I have a plastic 3 year senior card issued only last July, has that been changed since then? 

Stakeholder in June. That's the next meeting for the likes of us.

Next community meetings in October I believe (which may be their last?)

I wonder if a Delay Repay claim would be accepted on the basis of being informed of a cancellation and planning around that.

Something to bring up at their Stakeholder meeting in June?

…. Our BR weekly pay packets were made up with £1 notes during the time the offer was running, who remembers being paid weekly cash in hand and £1 notes?

You can never simply walk up & get on - even without luggage.

the initial barrier that you pass through by scanning your boarding pass on is set to refuse admittance at a point prior to departure - usually 30-40 mins. You still have to clear through security, even with zero luggage/carry ons.

I was paid cash in hand, by the foreman down in the pub on a Friday afternoon, at one of my first jobs. Quite extraordinary now when I think back to it. And certainly remember £1 notes.

More on topic, I have a physical card, so renew it each year at the ticket office. I did have a 3 year card until you had to have that on a phone, and reverted back to an annual card. Happy to pay the extra for that to help keep the ticket office open.

Changing the Highway Code, regrettably, is unlikely to change behaviour on its own.

For most people the Highway Code is something people "mug up on" for the driving test, and never look at again. How many people have a copy of the new Highway Code? When did people last look at the Highway Code? A possible Graham poll?

Sure, things happen and there will be the occasional changes - problem is these things are NOT occasional, and problems with real and phantom cancellations multiply up and make the perception worse even than the sum of the problems.

You have overlooked Toucans, where two can cross at the same time - pedestrians and cyclists (unless they have been renamed in the years since I was involved in installing them).

Proposals for frequent local rail services connecting towns across Bath, Wiltshire and Somerset could unlock housing for 50,000+ new homes within walking distance of existing and new stations, for a cost of less than £50M for the whole area.

‘The disused platforms at Chippenham and Westbury would be brought back into use, Melksham station upgraded with a new passing loop, and junction improvements made elsewhere’, said Nathan Sealy of rail engineers Amey, ‘Amey is already delivering the South Wales Metro, and the lessons can be applied to Wiltshire and Bath.’

Councillor Richard Clewer, Leader of Wiltshire Council, said, ‘We're going to need to get people thinking, “I can use the train because I'l get there on time and I'l get some work done.”

‘And when more people are using the train we can open another station, and then get the buses working so we bring people from the vilages to a single point to get them into the town centre.

The panda crossing was introduced in 1962 as an attempt to combine the best features of available and experimental crossing systems. The first public example was opened on 2 April of that year outside London Waterloo railway station. The majority of the initial sites used for this experiment were in Guildford where all thirteen existing crossings were converted, and in Lincoln where ten crossings were converted. Further sites across England and Wales increased the size of the experiment to more than forty sites in all.

Armed police shoot man dead at railway station



Police have shot a man dead outside a railway station after reports he was carrying a firearm.

Officers, who were called to Milton Keynes Central Station at 12:55 BST, said they challenged the suspect before shots were fired at him.

A man who was nearby said he heard a "very loud" shot and then saw armed officers giving medical assistance to the man on the ground.

A Thames Valley Police (TVP) spokesperson said "life-saving actions were immediately taken" but that he was pronounced dead at 13:44.  "There is not believed to be any further risk to the public at this time," the spokesperson added.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it sent investigators to the railway station after being notified by TVP.



Eyewitnesses told the BBC they heard screaming between the police and suspect, and the man refused to drop to the ground.

Hever Marin said he was on a phone call in the station building when he heard the "very loud" shot.  "So we went out to see and the next thing we saw was two armed cops trying to get some medical equipment to resuscitate the guy," he said. "They tried for at least 10 minutes. But the guy wasn't reacting."

A picture, seen by the BBC, shows armed police providing medical aid to a man who is lying on the pavement close to the Pret A Manger cafe.

Mr Marin continued: "It was very distressing because, we were just here... and any loose bullets could have impacted us."

Co-op store worker Barentina Corredor said when she heard the noise she "thought we had to find a place where we could hide - I was scared. They were trying so hard on CPR - it was quite shocking to be honest," she recalled.

Residents of flats above the station reported hearing a single loud noise before a large police presence arrived about 10 minutes later.

Edith Brockbank, 67, said: "There was all sorts of activity trying to get people back, there was somebody trying to film it, the police were trying to tell them to go back."

Shazna Muzammil, a councillor and Conservative group leader at Milton Keynes City Council, said she was "deeply shocked" by what had happened. "Our thoughts are with all those there and affected by it," she posted on X. "Very thankful to the police and emergency services for their swift response in keeping everyone safe."

TVP is leading on the investigation and British Transport Police said officers would remain at the station overnight to reassure passengers and give assistance.



Rail operator London Northwestern Railway said train services were unaffected.  However, barriers were put up obscuring some station exits, with pick-up and drop-off zones closed. Passengers could still access a taxi rank and buses.  Crowds were, at times, being staggered entering and leaving the station.

An IOPC spokesperson said it would "independently investigate all of the circumstances" of the shooting, including "the actions and decisions taken by the police".  The police watchdog added: "It is in its very early stages and no further information is available at this time."

I’m sure I seen a sign up recently that the drop off went to a minimum £7? I’m in and out twice a day.

Parking at Bristol airport short stay is £60 a day.

Ouch!! It's not just Heathrow Express that charges then!! 

21:16 Westbury to Swindon due 21:58
22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12

22:31 Swindon to Westbury due 23:12 will be cancelled.
This is due to a broken down train earlier today.