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Tuesday, 23 September 2025

BBC News

• Replacement buses as railway celebrates 200 yearsReplacement buses will run along the route of a 200-year-old railway line so it can close to celebrate its anniversary.
• Celebrating 200 years of railway in the South WestInformation panels telling stories of the impact of the railway in the south west of England have been put up in stations as part of national celebrations.
• Region's rail cancellation capital revealedRail passengers using Heald Green station in Greater Manchester experienced the most cancellations in the north-west of England during the year to August.
• Britain's worst major stations for train cancellations revealed - is yours on the list?Figures show around one in 13 scheduled stops at City Thameslink were cancelled over the past year
• North Coast 500 works delayed after backlash on 80-mile diversionSSEN plans to bring a renewable energy cable ashore at Dundonnell will close a three-mile section of road in January at the earliest.
• Dublin Airport disruption continues into third day after cyber-attackA spokesperson for the airport said it is continuing to support airlines on Monday due to the aftermath "from the Europe-wide technical issue".
• EU cyber agency says airport software held to ransom by criminalsBrussels Airport asks airlines to cancel nearly half of their outgoing flights on Monday.
• Gatwick second runway plan approved by transport secretaryThere has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.
• Can the UK expand airports and still hit climate targets?Plans for the expansion of Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton could mean hundreds of thousands of additional flights a year.

Financial Times

• Gatwick ‘very committed’ to second runway after £2.2bn plan is approvedExecutive at airport’s largest shareholder welcomes government decision to back expansion
• Chinese cargo ship docks in Russian-occupied CrimeaHeng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014
• Merz picks new German investment tsar and railways chiefChancellor hopes appointments will attract more foreign financing and help fix country’s crumbling infrastructure

The Guardian

• What swayed the decision for second Gatwick runway and what does it mean for Heathrow?The lowdown on what happens next and whether the move is likely to boost the UK economyNils Pratley: Getting Gatwick’s expansion off the ground should never have been this hardGatwick airport has been given the go-ahead to build a second runway, allowing it to operate more than 100,000 additional flights a year. What changed – and what does it mean for Heathrow?
• London homes 500 metres from station ‘command £42,700 premium over those 1,500 metres away’Nationwide survey in London, Manchester and Glasgow shows pandemic trends may be reversing as more people return to officePeople buying homes in London 500 metres from a tube or railway station pay £42,700 more than buyers of similar properties 1,500 metres away from transport hubs, according to new data.The figures indicate that despite the reshaping of the housing market sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and dramatic changes to working patterns, the traditional estate agent mantra of “good transport links” continues to wield its power over buyers.
• Getting Gatwick’s expansion off the ground should never have been this hard | Nils PratleyAfter years of dithering, ministers have finally backed the obvious choiceWhat swayed the decision for second Gatwick runway and what does it mean for Heathrow?Just when you feared indecision was final over expansion at Gatwick airport, here comes an actual piece of policymaking: Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, has given a thumbs-up to a second runway. Rachel Reeves, the chancellor, followed up by landing an Airbus A320 in a flight simulator in West Sussex. Assuming legal challenges are overcome, it is possible to believe the new runway will be operational by 2030.

The Herald

• On the buses there’s frustration but it’s being solvedRoadworks can cause problems for bus drivers and passengers but solutions are being found.

The Telegraph

• Gatwick airport risks ?immediate legal action? over expansion plans [subscription]Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions said it would launch a court challenge against the Labour-backed plan to build second runway
• Commuters unfairly charged with fare dodging still not exonerated [subscription]Data show court and tribunal service unable to contact 10,150 people to clear them of convictions dating back to 2017

Times Online

• New Gatwick and Heathrow runways to be 'protected' from legal challenge. [subscription]The housing secretary Steve Reed pledges more legislation to speed up approval for big infrastructure projects if they're not being built fast enough
• London cyclists who run red lights face tougher penalties [subscription]The City of London Police is exploring whether it can issue punishments stronger than £50 fixed penalty notices to tackle 'dangerous cycling behaviours'
• Glasgow rail links still add £8,800 to house price [subscription]A wider shift away from daily commutes has not eradicated the extra value of living near a station, research by Nationwide finds
• Radio 3 host: Music blaring on trains angers me - but I say nothing [subscription]Petroc Trelawny, the presenter of a special programme about railways, admits he is more likely to 'seethe internally' than ask someone to turn down their speaker

