Special needs transport costs soar
Record £2.26bn bill Council spending on transporting children with special educational needs (SEND) has reached record levels in England, with costs more than.
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Coventry
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Transport
£1m grants for autonomous transport
Coventry-based Aurrigo International plc has secured more than £1 million in grants to accelerate work on sustainable airport and transport innovations, strengthening the.
Politics
WM Railway to be nationalised
West Midlands Railway will go into public ownership from February 2026, the Department for Transport has said. The West Midlands Railway and London.
Politics
40,000 new homes on railway
The government has announced plans to build 40,000 new homes on brownfield railway land in Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Cambridge. Surplus railway land.
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Buses plan powers ahead
Ministers and metro mayors have pledged fresh support for British bus manufacturing, job creation and greener transport following a key summit in Westminster..
Birmingham
18% decrease in road deaths
Over 100 fewer people were killed or seriously injured on the West Midlands’ roads in the first half of 2025 compared to the.
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Shropshire-London rail services
Plans for direct rail services linking north Wales, the West Midlands and London have won the backing of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer,.