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Sunday, 09 July 2023

BBC News

• Floods: Drivers warned as roads left under water after heavy rainStreets in Wrexham and Gresford and Connah's Quay were all left under water.
• Manchester clean air zone delayed again over bus technologyGreater Manchester's plan will be delayed as some retrofitted buses did not cut emissions as expected.
• Families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims seek unlawful killing verdictAn inquest will be held for three UK passengers who died when a Boeing 737 Max airliner crashed in Ethiopia.

The Herald

• Ross Greer: Very confident peak time rail fares will end permanentlyPeak time rail fares in Scotland are likely to be permanently axed next Spring, according to senior Scottish Greens MSP.

The Independent

• Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about July rail walkouts London Underground strike is sandwiched between two of the national walk-outs called by the RMT union

Daily Express

• Tories spent £800,000 painting union flag on ministerial planeA total of £1.7 million has now been spent repainting planes

Birmingham Mail

• One way plea for rat-run road in Yardley where pensioners say they are 'prisoners' Residents in Durley Road say motorists who speed and cut through their quiet residential street are putting lives at risk
• Residents on posh Edgbaston estate lock horns with Calthorpe Estates in parking debatePlans for a new parking permit scheme on an Edgbaston road have ignited an angry reaction

Bolton News

• More Clean Air Zone delays as 1,000 buses made green might not complyHundreds of buses in Greater Manchester upgraded in a bid to bring down pollution might still not be meeting emissions standards. The government is now reviewing whether retrofitting buses at a cost of up to £16,000 each has worked, causing further delays in the region's Clean Air Zone saga.
• easyJet launches Lyon and Hurghada flights from Liverpool AirporteasyJet has announced it will now offer two new flight routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport - to Lyon in France and Hurghada in Egypt - here's how you can book.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail station ticket office closures plan called 'fundamentally flawed'Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has written to the Transport Secretary demanding an immediate halt to a consultation into plans for 'radical cutbacks' to rail station ticket offices.
• How ticket office closures will impact local train usersPLANS to shut ticket offices at rail stations across Bradford have been labelled as 'disastrous'.

Northern Echo

• DVLA warning to drivers who passed their test before 2014Failing to return an expired licence to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is an offence and can land you a £1,000 fine

The York Press

• York: South Bank businesses hit out over traffic barriersBusinesses in the South Bank area of York say they are suffering
• Sara Robin cycling column - on York cycle lanes and safetyOur cycling agony aunt Sara Robin tackles another issue - this time about cycle lanes

Wales Online

• The huge projects planned for Cardiff that never happenedThe city almost looked completely different
• Council hands over thousands in pothole and road damage compensationMore than £5,000 was paid out in a single claim

Other Regional Press

• Potholes and road repairs: Councillor says there's 'something drastically wrong' with allocation Councillor Lynn Hall was also stopped from talking when she complained about a lack of Conservative representation
• Fears plans to close train station ticket offices will make railways 'less safe'MP Taiwo Owatemi has written letters to the Transport Secretary, Avanti West Coast and West Midlands Trains for a response
• M6 Rugby services with play area named as one of the best in UKThe motorway service station has an indoor and outdoor play area, as well as the most electrical vehicle chargers

Other News Sources

• Herefordshire's diabolical roads are keeping us inAT last one of our little pleasures in life is curtailed due to diabolical roads.
• Gatwick Airport new runway will mean less flights cancelled says bossAirport bosses have shared how plans for a new runway will lead to better service for passengers and help to prevent delays and cancellations.
• Brighton and Hove cycle lanes: Cyclists grill Labour over delayCyclists quizzed the new Labour council about its decisions to pause and review two key 'active travel' projects since taking office in May.