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Sunday, 22 July 2012

BBC News

• Jersey taxi fares to rise by 2.5% from 30 July The cost of taxi fares in Jersey will be going up by 2.5% from 30 July, half the cost of living increase.

The Herald

• Alcohol curfew on trains begins SCOTRAIL passengers saw the introduction of the UK's first blanket ban on alcohol last night as police and rail staff stepped up their presence to enforce the 9pm curfew.
• A ticket to trouble THERE is a saying in management circles that a wise leader gets off at the second-last stop. Whether or not Sir Moir Lockhead has ever heard this, it certainly looks as though he put it into practice when he began a very well- heeled retirement from FirstGroup in November 2010.

The Scotsman

• No arrests on the first night of rail drink ban NO ARRESTS were made by police on the first night of ScotRail’s alcohol ban on trains, with rail chiefs praising passengers’ response to the first clampdown of its kind in the UK. However, two men were turned away from trains at Glasgow Central station on Friday night for being “unfit for travel” under existing railway byelaws.

The Telegraph

• Give under-17 motorists a safe place to learn how to drive, urge experts UNDER-17s should be given more opportunities to drive in controlled environments to help cut the high crash rate among newly qualified motorists, the Automobile Association has urged.

Mail Online

• We'd rather stay at home! Ministers furious after being ordered to use public transport rather than chauffeured cars to get to Olympics Downing Street confirms MPs will have to travel to the Games on the Tube or buses 'like everyone else' 'I will be using public transport and that is how I recommend everyone should travel,' PM says
• Blow for British industry as Government puts in £1billion order for Japanese bullet trains which will be here by 2016 A £1 billion order for super-fast bullet trains in the UK will be made in Japan in what critics will call a missed opportunity for British industry.

Bolton News

• MP in new call to boost the town’s rail links URGENT improvements to the railway links between Bolton and Blackburn are needed to avoid a “two tier” service, former home secretary Jack Straw has warned.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Video: Mountain bike trails open in Blaenau Ffestiniog - watch the runs hereTHESE riders were among the first to try out an exciting mountain bike trail set to attract thousands of adventure tourists.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Alex takes over bus firm's operationsArticle

Journal Live

• BA owners' airport slots bond issue fails to take off THE owner of British Airways has aborted an innovative fundraising move that would have seen up to 31 of its Heathrow take-off and landing slots used as security.
• Debt fears mean no loan for Newcastle AirportCOUNCIL bosses in North Tyneside have opted not to follow the region’s other local authorities in making a loan to the North East’s biggest airport.

Liverpool Post

• Passenger growth could see new Liverpool underground stationLIVERPOOL city centre will need a new underground rail station to cope with capacity if its increase in passenger numbers continues.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post commented Disruption 'is small price to pay for £100m of rail...BUSINESS leaders and senior politicians have welcomed the £100 million investment in improving rail services around...

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds: New buses boss slams drivers EXCLUSIVEA new Leeds bus chief has slammed his drivers claiming they operate in a world of their own and snub passengers.

Yorkshire Post

• Narrowboats left stranded after landslide causes canal blockageBoats have been left stranded after a landslide caused silt and debris to block a section of the Huddersfield Narrow Canal.

Other Regional Press

• Plans for new railway station at Ricoh Arena set for approval Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/2012/07/19/plans-for-new-railway-station-at-ricoh-arena-set-for-approval-92746-31424216/#ixzz21Kz9WrjLPLANS for a new railway station at the Ricoh Arena are set to be approved next week.
• Calls for area to have own HS2 stationNORTH Staffordshire must reap the benefits of a proposed high speed rail link, councillors have insisted.
• All aboard? Crunch meeting will decide whether Town Hall will work with government on HS2 rail project A DECISION on whether Camden Council should co-operate with the government over its high-speed rail plan will be made at a public meeting tonight (Thursday).
• £6million fund for transport in West Sussex A fund of more than £6million for transport has been secured for West Sussex but a recent cut to bus funds will not be reversed. West Sussex County Council (WSCC) was awarded £6m to invest in Horsham and Chichester after it made three successful bids to the Department of Transport’s Local Sustainable Transport Fund to improve cycleways and public transport facilities and initiatives.
• Patient transport is turning into fiascoLeicester and Nottingham now have a private ambulance service which provides patient transport for the NHS, run by Arriva Transport.
• HS2 will ˜destroy™ six walks Anti High Speed Rail campaigners have created a leaflet of walks œhighlighting the consequences of building the proposed� rail link.
• Transport bosses urged to review Aberdeen bus faresTRANSPORT bosses have been urged to review Aberdeen bus fares “ with a claim they are among the highest in the country.
• More than 17,000 bikes stolen in North-east in last six yearsMORE than 17,000 bikes have been stolen across the North-east in the last six years, it emerged today.

Airportwatch

• 'I put my brake on and blew the horn, but obviously there was nothing I could do -' every year, 200 people commit suicide by jumping in front of a train. For the first time, scots drivers speak about the trauma of death on the tracks
• #cyclesafe: Fix plan for 50 danger roads Fifty of the most dangerous road junctions in the capital will be improved over the next 18 months as part of an overhaul of cycle infrastructure, Transport for London announced yesterday morning.

Other News Sources

• Letters: Tories pressing for runway number fourWe already know, sadly, that Spelthorne's MP, Kwasi Kwarteng, favours a third runway at Heathrow.