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More red London buses go green as Sadiq Khan hits landmark of 2,000 zero emission vehicles

But it may take a decade to remove diesel buses from the capital’s streets

Evening Standard

Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was commenting after the GAA presented its revised plans for the stadium redevelopment to a Stormont minister.

Evening Standard

Go-Ahead transport group orders 1,200 ‘green buses’ from Wrightbus

Deal for electric zero-emission vehicles worth £500m supports 500 jobs in Northern Ireland and 2,000 more across UK

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Thousand more electric buses for London as capital's biggest bus company places £500m order

But still no sign of the long-delayed ‘tram bus’ on the 358 route in south London

Evening Standard

The UK Announces £2 Billion Investment In Automotive Industry

British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said the UK will invest £4.5 billion in key manufacturing sectors, including automobiles and green industries.

International Business Times UK

Thousands of jobs and millions in funding announced for NI ahead of summit

Wednesday’s investment summit will see 200 international delegates visit Belfast.

The Independent UK

Investment summit crucial for tapping into NI’s global potential – Badenoch

Around 200 investors will gather at the event in Belfast.

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Wrightbus secures £50M of government-backed funding to boost exports

It will target new markets in Germany and the US and grow its presence in Singapore and Hong Kong

Birmingham Post

Tory donor whose mum put Boris Johnson up rent-free gets £12.7m Government deal

Wrightbus, owned by Jo Bamford, son of JCB mogul Lord Bamford and Lady Bamford, will get £6.4m of taxpayers cash as part of the deal

Daily Mirror

More zero emission Wrightbus vehicles bound for London following Stagecoach deal

The buses will operate throughout the city for Transport for London

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus bags order for further 117 electric buses bound for England

The deal is worth £25.3 million and spans four council areas

Birmingham Post

Nearly 120 more electric buses to be rolled out in England

The buses will be manufactured in Northern Ireland by Wrightbus and operated by First Bus.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland man on becoming a foster carer at the age of 64

“It feels like the perfect next stage in my life"

Belfast Live

The famous faces we said goodbye to in Northern Ireland in 2022

Northern Ireland lost some big names over the past 12 months

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Translink outlines plans for delivery of Zero Emission public transport in Derry

"We are on track to deliver the Zero Emission project on Foyle Metro by the end of the summer 2023"

Belfast Live

Wrightbus recruits 1,000th employee three years after being bought out of administration

The Ballymena firm also has a full order book until 2024 after securing high-profile deals in the UK and overseas

The National (Scotland)

Tory donor's transport firm set for £26 million in government-backed funding

INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that a firm owned by a Tory donor will receive £26 million in government-backed funding.

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus signs deal for 100 zero emissions buses with Northern Ireland transport provider

Deal represents £88M investment for Translink and Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure

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The Guardian - UK

The great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail?

An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remain

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: Fracking plans stark raving mad and will do nothing to lower energy bills

Fracking is environmentally destructive, has caused earthquakes, poisoned water sources and led to all sort of serious health concerns in the USA

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus partner secures Australian hydrogen bus orders

Ballymena bus maker said move paves way for "huge" opportunities in the region

Belfast Live

Wrightbus: Co Antrim firm secures one of UK’s largest ever electric vehicle bus orders

The £81m order, totalling 193 buses, is the largest EV bus purchase outside of London

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright: Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for funeral cortege

Chief executive Buta Atwal said the guard of honour was a "fitting tribute" to a man who had put Wrightbus on the map

The Independent UK

Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’

Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to the company’s founder.

The Independent UK

Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for William Wright’s funeral cortege

Tributes poured in after the death of the 94-year-old industrialist at the weekend.

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