City AM

• Infrastructure could be rare success story for Labour The decision to allow a second runway at Gatwick is entirely sensible and most welcome. As the Chancellor said yesterday on her visit to the airport, the development will mean that people going on holiday will have a greater choice of destinations [and] it will mean lower costs for a family holiday.
• Londoners paying £42,700 premium to live near Tube and train stations  Home buyers in London are paying as much as a £42,700 premium to live close to a train station. According to research from Nationwide Building Society, there is a stark pricing gulf between houses within 500 metres of a station compared to 1,500 metres.

Daily Express

• Airport reopens after multiple 'large drones' cause travel chaos with flights groundedTwo major airports have been forced to ground all traffic after multiple drones began invading their airspace on Monday night

Network Rail

• Huddersfield station set to reopen next week with new temporary layoutHuddersfield station will reopen on Monday 29 September with three rebuilt and extended platforms under new numbering, marking an important step in the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).

Birmingham Post

• First Bus South West workers could strike over pay, union warnsRMT Union said it would ballot its members over the potential industrial action

Bolton News

• When Bee Network bus strikes in Greater Manchester will endBee Network drivers in Greater Manchester have been on strike since Friday, September 19 in a row over pay, but the four-day strike is about to end.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Young motorists target of new police operation on region's roadsYOUNG motorists will be targeted as part of a campaign to tackle crime on the region's roads.
• Key West Yorkshire railway station to reopen next week - with some changesA key West Yorkshire train station will reopen next week - with three rebuilt and extended platforms.

LBC

• Government 'on-track to meet infrastructure target' after Reeves greenlights Gatwick expansionGreen-lighting major infrastructure projects will boost economic growth and create jobs, the Government has said after approving a second runway for Gatwick Airport.

Cambridge News

• 'Bonkers' Cambourne to Cambridge busway plan slammed by localsThe public inquiry has formally opened into the controversial project to build the new Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) busway

North Wales Live

• UK bike users face rule changes as new cycling offences set to become lawNew rules of the road are making their way through Parliament

Other Regional Press

• Former Chiltern Railways boss to help drive reopening of Cowley Branch LineRob Brighouse has been appointed as chair of the Oxford Strategic Rail Promoters’ Group.
• Delight over bus cuts U-turn at 11th hour - but campaigners call for investigationCONCERNS have been raised after an 11th hour decision to reimplement winter bus services that were set to be drastically cut in west Dorset.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• New railway emergency training hub opens in West MidlandsA new training centre has opened in Birmingham to help prepare transport providers and the emergency services for major incidents that may occur on our railways. Network Rail has created The Birmingham Rail Resilience Hub at a facility in Aston, which it says will put the West Midlands at the forefront of emergency planning.

New Civil Engineer

• Rail Baltica | £1.54bn contract for Europe?s biggest rail electrification project awardedThe joint venture, trading as Cobelec Rail Baltica, will deliver the Rail Baltica Energy subsystem.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Report calls for guidelines on printed information at bus stopsA call for a set of standardised guidelines regarding producing printed information at bus stops is included in a new report produced jointly by Optibus and Campaign for Better Transport (CfBT).

Aviation Industry

• Gatwick expansion green light: a disaster for communitiesOn 21 September 2025, Rt Hon Heidi Alexander MP, Secretary of State for Transport, approved expansion at Gatwick airport. AEF says that the decision puts the Government’s legally binding climate. The post Gatwick expansion green light: a disaster for communities appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.

Other News Sources

• P&O Cruises' biggest ship to make debut in Norwegian Fjords next yearOne of P&O Cruises biggest ships will soon make its debut in the Norwegian Fjords.
• Gatwick expansion approval branded 'awful' by MPsSussex MPs have shared their reaction following the Government's decision to approve plans for a second runway at Gatwick
• Reaction as plans for Gatwick second runway approvedPlans for a second runway at Gatwick Airport have been approved by the Transport Secretary