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BBC News
21-07-2025
- BBC News
Delays expected during Douglas bus stop improvement
Commuters have been warned of delays on a busy commuter route through the island's capital as the accessibility of a bus stop is Department of Infrastructure said work on Woodbourne Road in Douglas would see temporary traffic lights in place in the area of Woodbourne Square until 28 works are set to include the replacement of kerbs to allow easier access to busses for passengers, particularly those using ease congestion during the project, traffic flow along of Woodburn Square onto Hawarden Avenue will be made one way. The department said a permanent pedestrian crossing in the area would be replaced with a temporary one for the duration of the works. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Warning to vapers as people caught puffing at bus stops could face £100 fines
PEOPLE caught vaping at bus stops could face £100 fines under laws going through Parliament. Transport bodies would get powers to issue on-the-spot fixed penalty notices for those caught puffing. The authorities will be able to decide on the size of the charge — up to £100 — but failure to pay on time could result in fines of up to £1,000. And it could apply to open-air bus stops as well as shelters with a roof and sides. But Tories claim the clampdown is by the back door as the measures were buried in legislation to improve bus services. It allows authorities such as Transport for London to introduce by-laws to tackle anti-social behaviour like smoking and fare-dodging. Although vaping is banned on bus services and stations, it usually does not apply to bus stops. Shadow Housing Secretary Kevin Hollinrake said: 'The Government is trying to crack down on vaping without being upfront about it. 'It's giving puffed-up mayors like Sadiq Khan more power to mess with people's daily routines.' A ban on the sale and supply of disposable vapes came into effect last month. And under separate legislation, Government is banning anyone born after January 2009 from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes. A Department for Transport spokesman last night said: 'The suggestion these measures amount to a stealth vaping ban is totally false.' He added the department will issue guidance that fines should be issued only as a last resort if initial warnings are ignored. Police raid largest spice vapes operation after kids were left hospitalised 1
CTV News
28-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
New-look Montreal bus stop signs being unveiled
The newly designed bus stop signs are coming to a neighbourhood near you in Montreal. (STM) Look up at a bus stop in Montreal and things may have changed. For the first time since the early '90s, the Montreal transit authority (Société de transport de Montréal - STM) is swapping out its bus stop signs at the around 9,000 stops in the Montreal area. Signs will be gradually replaced over the next few years. The update is meant to coincide with the arrival of the REM light-rail line, which required a new logo. The new designs are meant to make it easier for riders to read the information. What's new? Bus line number is 17 per cent more visible. Type of service 148 per cent more visible. Connections to other modes of transport are 35 per cent more visible. The STM says that around 30 signs are changed every week due to them being broken, the information changing or because of vandalism.
BBC News
27-06-2025
- BBC News
Essex bus shelter hit by bus less than 24 hours after it was built
A bus shelter was crashed into less than 24 hours after being Bus East of England confirmed "one of our vehicles was involved in an incident" in Stock Road, Billericay, on Wednesday services went to the scene and a woman was taken to hospital, but police said no one was seriously injured and no arrests had been made. Essex County Council later removed the shelter but insisted it "did not overhang into the road". First Bus East of England said a "full investigation" would be carried out. 'Carnage' Resident Jon Magee, 50, said there was "glass and bits of twisted metal everywhere". Describing the scene as " carnage", he added: "The bus was there, and half the bus stop was falling towards the fence."My first thought was 'that's the place where a load of kids get on and off the bus to school'."Kurwant Sharma, 73, who lived near the stop, added that there were multiple police vehicles and lots of people at the scene. James Collins, 73, who lived near the bus shelter, said: "It looked like the bus stop roof was too wide."He was not in favour of the shelter and added: "Do we need all these fancy bus stops? It didn't look attractive."It seems a waste of money to me because they're every quarter of an hour to 20 minutes." Andy Barnes, Conservative councillor for Billericay East at Basildon Council, said the new bus shelter "lasted less than 24 hours".He continued: "We have been trying for years to get this bus shelter a place."Basically, there were all kinds of toing and froing with it because it was on private land and we had to get it organised." An Essex County Council spokesperson said its contractor went to the site to make it "safe and remove the shelter swiftly". "The bus shelter was recently installed on 24 June 2025, in accordance with relevant guidance, which includes providing space between the shelter and the road," they added. "The shelter did not overhang into the road. We are investigating with the bus company what happened and are making arrangements for the shelter to be replaced."A First Bus East of England spokesperson said its bus made contact with the shelter and added: "We are currently undertaking a full investigation to understand what happened. Safety is always our number one priority." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
South China Morning Post
17-06-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong woman dies after being trapped under truck in bus stop crash
For more on this story: A 51-year-old Hong Kong woman has died after becoming trapped under a truck that rammed into a bus stop in Kowloon. Police have been searching for the driver who fled the scene of the accident, which happened at 6.30am on June 17, 2025. Police said the truck driver was travelling in the direction of Yau Ma Tei near Fat Kwong Street when the vehicle suddenly lost control and ploughed into a bus stop, hitting two women. The other victim, a 33-year-old woman, suffered injuries to her limbs and was taken to hospital.
