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(From left to right) Liberal Democrat Haxby and Wigginton councillors Ed Pearson (former councillor), Ian Cuthbertson and Andrew Hollyer at the levelling crossing in Towthorpe Lane, Haxby, York.

Government gives green light to new railway station after funding uncertainty
A new rail station planned for Haxby will go ahead following uncertainty over Government funding for the project.

Traffic on the motorway. PIC: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Will Yorkshire pump the brakes on autonomous vehicles? - John Kushnick

Could your 'normal' car be a classic? Expert reveals how to check

The Kex Gill works are costing some £82m. Photograph: North Yorkshire Council

Costs for A59 roadworks "going the wrong way" council leader admits

E-scooters are increasingly popular. Picture: Brian Jackson/Adobe.

I was knocked down by an e-scooter and want real enforcement - YP letters

Dawsons Corner: Work to begin this month on £35m improvements as road users urged to “prepare”

Dawsons Corner: Work to begin this month on £35m improvements

Transport minister Lillian Greenwood MP with Karl Rourke

‘Pedestrian-only’ lights set to be switched on in Yorkshire village

Traffic on the M1 before junction 33.

Restrictions on young drivers would save lives - Jayne Dowle

The BSA A7SS (1955) makes an appearance on the Dales many decades after it was regularly on the road.

Emmerdale: New research journeys through the show’s motoring history

Example of a pothole in Wakefield

Act now on potholes or miss out on millions, councils urged

An electric car plugged into an EV charging point in London. PIC: John Walton/PA Wire

Yorkshire and Humber has worst EV charging infrastructure in Britain

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Train fares set to increase from this weekend - what you need to know

An aerial view of Dawsons Corner roundabout.

£40m upgrade planned for popular route between Bradford and Leeds

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Huge UK-wide rail sale offering up to 50% off tickets for travel

Rachel Reeves and Heidi Alexander, left. Credit: PA

New Transport Secretary makes first comments on Northern Rail's issues

A Northern Rail train at Dewsbury Train Station.

Northern Rail has created a fare system that nobody can understand - YP Letters

Potholes

Only 10% of people in North Yorkshire satisfied with pothole situation

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday July 30, 2024.

Government orders review of rail prosecutions after Northern scandal

TransPennine Express at Scarborough Railway Station

'No plans' to introduce half-hourly trains between Scarborough and York

The roundabout where the crash at Scotch Corner has occurred Picture: Google

Campaign group loses legal bid against decision to dual A-road

Surface rail usage Surgeshas surged in Yorshire

Surface rail usage surges by 175% in Yorkshire, defying declines in other public...
Newly released data from the Department for Transport has revealed that, since 2002, surface rail in the Yorkshire and Humber region is the only mode of public transport that has seen an increase in the average number of trips per person per year, while other modes of public transport have experienced a decline.
Alex Brown

News of the announcement has been largely met by positive feedback by residents.

Government to allow councils to set bus fares, timetables and routes

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. Picture date: Tuesday July 30, 2024.

On the buses - it's a good place to start

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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

Crescent Gardens in Harrogate

Road to close as part of plans to turn council building into offices

A train south of Leeds. PIC: Tony Johnson

Woman whose fare evasion case being examined will ‘never get on a train again'

The creation of the cycle lane has gone £120,000 over budget

Yorkshire council take £120,000 from road budget to pay for 'useless' cycle lane

Yorkshire drivers could get their hands on a free dashcam

How you can get a free dashcam in Yorkshire thanks to Government funding

A cycle lane on Moor Road in Wath

Resident blasts 'useless' new cycle lanes in Yorkshire town

E-scooter in York

E-scooters and e-bikes to be removed from York

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with bus drivers during his visit to a bus depot in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

Scrapping Northern leg of HS2 will help bus services, says Rishi Sunak

The view from South Bank rail station, which is in line for £40m of improvements if Lord Houchen's transport plans are approved.

Rail expert supports Ben Houchen's regional ownership model of railways
A railway expert has said Ben Houchen’s proposal to take public ownership of his region’s rail network should be emulated across the country.
Leigh Jones

A green hydrogen refuelling dispenser being used for a Exolum project in Madrid, Spain, and, right, Anthony Browne, the Minister for Transport and Decarbonisation. Picture credit: Department for Transport.

'Green' grocery deliveries thanks to new £7m hydrogen refuelling station

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know

Former Middlesbrough mayor Ray "Robocop" Mallen

Teesworks charitable fund set up by former Middlesbrough mayor Ray Mallon

An early visualisation of a HS2 train. PIC: HS2/PA Wire

London’s roads are getting smoother thanks to HS2 funds - The YP says

New markings on the approach to Barnes Way roundabout in Kingswood, Hull. Picture is from Donna Clifford/Hull Live

Roundabout markings lead to drivers entering in wrong direction

Rishi Sunak's Network North plans are full of old plans which were shelved by the Government, MPs have been told. Photo credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Network North full of rail projects that have 'not been developed'

LBA set to introduce major changes to security procedures
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Leeds Bradford Airport: Date revealed for major changes coming

Transport Secretary Mark Harper speaks to media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday April 30, 2023.

Mark Harper told to keep HS2 land until 'alternative' rail plans are in place

Picture by Bruce Rollinson

Northern Powerhouse Rail: 'Huge relief' as key stretch of rail network is saved

'Whitby, ‘The Jewel in the Crown’ is once again left to go it alone'. PIC: Tony Johnson.

Where are the transport voices calling for investment on the coast? - YP Letters

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh

HS2: Labour could change plans after promising to ‘build it in full’

The news that operators Peel Group have decided to close Doncaster Sheffield Airport was met with angry words from Sheffield councillor Ben Miskell, who called it "a total betrayal of the people of South Yorkshire"

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Members of the public quiz mayor amid lease plan

A general view across Sheffield City Centre. (Pic credit: Christopher Furlong / Getty Images)

What Yorkshire residents would do to improve road safety in Sheffield

The Coastliner between Leeds, York and Whitby was under threat earlier this year, but the £2 fare scheme has been a huge success on the route

£2 fares scheme has been such a success that 80 under-threat bus routes saved

Empty tracks and parked up trains at the Heaton Depot on Tyneside, as members of the drivers' union Aslef go on strike. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Civil servants lack an understanding of the region’s rail needs - YP Letters

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like. (Photo credit: HS2/PA Wire)

Residents fear city is falling behind after HS2 ‘kick in the teeth’

A car driving around a pothole on the road. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

No good reason to be objecting to new asphalt plant in East Riding - YP Letters

The A66 in the snow

Proposed road could lose taxpayers 16p on every £1 spent, analysis suggests

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

Over £100,000 was spent on Doncaster’s Great British Railways HQ bid

Over £100,000 was spent on Doncaster’s Great British Railways HQ bid

TransPennine Express passengers have been told to expect more cancellations over the weekend

TransPennine Express tells passengers to expect more cancellations this weekend

A quiet Paddington station in London as members of the drivers' union Aslef go on strike. Rail passengers will suffer fresh travel disruption in the next few days because of more strikes in long-running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. Picture date: Wednesday May 31, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story INDUSTRY Strikes. Photo credit should read: Peter Clifton/PA Wire

Train passengers in Yorkshire hit by fresh strike disruption

Rail services previously run by TransPennine Express have been taken into Government control. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

TransPennine rail services yet to reach their nadir: The Yorkshire Post says

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

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