At the entrance to platform two, Southern has also installed a new double-decker bike rack for another 32 bikes and a parking area for six motorbikes.
The Glen Sannox - which- has been praised by ferry users on the Arran route.
The second ship MV Glen Rosa is in the final stages of construction but the yard's previous interim CEO has said there is a risk of further delay.The popularity of disposable e-cigarettes or vapes has fallen ahead of aon their sale on 1 June, a study suggests.
The percentage of people aged 16-24 who mainly use disposable vapes has dropped by nearly half in the last year from 63% to 35%, University College London (UCL) researchers say.But researchers believe vape users are switching to refillable and rechargeable vapes in anticipation of the ban – instead of giving up.
As a result they warn the ban may only have a "limited impact" on vaping rates as it found vaping in general stalled between January 2024 and 2025 in all adults over 16 after several years of significant growth.
The UK government ban on disposable and single-use vapes is aimed at stopping littering as, in most cases, the vapes cannot be recycled and often end up in landfill or pollute natural environments.Overton said the council was working with West Mercia Police on an intelligence-led basis to identify those selling the products.
Tactics included using specially trained dogs for searches, seizing products, reviewing licences and looking at criminal proceedings and injunctions, he added.Coventry City Council's trading standards team seized 9,934 illicit or non-compliant vapes between 2022 and 2024.
Liam Mooney, principal trading standards officer for Coventry, said the trade in vapes was linked to many issues, but he had found many vape shops were run by organised crime gangs – and shops selling illegal goods were "far less scrupulous in terms of selling to those under 18".He would like to have greater powers to be able to shut down shops selling vapes altogether.