内容摘要：The ever-enterprising Wilkie once again answered the call to action, converting the ground floor of the arcade into a base for American engineers and technicians.

The ever-enterprising Wilkie once again answered the call to action, converting the ground floor of the arcade into a base for American engineers and technicians.

He added new smartcard readers would be needed for the network's gates and validators, with the aim being to install them during the first half of next year.Up to £50m is still needed to open railway line between Bristol and Portishead, a councillor has said.

North Somerset Council leaders have approved measures to start construction on the line but council leader Mike Bell says the project is still £30-50m short.Plans to bring the line back came under threat when the Labour government announcedThe Department for Transport (DfT) said it is working with the council as it considers the proposals.

Bell said: "It's all been done, all the hard graft over many many years has been gone through and we just need the funding approval from central government."He added: "We do need a bit more money to get us over the line, which is always a sticking point."

Bell said the council had been "stuck in a doom loop", as the government's delay in making a decision had increased the costs.

"Now is the time to break that loop," Bell added.It says its projects across the region have already served more than 12,400 meals this year, and saved more than 37 tonnes of food from being thrown away.

Holly Wright, FoodCycle’s regional manager, said: "There is high demand for free food across the country, particularly as the high cost of living continues to affect everything from fuel bills to food costs."The Ipswich meal will be served every Tuesday at 1600 GMT at Burlington Baptist Church, in London Road, starting from 1 October.

The charity runs 94 community meals nationally, but this is the first in Suffolk.Volunteers use surplus supermarket food to make vegetarian dishes.