Cameron Weldon & Jack Silver BBC News, South West BBC No transport projects in Devon and Cornwall featured in the chancellor’s speech Steve Keable accused the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves of “playing into her Labour heartland” by prioritising other parts of the country Mid-Devon district councillor Steve Keable said the “political reality” was that Reeves was...
Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government’s Spending Review, which outlines the day-to-day budgets for departments over the next three years. The review affects funding for public services such as the NHS, schools, housing, prisons and policing, as well as other areas, including transport and infrastructure. Here BBC correspondents analyse how key services...
George Thorpe BBC News, South West BBC Politicians and business leaders in Devon and Cornwall have been left disappointed by the lack of funding in Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ announcement The government has been accused of leaving Devon and Cornwall behind in terms of transport investment. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £15.6bn of funding for transport projects...
Billions of pounds of investment in transport infrastructure in England are set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday. The money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in mayoral authorities across the Midlands, the North and the West Country. The move comes before the government’s spending review next week, which...
Late-night party goers and night-owls in Exeter will now be able to take advantage of new trial night buses home. The services running out of Exeter are being launched by Stagecoach South West starting on Saturday 31 May. They are part of nine new Nightbus services across Exeter, Torbay, Plymouth and North Devon, thanks to...
PA Spurs won the Europa League in Bilbao on Wednesday night Tottenham Hotspur will celebrate their first European trophy for 41 years with an open-top bus parade in north London on Friday. Spurs enjoyed one of the great nights in their history with a 1-0 win over fellow Premier League strugglers Manchester United in Bilbao....
Angela Ferguson BBC News, Liverpool PA Media Huge numbers of Liverpool fans lined the streets for the club’s last victory parade in 2022 Premier League champions Liverpool will parade through the city on an open-top bus, it has been announced. The Reds won 5-1 against Tottenham at Anfield on Sunday to secure their second Premier...
A general strike against public spending cuts in Argentina has severely disrupted transport. All domestic flights have been cancelled, while trains and metro services have been suspended in Buenos Aires and other parts of the country. Many shops remained closed in the capital but bus drivers continued to work. Airlines said international flights would go...