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HS2: Government review 'advises against cancelling' project
The review, seen by the BBC, advises against cancelling the high speed rail scheme.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport announces £10m expansion and its own train station amidst growing pressures to reduce carbon emissions
Yorkshire's airports are facing growing scrutiny from climate change activists as more expansions are announced for Leeds Bradford and Doncaster Sheffield.
East-west rail line route chosen for new track to midlands
Proposals for a new rail link between East Anglia and the south midlands have taken a major step forward - 40 years after they were first suggested.
Report identifies ‘high intensity’ bus users
The bus market in England outside London is becoming focussed on a smaller number of “high intensity” users, according to a report from the Independent Transport Commission (ITC), The shape of changing bus demand in England.
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- Landslip at A83 Rest And Be Thankful in ArgyllDrivers are diverted on to the Old Military Road after more than 1,000 tonnes of debris covered the road.
Financial Times
- Ferrari in legal battle over name of its first SUVCarmaker is suing a tiny charity over trademarking of Italian word for thoroughbred
The Guardian
- Rollout of smart motorways put on hold amid safety concernsInvestigation finds 38 people killed on smart motorways in the past five years A national rollout of smart motorways has been put on hold by transport secretary, Grant Shapps, after they were linked with an increase in the number of road deaths.Shapps said there would be no new stretches of smart motorway until the government has completed a review announced last year. Continue reading...
East Anglian Daily Times
- Northern bypass work officially recommended to ceaseAny further work on pursuing a northern bypass has been recommended to cease altogether, Suffolk County Council’s leader has said – with a lack of support cited for the planned axing of the scheme.
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- Jaguar Land Rover announces latest quarterly resultsSales have risen in China, which is good news for the Coventry car maker
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