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Colonsay faces losing its Monday ferries under CalMac?s winter timetable, angering locals who depend on the boats for deliveries and hospital appointments
Avanti West Coast boss insists 'laser focus' will help cut cancellations and delays
Avanti West Coast needs to maintain a 'laser focus'; on cutting cancellations and delays to its train services, its boss has said. Managing director Andy Mellors also insisted that the operator is making progress in improving its performance but that there is still more to do. The MD was speaking to the PA news agency [...]
Multi-billion-pound funding secured for Transpennine Route and A57 road upgrade
Following the recent budget announcement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Transport Secretary Louise Haigh have confirmed that two major transport projects, the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) and the A57 road upgrade have secured the necessary multi-billion-pound funding to proceed. The TRU programme is expected to transform the key rail line from Manchester to York, via Leeds and Huddersfield, into a high-performing, reliable, and electrified railway. Once complete, the full 70-mile TRU route will be fully electrified, helping save 87,000 tonnes of carbon each year...
Tuesday, 12 November 2024
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- The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving carsThe better an automated system performs, the more complacent and dangerous we become
Times Online
- BMW sets aside £70m for possible car finance commission payouts [subscription]The group?s lending arm is the latest to brace itself for compensation claims
Daily Record
- Car-wrecking potholes see Scots drivers receive over £4m in compensation from councils Figures uncovered by the Scottish Lib Dems also reveal a huge increase in potholes in some council areas.
This is Money
- Car makers slash new EV prices by up to a THIRD in desperate bid to meet binding end-of-year sales targetsNew data suggests car makers falling short of EV sales targets are slashing prices by amounts similar to fines they'll face if they don't meet the required quota.
- Crypto and Tesla soar in 'Trump trades' frenzy: Bitcoin tipped to hit $100,000 by inaugurationShares in electric car maker Tesla, whose boss Elon Musk is a close ally of the incoming president (pictured), soared nearly 10%.
Birmingham Mail
- Drivers warned 'one in four' stand to risk losing their car in JanuaryAs winter approaches, MOT failure rates tend to climb around Christmas, with issues that worsen in cold, wet conditions.
Bolton News
- Call for action after latest crash on major road leaves child in critical conditionA major road, which was the site of a serious crash this week, is 'having incidents all the time' and needs action to prevent further chaos, according to locals.
Burnley Express
- Electric car charging 'cheaper' solution for borough motoristsElectric car owners in Blackburn with Darwen are being offered the chance by council bosses to join the home charging 'revolution'.
Other Regional Press
- Fears public misled over Kirklees Spen Ringway planA councillor was told to 'sleep soundly' in the knowledge that the project was being delivered - but three years later it is no where to be seen
- The Yorkshire city branded UK's worst for drivers using phone behind the wheelThe rate has risen across Britain
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