Department for Transport

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

Hovertravel re-awarded top accessible status

Hovertravel Re-Awarded Highest Accreditation for Inclusive Transport

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

A major air traffic control failure was made worse by an engineer being unable to verify their password.

Meltdown at air traffic control made worse by password troubles

A powered wheelchair user.

Powered wheelchair users urged to complete survey to help challenge change in cl...

Steve Pitt, leader of Portsmouth City Council, said raising the £2 bus cap was a "hugely disappointing" decision, with the city seeing a major rise in bus usage.

"Hugely disappointing": Council bemoans bus fare cap hike

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) will be holding talks with government departments this week to push for better pay deals for Royal Fleet Auxiliary staff and other seafarers, as well as rail workers. Pictured is general secretary Mick Lynch.

Union to hold MoD talks pushing for Royal Fleet Auxiliary pay rise

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

Taxi rank in CoshamPicture: Habibur Rahman

Bid to increase the number of wheelchair-accessible taxis in the city

Stagecoach is increasing prices for some of its bus tickets for much of Hampshire and West Sussex. Picture: Habibur Rahman

"Majority" of bus ticket prices on Stagecoach to rise - when

Fareham Borough Council Planning Committee approve Welborne First Houses on March 28

Talks ongoing to decide future of new M27 junction to serve new 6,000-home town

Cycling helps keep us healthy and helps towards the impact on climate change. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Cycling is great for our health and our climate goals

Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson believes new screens will encourage more people in Portsmouth, Gosport, Havant and Fareham to use buses.

Brand new information screens coming to bus stops

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

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

There are so many places to visit for £2 thanks to the fare cap scheme

Fabulous places you can travel to for just £2 from the Portsmouth area

The £2 bus ticket scheme has been extended until June

How to get a £2 bus ticket in Hampshire

An initiative allowing bus passengers to travel across Hampshire for as little as £2 a journey has been extended into 2024.

Kelly Brown

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station.

Delight after railway ticket office closure u-turn

Fewer people were cycling in the Portsmouth City Council and Hampshire County Council areas last year than in 2019. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Fewer people cycling in Portsmouth last year than before the pandemic

Millions of pounds worth of funding is being provided for bus travel in the South East. Picture: Habibur Rahman

Millions of pounds worth of funding granted to improve bus services

Department for Transport figures show 3.9 miles of roads in Portsmouth were fully resurfaced in 2021-22

‘These figures paint an incredibly stark picture of road maintenance'

CCTV is set to installed in Fareham taxis

Plans for CCTV to be installed in Fareham taxis to be decided

The junction of St George’s Road, Park Road and the access to Gunwharf has been identified as an enforcement area. Credit: Google Street View

Five Portsmouth junctions targeted if council is given power to fine bad drivers

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

A general view of a 20mph speed limit sign. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Road safety charity Brake calls for 20mph areas around all schools

Department for Transport figures show 94 casualties were recorded in e-scooter collisions by Hampshire Constabulary last year. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Huge rise in e-scooter collisions in Hampshire in just two years

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

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

Rahmah Ghazali

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

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

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Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

More than £26m pounds is needed to restore 20 the substandard bridges across Hampshire to good condition, new figures show.

Twenty bridges across Hampshire need £26m to restore them to full safety

Drivers who park in 'keep clear' areas such as these face £70 fines

£70 fines for drivers who park in keep clear zones outside schools

Traffic on the Rudmore Roundabout. Picture: Ian Hargreaves (150032-6)

Council may have to return share of £56m to government if not spent

Bus journeys are falling in Portsmouth.

Local bus journeys fall drastically in last decade

More 20mph speed limit zones could be sprouting up across Hampshire. Picture: Jake McNulty

Councillor pushing for new streets to be made 20mph

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

Stagecoach are taking part in a government initiative offering £2 bus fares during the first three months of 2023.

Bus fares are set to be capped until March

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Voi users unlocking their rides

Portsmouth Voi scooter scheme to be extended until May 2024

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

A Voi scooter being rode on the pavement on Ordnance Road, Portsea in May 2022

Portsmouth e-scooters scheme to be extended again

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Grant Shapps mooted at proposals where cyclists would need number plates and insurance. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Cyclists brand number plate proposals as 'unworkable'

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

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