Department for Transport

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

It's green lights all the way for Blackpool's traffic lights (image: Google)

Blackpool to get 'smarter' traffic lights than the rest of Lancashire

The plan aims to improve bus travel

Cheaper fares and reliable services pledge in updated bus plans

There were more road casualties in Lancashire last year, new figures show (Credit: PA)

Five people killed and 96 seriously injured on Blackpool's roads

Bus service improvements totalling £8.5m, including a discounted fare scheme for 16-21-year-olds and £1 adult fares on Sunday, are set to be introduced in Lancashire.

£1 bus tickets on the way to Lancashire

There is a strict process for deciding which roads are put forward for full-scale resurfacing each year - based on the condition of a route and its importance

Roads set to benefit from pothole funding boost from scrapped HS2 cash

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

The Wrightbus electric bus being tested in Blackpool in 2022

Blackpool Transport facing legal action over zero emission bus order

A flatbed truck ended up on its side after a crash on Norcross Roundabout

Flatbed truck ends up on its side after crash on Norcross Roundabout

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

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

Potholes are being fixed quicker

Council massively reduces payouts on tripping claims

The number of miles covered by bus services in Blackpool has fallen by a third over the last decade (Credit: PA)

Bus coverage in Blackpool has fallen by a third over the last decade

Specially trained officers to tackle bad behaviour on buses in Lancashire

Specially trained officers to tackle bad behaviour on buses

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

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

Artist's impression of the proposed visitor centre

Images show Tramtown vision for Blackpool site

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

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

County Councillor Rupert Swarbrick

When bus fares will be available from £1 in Lancashire - and how it works

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

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

First introduced in 1960, making MOTs every two years could see motorists save around £100 million a year, according to government assessment

Daniel Mcneil

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

Councillor John Smith

£1.1m will be spent to get us on our bikes

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Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

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

All main Lancashire bus operators are taking part in a scheme offering a maximum fare of just £2 for any single journey from January 1

New £2 flat fare scheme on most bus services across Lancashire

An electric bus out on a test run

£8m cash injection to power new electric bus fleet in Blackpool

Blackpool North

Blackpool train station usage remains below pre-pandemic levels

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

An electric bus being tested in Blackpool

Blackpool leading the way on electric buses

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

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

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Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

The new electric bus is being tested out in Blackpool, as resort aims to go emission free by 2023

New electric emission-free bus is being tested in Blackpool

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Fewer taxi drivers are working in Blackpool

Rising fares mean fewer people are using taxis

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

Airport punctuality figures have been released

Figures reveal which airports hit hardest by delays

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

There has been an increase in electric cars on Blackpool's roads

It's electrifying! More electric vehices on resort roads

There are more electric car charging points in Blackpool

Rise in the number of electric car charging points in Blackpool

Work completed last year to resurface the Promenade at Starr Gate as part of Project Amber.

Spending plans revealed to repair bus shelters and potholes in Blackpool

A Blackpool Transport bus in service

Blackpool still hopes to cut congestion on bus routes despite missing out on fun...

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Electricity North West staff

How the North West's power network will cope with 1.2m electric cars

Pictured at last year's summit of Transport fir the North are, left to right Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham, Mayor of Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram, Mayor West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin, Acting Chair Councillor Louise Gittins Cheshire West and Chester and Mayor of South Yorkshire Dan Jarvis. PA Photo. Photo credit: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Transport leaders from across Lancashire and the region in plans summit

Blackpool's fleet of cleaner diesel buses like these are set to be replaced by electric versions by Blackpool Transport following a £20m grant

£20m funding secured to buy Blackpool new electric buses to boost air quality