Traffic and Travel

Bus operator Borders Buses has announced its timetables for the Christmas and New Year period.

A campaign to encourage all road user to be seen during the winter months has been launched by Police Scotland and specialist law firm Cycle Law Scotland.

Contractors have been called in by Scottish Borders Council to keep the public safe and roads open during the winter months.

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk MP John Lamont has launched a new campaign to boost investment in electric car charging points, particularly in rural areas.

A review of Scottish Borders Council’s winter service plan has been completed and will be put before its executive committee.

Councillors have voted to rubber stamp an increase in taxi fares, after hearing that refusing to do so would result in government intervention. 

Borders Buses has launched a new web site which offers customers live bus tracking, real time updates and directions to bus stops.

An online petition has been launched using the 38 degrees platform, calling for the government and train operators to provide a later train service to Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Plans to create more than 100 new parking spaces at Berwick railway station are being prepared.

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has confirmed the company’s world-class Azuma trains will be introduced on the route connecting Edinburgh, the north east of England and London King’s Cross from Thursday, August 1, 2019.

SENRUG, the group that campaigns for better rail services in south and east Northumberland - has secured funding for a feasibility study into a local rail service between Morpeth and Berwick.

ScotRail has teamed up with Borders Buses to bring integrated travel to the Borders Railway by offering a new all-in-one rail and bus ticket.

The Scottish Government is under pressure to back a full feasibility study into extending the Borders Railway.

A fleet of low emission vehicles is now available for Borders residents to hire for an hour or several days at a time.

During a Westminster debate last week Borders MP John Lamont said it is time to stop the “dither and delay” over Reston Station.

The lack of investment in major roads in the Borders - particularly the A1 through Berwickshire - has been criticised by local MP John Lamont.

Campaigners have welcomed the UK Government’s backing for a full feasibility study into proposals to extend the Borders Railway to Hawick and Carlisle.