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Roadworks, traffic, buses, rail, stations and transport changes reported by Local Gazette town editions across Britain.

32 recent reports · 21 town editions

Leeds Gazette · 13 Oct 2026Leeds City Council Seeks Views on Eastern City Centre Transport PlansLeeds City Council is consulting on improvements to transport, walking, cycling and public spaces on the eastern side of the city centre. Deadline 17…Read on Leeds Gazette →
Darlington GazetteTees Valley transport plan with £24m for Darlington submitted to government12 Oct 2026Dudley GazetteDudley Remembrance Sunday: Events, Road Closures, 8 November9 Oct 2026Manchester GazetteNorthern to Introduce Air-Conditioned Trains on Manchester Routes from 20289 Oct 2026Burton GazetteWork to install new traffic light junction in Burton passes halfway point7 Oct 2026Freight train and unloading equipment at the Port of SunderlandSunderland GazetteSunderland rail freight route set to move 100,000 tonnes of aggregate in first year7 Oct 2026
Cannock GazetteNew Chase Line guide links 20 pubs with rail route through Cannock and Walsall7 Oct 2026Stoke-on-Trent GazetteMajor highways scheme in Kidsgrove gets underway next week2 Oct 2026
Macclesfield Gazette391 buses to miss Kerridge during road closures from 5 to 16 October1 Oct 2026
Stoke-on-Trent GazetteTrailblazing travel scheme just the ticket for city’s older bus passengers30 Sept 2026
Hartlepool GazetteWorks to improve traffic flow at Hartlepool roundabout30 Sept 2026Stafford GazetteNew county trial bus service off to positive start – with communities urged to get on board30 Sept 2026Stone GazetteNew Stone to Rugeley bus service sees encouraging start to year long trial29 Sept 2026Buses waiting at Crewe bus stationCrewe GazetteNew Crewe–Nantwich and Congleton bus services launch28 Sept 2026Ferris wheel illuminated at Burton Statutes FairBurton GazetteBurton Statutes Fair returns from 4 October with town-centre road closures23 Sept 2026Cannock GazetteHighways crews work round the clock following two vehicle fires19 Sept 2026
Birmingham GazetteImproving the condition of Birmingham's highways for the benefit of communities12 Sept 2026Oldham GazetteCouncil condemns attacks on bin crews and traffic wardens9 Sept 2026Birmingham GazettePlumes of smoke as blaze forces road closures5 Sept 2026Darlington GazetteNew bus services start2 Sept 2026
Birmingham GazetteBirmingham City Council submit High Court injunction application to manage unauthorised attachments on the highway28 Aug 2026Stone GazetteSix weeks of overnight road closures to begin across Stone27 Aug 2026Stone GazetteStone bus changes from September include revised 102 journeys26 Aug 2026Wolverhampton GazetteRing Road traffic restrictions for National Grid works25 Aug 2026Burton GazetteWork to install traffic light junction in Burton starts next month25 Aug 2026Lichfield GazetteStaffordshire highways chief asks HS2 to do more for people affected by the closure of Streethay slip road24 Aug 2026Barnsley GazetteCompulsory purchase considered for roundabout plan22 Aug 2026Shrewsbury GazetteBus Route changes22 Aug 2026Gateshead GazetteFlyover demolition junction to reopen21 Aug 2026
Walsall GazetteSchool Streets trial traffic schemes21 Aug 2026Dudley GazetteDudley joins national highways network to share ideas and improve services20 Aug 2026
Macclesfield Gazette06/08/2026 - STATEMENT RE: Congleton Road, Moss Lane junction, Macclesfield, cancellation of works19 Aug 2026

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