Transport and Travel News & Updates
- 21st February 2025
West Midlands mayor Richard Parker has secured a 30 per cent increase in the region’s highway repair funding to fill more potholes, resurface bad roads and give motorists a smoother drive.
A transport scheme is set to improve public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure around Sutton Coldfield.
- 10th January 2025
Consultation over the biggest shake up of regional bus services in decades was launched by West Midlands mayor Richard Parker yesterday – with a rallying cry for people to take part.
Free weekday evening travel is being offered across the West Midlands, on all bus services, in the run up to Christmas this year, in a unique move never seen before on this scale in the UK.
- 22nd November 2024
West Midlands Railway passengers will be encouraged to open up about allyship this White Ribbon Day (Monday 25 November).
Europe’s leading airline easyJet has launched its Big Seat Release, with nearly 19 million seats between 1 October 2025 and 14 December 2025 now on sale.
- 13th September 2024
Business leaders in Greater Birmingham today welcomed plans by the mayors of the West Midlands and Greater Manchester for a new railway line connecting the two regions.
A special charity train ride will be held later this month to bid a fond farewell to an electric train fleet which has served rail passengers in the West Midlands for more than 30 years.
West Midlands leaders have agreed to take the next steps that could see them take back control of the region’s bus network and services.
Fares for day and season bus tickets are set to rise by an average of six per cent at the end of June as the industry struggles to meet the ongoing challenges of rising costs.