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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

BBC News

• Leicester's Belgrave Circle project in final phaseWork to improve road layout and cycle paths in the Golden Mile area of Leicester is set to begin following a major demolition project.
• Two councils to pilot new bus services in rural areasTwo parts of Wales are to get £100,000 each in a bid to develop better public transport.
• Heathrow Express workers to strikeRail workers will be staging a 48-hour strike on the Heathrow Express service, the RMT announces.
• Boeing gets $4.6bn China plane orderChina's Shandong Airlines says it has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 aircraft, worth $4.6bn (£2.7bn) at list prices.

Financial Times

• Outsourcing helps airlines cut costsA high proportion of staff in an airline’s uniform are employed by an outsourcer as budget brands in particular look to keep a tight lid on costs

The Herald

• London rail workers to go on strikeRAIL workers in London are to stage a series of strikes in three separate disputes which could impact on commuters and holidaymakers.

The Mirror

• Network Rail force villagers to make 24-mile detour to travel a few hundred yards Network Rail close lock bridge until September forcing Wiltshire residents to drive 24 miles out of their way

Birmingham Post

• Jaguar Land Rover China plant 'to start production before year is out'The Gaydon giant’s China president has revealed “a product from the Land Rover stableâ€� will be produced at the plan in Changshu within a matter of months

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Llandudno: Ex-Great Orme bus being restored in time for transport festival The 1968 model was nicknamed the 'Prison Bus' by passengers and is taking hundreds of hours to restore

Metro

• Is this object really a bicycle that can be ridden at 90mph?Whatever this object most reminds you of, it’s unlikely to be a bicycle. However, that’s just what it is.

Nottingham Evening Post

• HS2 Working Group's visit to boroughBROXTOWE Borough Council is hosting the HS2 Working Group to discuss future development around the rail project in the area.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Cycling success sees more women take to two wheels in YorkshireLycra-clad stereotypes of lean men tearing through the countryside on bikes have done little to encourage women to saddle up.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk/London: Rail commuters face five days of tube strikesSuffolk rail commuters are facing five days of strikes on the tubes in London which have been called between next Monday and May 5.

The Shields Gazette

• MP Emma Lewell-Buck’s blindfold challenge on public transportSOUTH Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck experienced life without sight as she took part in a blindfold journey through the town.

Other Regional Press

• Final piece of £150K cycle path completed THE final jigsaw piece in a £150,000 cycle network connecting two Hampshire communities is open.

Aviation Industry

• Etihad Airways appoints five new executivesAbu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways—which created Etihad Aviation Group in March—has announced five senior appointments in operations, marketing and guest experience, as part of the next step in its long-term business strategy. read more
• Birmingham boosted by long-haul flightsAirport says runway expansion has helped to increase passengers

Other News Sources

• Free crossings for cyclists at Whitney toll bridge WHITNEY-on-Wye’s historic toll bridge has teamed up with a bike shop and cycling club to offer free passage to customers and members.