For folks in Wakefield and Rothwell, this problem is all too real. Our rivers, the Calder and Aire, are among the ten most polluted in the country with sewage spillages doubling between 2022 to 2023.

Simon Lightwood MP writes: We were very clear that change will take time and that tough decisions needed to be made. But look at what we have already achieved in just six months. Within just a few ...

Nusrat Ghani, MP for Sussex Weald, has convened a meeting with Government Minister for Local Transport Simon Lightwood MP to ...

A Department for Transport minister has poured water over a call to impose uniform licensing regulations for taxis and ...

Local transport minister Simon Lightwood MP announced the £20.8m pot of cash during a visit to Stockport on February 12, where he said cyclists and pedestrians across the country have had to put ...

Wakefield MP Simon Lightwood made the issue a key focus at his by-election campaign (May 2022 photo) A city centre NHS walk-in centre threatened with closure is to remain open for at least three ...

The MP for Midsomer Norton has written to the minister for transport asking that bus pass restrictions are reconsidered to ...

People over 60 or those with a disability can travel for free on buses in Scotland, but the rules are different in England.

The Department for Transport has acknowledged the complexity of regulations governing Demand-Responsive Transport (DRT) ...

Greater Manchester will get more than £20m to spend on walking and cycling improvements. Local transport minister Simon Lightwood MP announced the £20.8m pot of cash during a visit to Stockport on ...