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A £128m tram extension for Birmingham is given final approval by the Local Transport Minister Norman Baker.

Hi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.

Fares on domestic flights could rise by a third if the International Airlines Group is allowed to buy bmi, Virgin Atlantic has claimed.

THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.

Bristol Evening Post commented Blocked-off bus lane drives us round the bendBUSES are having to swerve out of a new bus lane in Fishponds because vehicles have been banned from turning left at a busy...

Yorkshire cities fight for local control of transport spending Yorkshire council leaders want to take control of transport funding and have met with the Government to lobby for devolution of powers.

First bus named after golfer Paul LawrieGOLFING great Paul Lawrie is set to become a permanent feature in Aberdeen, lending his name to a First bus.
NEW CCTV BLITZ ON THE CITY™S BUS LANE BANDITS Drivers will be tracked and face a £60 finevehicles illegally using bus lanes will be tracked across Glasgow by hi-tech cameras and offenders will be punished with £60 fines.

Foreign ownership on the riseThe latest analysis of the structure and ownership of the UK bus industry by the TAS consultancy shows almost a quarter of the industry - 24.
Paisley trial uncovers concession fraudConfirming some observers long-held suspicions about what might politely be termed low-cost operators in Paisley, a driver employed by Fereneze Travel has been sentenced to 100 hours of community work for his involvement in concessionary fare fraud.
Reading enthuses about œfeasible CNGFour weeks into a five week trial, Reading Transport has said its CNG-powered MAN EcoCity demonstrator is a œperfectly feasible proposition for its local services.
Arriva subsidiary fined for accidentAn Arriva subsidiary has been fined £10,500 and ordered to pay £10,000 costs after one of its mechanics suffered serious injuries while working underneath a bus in 2009.
EYMS adopts fuel-saving EnviroxEYMS is introducing Energenics™ fuel-saving additive Envirox across the whole of its operations in East and North Yorkshire following a successful trial at the company™s Driffield depot.