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Saturday, 29 October 2022

BBC News

• Rail strikes: No trains after Wales v New Zealand in CardiffIndustrial action will see 35,000 rugby fans forced to find alternative transport for Wales match.
• TransPennine: More than 50 trains axed in single dayThe raft of cancellations comes just a day after northern mayors called for action over rail
• Rail services disrupted by latest ScotRail 24-hour strikeMore than 2,000 RMT workers are staging another 24-hour stoppage after rejecting the latest pay offer.
• 'You think twice about driving': Fuel prices rise againThe rise in diesel and petrol prices is having a particularly tough impact in rural areas.

Financial Times

• British Airways owner IAG's revenue returns to pre-pandemic levelsCarrier upgrades profit projections for 2022 as passenger numbers rise
• China inches forward against duopoly of Boeing and AirbusWorld's two largest passenger aircraft manufacturers face biggest threat from collapse of Chinese travel, say experts

The Herald

• Taggarts car sales brand to change to LookersTHE familiar Taggarts car dealership brand is to be changed to Lookers, 20 years after the companies were merged.
• Clyde shipbuilding revolution 'killed' by ministers new ferry planMINISTERS have been accused of ignoring proposals for a Clyde shipbuilding revolution to solve Scotland's ferry crisis by forging ahead with alternative plans to procure two more ferries.

Times Online

• Short road will be a big step forward for islanders [Subscription]Once a stepping stone for cattle drovers between Mull and the mainland, hilly little Kerrera boasts the 500-year-old MacDougall stronghold of Gylen Castle, painted by JMW Turner when he visited the Inner Hebrides in 1831.
• Delayed and over-budget Scottish ferry ’could be mothballed’ [Subscription]One of the two CalMac ferries being built on the Clyde may end up being mothballed, a former UK government minister has warned.
• Rail strike will last until we reach pay deal, warns union [Subscription]The RMT union has said it will strike for “as long as it takes” to get a fair pay deal as ScotRail is hit by a strike today.
• Airbus expects deliveries to take off as travel revives [Subscription]Airbus, the European aircraft maker that directly employs more than 10,000 people in Britain, claimed yesterday that it was on a flightpath to recovery.
• Soaring ticket prices lift British Airways owner IAG back into profit [Subscription]Rising ticket prices, with fares 22 per cent above pre-pandemic levels, have helped the British Airways group strongly back into profits.

This is Money

• Average diesel price above £1.90 a litre for first time in 3 monthsOn Thursday, the UK average price rose to 190.12p, having fallen as low as 180.18p-a-litre at the end of September.
• Higher prices plot course to recovery at British AirwaysInternational Airlines Group booked £6.3billion of business in the three months to September, 0.9 per cent higher than the same period in 2019.

Birmingham Post

• Adam Norris: e-scooters to be legalised in 'next 12 months' The millionaire businessman spoke to BusinessLive about his latest venture Pure Electric, how his global ambition was constrained at Hargreaves Lansdown and passing on his hard work ethic to Formula One driver son Lando
• Airporter coach company snapped up by Dublin bus groupNew parent Aircoach is owned by Aberdeen headquarter and London-listed First Group

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Strike action: Northern strikes for three days in NovemberNORTHERN to advise its customers across the North of England ‘Do Not Travel’ on three separate dates.

Bristol Live

• Bristol arena train station to open in 2026 with delays blamed on design changesGig-goers will not be able to catch the train straight to concerts for at least two years

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Third Menai bridge reaches critical crossroad after two decades of debateA look back at the tortuous process that fuelled hopes a third crossing would one day materialise
• All we know after Snowdonia steam train and car crash left passengers strandedAn investigation has been launched in the wake of this morning's collision near Beddgelert

The York Press

• Transport for North say the rail network is 'unacceptable'Transport for North have called upon government to help with the North's low number of trains arriving on time.
• Traffic restrictions in York over coming weeksA NUMBER of traffic restrictions are set to be in place in York over the upcoming weeks - which may cause disruption on the city's roads.

Wales Online

• M4 traffic weather warning in Wales as flooding shuts lanes - latest updatesTraffic Wales South is urging drivers to take extra care on the motorway while heading in both directions between junctions 34 and 49

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• West Midlands travellers warned over disruption ahead of fresh wave of railway strikesMembers of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union and the Transport Salaried Staffs Association are taking industrial action on November 5, 7 and 9.
• 'Catastrophe for Wolverhampton' as Metro extension is delayed again until spring 2023The long-awaited opening of the Wolverhampton Metro extension has been delayed again.
• Metro disruption for Black Country and Birmingham today due to latest strike action West Midlands Metro will be running a reduced timetable today due to industrial action.

Bucks Free Press

• UK drivers warned Halloween decorations could land them fines of up to £13kHalloween decorations for cars have seen a huge spike in popularity, with the trend known as 'Trunk or Treat' spreading from the US

Cambridge News

• When are train strikes planned? Full list of November train strike dates and Cambs services affectedPassengers have been warned not to travel on the three strike days

Get Surrey

• November train strike map released with some Surrey stations cut offThere will be a 'severely reduced service' on strike days

Reading Evening Post

• Heathrow Airport slams 'amateur survey' as Which? survey says terminals are among worst airports in UKIt said that the survey had "inaccurate and misleading conclusions"

Other Regional Press

• Dangerously slippy road in Eldene finally resurfaced after six year campaignAfter six years of trying and several near-misses, residents have finally seen a dangerous road with a slippery surface resurfaced.
• Oxford: Former councillor calls for lower car parking costsA former councillor has called on Oxford City Council to cut the price of car parking in the city to bolster trade in the run up to Christmas.
• How to cycle with a wheelchair around OxfordOxfordshire county councillor Damian Haywood writing for Cyclox looks at the options for transporting wheelchairs by bicycle.
• Fears pensioners will be 'cut off' as vital bus routes axedThere are fears cutbacks in bus services in a village will cut off around 1,000 older people from accessing shops and medical appointments.
• 10 months of roadworks for 'bonkers' one-way systemMotorists using a major route into and out of Kent's only city face 10 months of roadworks hell as a "completely mad" one-way system is installed.
• Concerns voiced over refreshed Bridport to Lyme Regis bus routeConcerns have been raised over accessibility after tweaks to a key bus route.
• Ryanair on its winter routes from Bournemouth AirportRYANAIR has said Bournemouth Airport is really important to the company as it unveiled a winter schedule with two new destinations.
• South Western Railway warning ahead of RMT strain strikes

Railnews

• Transport minister returns to back benches FRIDAY BRIEFING: Transport minister returns to back benches ++ RMT members to strike in Scotland tomorrow ++

Other News Sources

• East Lancashire Railway is testing ground for space-age leaf-clearing techSpace-age technology using lasers and plasma jets is being trialled to rid railways lines of autumn leaves and minimise passenger delays.
• Step forward for Hereford's new transport hub - how it will lookHereford's planned new central transport hub, which will now cost an extra £6.3 million, has been given the green light.
• Guildford low emission zone could 'discriminate' people who can't afford new carA congestion charge in the town is one measure being looked at to improve air quality