Other News Sources - Metro Bus has warned customers of an online scam which has been circulating on social media
Other News Sources - In a speech this morning, the Prime Minister has set out a number of milestones which the government aims to fulfil over this Parliament on housing, the NHS, policing, clean power and other policy areas. This includes a specific pledge to approve planning decisions on at least 150 major infrastructure projects (through the granting of development consent orders, or DCOs), a significant rise in the level of consents made over the previous parliament.
Other News Sources - The prime ministermp;#39;s promise to approve 150 consents for major infrastructure projects by the end of this parliament is a huge undertaking but essential, the chair of a government advisory body has said.
Other News Sources - It will now write to local MPs James Naish and Robert Jenrick to express concerns about inadequate funding from central government.
Sustainable Bus - In the lead-up to the Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028, UCLA has received a $19.85 million grant that gives continuity to the Electreon-led electric bus wireless roadside charging project and will enable UCLAmp;#39;s BruinBus fleet (the year-round vehicles that serve the UCLA campus and Wilshire Center) to go 100 percent electric
Route One (Bus and Coach) - The Department for Transport, in conjunction with Connected Places Catapult, has launched a competition to find business ideas for AI-based solutions to enhancing passenger experience in transport.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Major gaps in policy around the transition to zero-emission for coach and bus must be filled if net-zero transport in the UK is to be delivered, a report from Zemo Partnership has said.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - The Bus Partnership Fund in Scotland which is currently subject to a heavily-criticised mp;#39;pausemp;#39; has been terminated and will be succeeded by a new Bus Infrastructure Fund in FY2025/26, documents accompanying publication of the forthcoming Scottish Budget show.
Rail Advent - Heathrow Southern Railway Limited (HSRL) has responded to the announcement yesterday, Wednesday, 4th December, from the Department for Transport (DfT) that South Western Railway (SWR) is to be taken into public ownership.
Construction Enquirer - National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over the countrymp;#39;s highways.
Construction Enquirer - The Prime Minister has committed to speed-up development consent order decisions on 150 infrastructure schemes to turbocharge economic growth across the country.
Business Live - Grand Union Trains has sold its open access rights for the new route to FirstGroup
Bus and Coach Buyer - Arriva Merseyside has pledged to work with a community group to improve bus services in the area. Representatives from Arriva attended an event organised by Liverpool Citizens, part of the Citizens UK scheme.
Bus and Coach Buyer - Reading Buses is launching a fleet of new Alexander Dennis buses into service in West Berkshire. They represent a mp;pound;4m investment from Reading Buses.
Other Regional Press - Councillors will vote next week on a two-year trial program for all-round free bus travel across the Isles.
Other Regional Press - Trains are unable to call at a Watford station mp;#147;until further noticemp;#148;, with the Abbey Line station due for a safety inspection.
Lancashire Telegraph - Burnley Council has called for a feasibility study into bringing back lighting to the whole of the M65 as part of a safety review into East Lancashire's main motorway.
Bristol Live - Strong winds made the bridge unsafe for motorists
Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The restoration of a Bradford tunnel is mp;quot;unlikelymp;quot; to take place with Bradford Council saying its focus is on mp;quot;delivering the wider active travel network for the areamp;quot;.
Bolton News - Bikes are to be allowed on Greater Manchestermp;#146;s tram network after being banned for 32 years.
Bolton News - Plans have been mp;#147;drawn upmp;#148; to redesign a mp;#147;dangerousmp;#148; Bolton town centre junction after mp;#147;multiplemp;#148; crashes mp;#150; and repeated calls for change.
Sky News - Across Europe, car companies are cutting jobs and shutting factories - to the extent that some question their very existence. So itmp;#39;s worth asking the question: whatmp;#39;s gone wrong with Europe (and for that matter Americamp;#39;s) car industry?
Times Online - Elizabeth Line, South Western, Great Northern and Southern services among those hit as National Rail blames fault in communications between drivers and signallers
Times Online - Ahead of renationalisation, the company is acquiring open access licences from other operators that will run services in competition with Great British Railways
The Independent - Higher bus fares put rural routes at risk of closure, an MP has warned, while another said he had heard from would-be passengers who have had to turn down job offers because of gaps in the network.
