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Passengers are set to miss out on planned smart payment cards for travelling on trains and buses in Cumbria. Cards similar to the popular Oyster – which can be used while travelling in London and allow passengers to make a single contactless payment for journeys – had been mooted for the county and across the north of England. Transport for the North had hoped to see the technology rolled out but, at a TfN board meeting on Thursday, it was revealed that the Integrated and Smart Travel (IST) programme has now been scrapped due to funding cuts. Regional leaders at the meeting said: “ Levelling up as an idea is in disarray after the Department for Transport announced plans to cut funding to the integrated smart travel programme as part of a 40 per cent cost-cutting exercise.”
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AN UPSET councillor has responded to claims he ignored a colleague s appeal for help in tackling a dangerous ice-covered path. Allerdale Borough Councillor Peter Little last week shared his concerns about a stream of water coating paths on Hillside Close, in Maryport, which had created a sheet of ice. Coun Little, who represents Maryport South ward on the council, said that despite contacting Cumbria County Council and Castles and Coasts Housing Association (CCHA) six weeks ago, nothing had been done. A spokesman for the county council said the issue lies with United Utilities, as it appears to be a burst pipe causing the issue.