottingham to be discussedPlans to speed up rail journeys between Lincoln and Nottingham will be up for discussion next week. Network Rail will provide an update to councillors at Lincolnshire County Council on its proposals for the line between the two cities, which could allow for speedier journeys via train.

Coach and Bus Week

• SYMCA pilots free child travel in BarnsleyFrom early August, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) launched a scheme to reintroduce free travel for people aged five to 18 in Barnsley in a two year trial

Rail Magazine

• Pay as you go ticketing trial begins on East Midlands RailwayRail passengers across parts of the East Midlands are helping to trial a revolutionary ticketing scheme that uses the worldwide Global Positioning System (GPS) and smartphones to identify the cheapest on-the-day tickets.
• Indefinite West of England line speed restrictions as experts question Network Rail decisionThe ageing Class 159 diesel creeps through a deep cutting between Crewkerne and Yeovil, in Somerset.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Local Transport Grant resource allocations in England confirmedSums complement larger capital allocations to LTAs in England and run for three financial years

Aviation Industry

• Bournemouth Airport Receives Go Ahead on Enhanced Passenger FacilitiesBournemouth Airport (BOH) has received planning approval for an enhancement of passenger facilities, including an extended terminal and new transport interchange.
• Exeter Airport boosts accessibility with online virtual tourExeter Airport has released a virtual tour on its website to allow travellers to digitally explore the airport in its entirety before their trips. The virtual tour features the car parks, check-in, security, departure lounges, and gates, and aims to reduce anxiety and make the airport process more accessible.

Other News Sources

• Poor public transport blamed for hundreds of Bristol teenagers out of work and educationBad buses and blasé businesses have been blamed for thousands of Bristol teenagers who are not studying, working or training.
• Bus campaigners come together to send off the final number 4 serviceResidents in Fulflood are very distressed at the withdrawal of their bus service and more than 30 were joined by Dr Danny Chambers MP and Councillors Chris Westwood, Lucille Thompson, Martin Tod and Jonny Morris on the final bus through Fulflood on Saturday August 30.