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Wednesday, 02 December 2015

BBC News

• More than £3m for 'Fastlink' bus schemeMore than £3m is to be spent on the Fastlink bus scheme in Glasgow to improve passenger facilities and vehicle routes in the city centre.

The Scotsman

• Fastlink busway completion delayed to 2017Completion of the delayed Fastlink rapid busway between Glasgow city centre and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been put back to 2017, project chiefs revealed today.

Sheffield Telegraph

• BUSES: Call for council to ‘listen’ as Sheffield bus cut debate loomsCampaigners fighting for Sheffield’s bus cuts to be reversed hope councillors will ‘listen to people’ at a crucial debate tomorrow.

Other Regional Press

• Huddersfield First bus strike may be over but war of words isn't Company denies "reneging" on agreement as drivers claim they are being denied overtime after strike

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• National Express reveals busiest holiday travel daysNational Express is today revealing the most popular holiday travel days as it gets in gear to do the driving home this Christmas.   Advanced bookings figures reveal Wednesday, December 23 is the busiest travel day for the UK's largest coach operator, which is running its most extensive Christmas network ever – including on Christmas Day when no trains are running.     To celebrate the bumper travel day, which will see it deliver tens of thousands of journeys, National Express is also revealing a list of the top ten times it delivered even more than expected.    ...