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Saturday, 13 April 2024

BBC News

• Lancashire potholes to be filled with unspent HS2 cashPotholes across a county in the north west of England will be filled using cash saved from the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2.
• Lancashire potholes to be filled with unspent HS2 cashPotholes across a county in the north west of England will be filled using cash saved from the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2.

Birmingham Mail

• 'Worst road' in Midlands named as fuming drivers report two potholes every dayMotorists left raging about the state of some of the worst roads in the region

Birmingham Post

• Nissan's Sunderland plant boosts volumes and turnover as supply challenges easeAccounts for 2023 show the factory was still operating below capacity but with improvement from the height of semiconductor shortages that plagued the automotive sector

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Heavy vehicles banned from picturesque Keighley streetHEAVY vehicles could be banned from a picturesque cobbled street when a new traffic order is introduced.
• Huge changes for city centre to be introduced from SundaySOME of the biggest changes to transport in Bradford's recent history will be introduced from tomorrow, when several city centre streets permanently close to traffic.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales seafront road has reopened and is now 1.5 metres higher than it was The prom road at Old Colwyn has been closed to traffic since 2021

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Concerns over electric car charging points plan in WalsallWalsall Council bosses fear people won't want to see electric charging points outside their houses as the authority looks to cope with an expected rise in demand.

Cambridge News

• The West Northants roads benefitting from millions in redirected HS2 fundingAllocated across the next 11 years, it will represent a more than two-thirds increase in Department for Transport (DfT) support for local roads

Other Regional Press

• Andrew Gant objects to Oxford Road closure at Oxford stadiumOxfordshire highways chief Andrew Gant has been accused of
• Huge jobs boost for Brighouse as UK's largest electric truck firm relocatesElectra Commercial Vehicles is headed by Huddersfield-born Sid Sadique