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Sunday, 27 November 2022

BBC News

• Jaguar Land Rover cuts output at UK factories due to chip shortageThe carmaker is reducing production at its factories in Solihull and Halewood until the spring.
• 'Significant step forward' for Birmingham Metro tram extensionTrack-laying for a new stretch of line in Birmingham is expected to start next year.
• Sustainability: E-bike loans aim to tame Wales' hilly townsOne family can now get both their children around on one bike instead of using a car.
• Train strikes: Drivers walk out in pay rowPassengers are hit by further disruptions with 11 rail companies being affected by the dispute.

Financial Times

• Scotland’s island communities can count on Loganair despite sale plans, says bossAirline provides services such as supplying perishable food and carrying children from some islands to schools

Times Online

• ’Uber’ minibuses open route out of rural isolation [Subscription]A £50 million “Uber for the countryside” is being launched by councils to help those living in rural areas without a car who have become more isolated as bus services dwindled away.

Daily Express

• Rail strikes to see commuters and local businesses 'severely penalised' ahead of ChristmasAslef, which is the union that represents train drivers, have been striking this weekend and more strikes are expected to happen in December on the 11th and 12th.

The Mirror

• Labour say Tory 'Levelling Up' promises in tatters as £576m of funding value lostInflation is reducing the real-terms value of cash awarded to communities and projects by funds under Boris Johnson’s flagship policy - meaning it's worth hundreds of millions less than when it was awarded

Bristol Live

• Bristol Clean Air Zone vehicle checker: How to find out if you have to payAbout three in 10 vehicles in Bristol will attract the charges

Cambridge News

• Three Labour councillors have signed petition opposing Cambridge congestion chargeCambridge's Labour Party, meanwhile, says it has not taken a 'collective view'

Peterborough Telegraph

• New £4.7 million rail depot will create dozens of jobs for PeterboroughAround 60 jobs will be created during construction of depot, with 20 full time jobs available when it is completed

Other Regional Press

• HS2 workers start bore of second tunnel under ancient woodlandTunnel boring machine Dorothy has started a second dig under Long Itchington Wood

Other News Sources

• Stagecoach passengers in Winchester set to benefit from £50m bus orderAROUND £50m is being invested into 200 new low-emission buses including in Winchester.