Michael relies on the bus to get him to essential appointments after being in a road traffic collision.

He asks the West Yorkshire mayoral candidates: “What are you going to do to help people like me get to places like my doctors?'

See their answers: bbc.in/3Q8xigq

Network Rail will demolish two homes above Baildon landslip because of fears they could collapse.
Railway between Bradford and Ilkley not expected to reopen until late June.
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Doncaster Sheffield Airport’s reopening is inching closer. ⁦BBC Yorkshire⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Treasury say Yorks/Humber will get £947m of ‘redirected’ HS2 funding.
£379m for North Yorks, remainder for East Yorks & Lincs.
Local councils will decide how to spend it.
££ for HS2 was going to be borrowed in 2030s, so isn’t really redirected from that project.
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Worksop could get direct trains to London.
Martijn Gilbert on plans to run 'open access' services from London Kings Cross to Sheffield via the north Notts town. @hull_trains @bbclooknorth

Northern mayors mock government's post as funds go to London bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The last time you could catch a ‘direct’ train from #Castleford to #York was in 1970. Today once again ⁦TransPennineExpress⁩ direct services are running to the historic city & #Manchester as well ⁦thanks to a £30 million upgrade from ⁦⁦Network Rail⁩

£3.9bn for Trans Pennine Upgrade.
Rail Minister Huw Merriman MP confirming funding at Ravensthorpe today.
110mph, 4 track electrified railway on this section.
In total govt has now funded £6.9bn of the full £11bn scheme.
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Sheffield-Huddersfield rail route gets £48m boost bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Bradford station plans step closer after £400,000 funding boost bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

A further update to the Bradford railway station connected to Northern Powerhouse Rail timeline:

July 2019 - on.
Nov 2021 - off.
Oct 2022 - on.
Nov 2022 - off.
July 2023 - maybe.
Oct 2023 - on.

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Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall 'felled overnight' bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

Greenpeace campaigners who hung black cloth over the Prime Minister’s home near Northallerton have been removed and arrested.
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New Bradford railway station connected to Northern Powerhouse Rail:
July 2019 - on.
Nov 2021 - off.
Oct 2022 - on.
Nov 2022 - off.
July 2023 - maybe. ⁦⁦
⁦BBC Yorkshire⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

TransPennine Express asking customers to only travel if their journey is essential on Friday 23 June. Blaming “operational issues.”BBC Yorkshire

Bus drivers in Leeds postpone strike action pending result of ballot on new pay offer. They’ll return to work tomorrow.
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