A Central Bedfordshire councillor is campaigning to get road safety education included in the national curriculum. Liz Childs, who represents the Independent Alliance party, and covers the Barton-le-Clay and Silsoe wards, launched the campaign on Tuesday, November 4, during the National Road Safety Conference held at Wyboston Lakes near Bedford . Liz, who also works as a teacher, has launched the campaign as she strongly believes that teaching an agreed syllabus of road safe

The Welsh Government is being called on to introduce wide-ranging changes to road layouts and traffic signal systems across Wales in a bid to tackle congestion that is slowing down bus services. The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has presented its new ‘Driving Wales Forward’ manifesto to the Senedd , outlining key priorities to improve bus and coach travel ahead of next May’s election. Launched at a bus depot in Cwmbran before being delivered by bus to Cardiff

Alongside the new eHGVs, Amazon is also adding more than 800 new electric vans to its delivery fleet Amazon is launching its largest-ever electric vehicle expansion in the UK, deploying a major new fleet of electric heavy goods vehicles (eHGVs) and hundreds of electric delivery vans as part of its wider decarbonisation strategy. The online retailer has begun rolling out the first batch of electric trucks in a large-scale order that will bring its UK eHGV fleet to 160 vehicle

Overtaking is to be banned on roads through a Herefordshire village. The new restriction in Lea, near Ross-on-Wye, will be imposed under a traffic regulation order (TRO) announced by Herefordshire Council. The ban includes the main A40 through the village, currently limited to 30mph, as well as the B4222, which will also be limited to 30mph southwest of the junction with the A-road The move is the latest by the council aimed at controlling speeds and improving road safety in

The next steps in a major infrastructure upgrade on the A454 Willenhall Road Corridor will be considered by Planning Committee next week. The Neachells Lane junction improvements form part of the wider City East Gateway project. This aims to improve traffic flow on the corridor linking Wolverhampton with Walsall, the Black Country Route, M6 and key housing, employment and regeneration areas including Canalside and East Park. The council has now submitted a planning applicatio

The government has written off £2.7 billion over the past two years as a result of cancelled road and rail schemes, according to a new report from the National Audit Office (NAO). The spending watchdog found that since 2023, several major Department for Transport (DfT) projects have been abandoned due to affordability concerns and shifts in government priorities. The write-offs reflect funds already spent on design work, early delivery activities, and assets that have now los

Ricky Gervais’ ‘rejected’ tube advertisements have been addressed by Transport for London Transport for London (TfL) has addressed claims made by comedian Ricky Gervais regarding advertisements for his Dutch Barn vodka that he said were rejected from London Underground stations. The 64-year-old actor shared images of the adverts on social media, including one featuring him with the caption: “Welcome to London. Don’t forget your stab vest.” His posts prompted some users to fal

Preparatory construction has started on the fourth section of the A9 Dualling project, covering the stretch between Tay Crossing and Ballinluig. The works, expected to continue into early 2026, include setting up a temporary site compound and office facilities between Guay and Kindallachan, establishing access points for construction traffic, carrying out tree-felling operations, and preparing for utility diversions along the route. The contract for this section was awarded t

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has uncovered serious security flaws in a vehicle manufacturer’s connected-car infrastructure, according to a report presented at the Security Analyst Summit 2025. The audit revealed that a zero-day SQL injection in a contractor’s exposed web application could allow attackers to access telematics systems and potentially take control of key vehicle functions, including engine shutdown, gear shifting, or manipulation of systems while the vehicle is

Meet the highways teams taking a more agile approach to maintenance and improvements in Oxfordshire. Oxfordshire County Council and its principal highways contractor M Group has deployed highways asset response teams (HARTs) to carry out minor repairs, cleaning, and other work in towns and villages where they are most needed. Councillor Andrew Gant, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Management, said: “Following concerns raised by our communities in re

Fleet management specialist Hudson Kapel has reported that penalties for Dartford Crossing charges now account for 20% of all fleet fines in the UK. According to Business Motoring , private parking fines remain the largest category of fleet penalties, representing 35.5% of the total between August and October 2025, down slightly from 37% in the same period last year. Speeding offences accounted for 14.5% of fleet fines, an increase from 13% in 2024. Hudson Kapel attributed th

A recycling drive by the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 scheme is seeing local communities benefit in surprising ways from repurposed items from the construction site. A recycling drive by the team behind National Highways’ M42 junction 6 scheme is seeing local communities benefit in surprising ways from repurposed items from the construction site. Playtime is now a lot more fun for residents at the nearby Birmingham Dogs’ Home while a Solihull school can boast

Passengers and visitors to London’s busiest railway stations were thanked for their generosity after helping raise funds in support of the Royal British Legion’s (RBL) Poppy Day appeal on Thursday 30 October (London Poppy Day), Around 3,000 armed forces personnel from the Royal Navy, British Army, and RAF, along with volunteer collectors, shook their collection buckets at 12 Network Rail managed stations in London, including Waterloo, Paddington, and Victoria. Collectors also

The RMT union has agreed to a three-year pay deal for London Underground workers, bringing an end to the dispute that caused significant travel disruption in September. The agreement will see drivers’ salaries rise to nearly £80,000 by 2027. The deal includes an initial 3.4% increase, backdated to April, and links future pay rises to RPI inflation—higher than the CPI measure usually used for index-linked salaries. It also guarantees minimum pay increases if inflation drops, m

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) staff are set to step up strike action this week, Unite, the UK’s largest union, confirmed today. More than 200 employees, covering roles such as ticketing, passenger support, and information services across the bus network, have turned down a 3.2% pay increase. With RPI inflation currently at 4.6%, the offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham stated: “We cannot accept pay cuts disguised as increases,

A month-long trial lifting the weekday 9.30am travel restriction for older and disabled bus pass holders has officially begun across Greater Manchester. The scheme, running from November 1 to 30, 2025, allows anyone with a TfGM-issued older person’s or disabled person’s concessionary pass to travel for free on Bee Network buses before 9.30am on weekdays. The change will come into effect for weekday travel from Monday, November 3, as pass holders can already travel at any time