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Monday, 17 November 2014

BBC News

• Heathrow noise 'worse than ever' after trialsResidents affected by trial take-off routes from Heathrow claim the noise is worse than ever, despite the trials ending on Wednesday.
• Campaign bids to cut road casualtiesRoad safety charity Brake launches a campaign in a bid to cut the number of deaths and injuries on Scotland's roads.
• Night-time travel allowed on bypassThe Stromeferry bypass in Wester Ross is reopened after a landslide led to travel on the road being restricted to day-time hours.
• Firm reports business travel 'boom'A boom in business travel boosts sales for Glasgow-based agency Stewart Travel Management.
• 'Trench' appears in road after floodFlooding causes major damage to a rural road in Lislea, County Armagh, leaving a 2ft wide trench in the side of the carriageway.
• One motorist fined every 24 minutesOne driver is fined every 24 minutes in Northern Ireland for either speeding or failing to stop at a red light, according to the road safety charity, Brake.
• Tram ban on mobility scooters liftedManchester Metrolink agrees to allow mobility scooter users on trams after a successful seven-month trial.

Financial Times

• Airbus looks to future with flying doughnutExperimental design could redefine widebody aircraft but may not get off the ground soon
• Monarch’s ex-owner warns of hard timesFabio Mantegazza fears for former charter airline as it looks to take on easyJet and Ryanair

The Guardian

• Two in five children report near miss or worse on roadsMore than 40% say they have been hit or nearly hit by a vehicle while on foot or bike, survey for Brake shows
• We need better transport systems right across the UK [Letter - Sir Peter Hendy]This is not a question of investment in the north versus the south

The Herald

• Exhausted by the nightmare that is Heathrow's flight connections systemYOU report on Heathrow's chief executive John Holland-Kaye's claims that a third runway would give Scotland access to the world's largest hub airport
• A fine for careless driving or speeding every five minutesA motorist is fined for careless driving or speeding every five minutes in Scotland, with more than 100,000 fixed-penalty notices issued by police in one year, according to new figures.

The Independent

• Government tsar calls for ban of 'damaging' triangle road signs depicting 'elderly people' The traditional elderly crossing sign perpetuates a

Mail Online

• Kelston private toll road set to close after council finds £660k to end road closure Mike Watts, 63, who built his own £325,000 toll road in Kelston, Somerset, is to close the shortcut after the council invested £660,000 to finish repairs five weeks early. He will now lose out on thousands in profit.

The Mirror

• Dramatic new footage 'shows MH17 crash site' moments after Malaysia Airlines jet was downed The video shows horrified villagers looking on as a giant cloud of black smoke and burning fuel can be seen on the horizon

Birmingham Post

• Friends of the Earth call on city council to invest £100m in cycling Friends of the Earth argue that only concerted investment to promote cycling and walking will deliver urgently needed cuts to traffic congestion and reduce dangerous levels of pollution in the city

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus firm banned after using forged copies of death driver's operator's licence FORGED copies of a killer driver’s operator’s licence were uncovered on a raid at a coach firm which will soon be banned from the roads.
• Schoolgirl takes stand against parents who park badly outside her Little Horton school A PUPIL has taken a stand against irresponsible parking outside her primary school by highlighting the issue with highways bosses.
• Campaign group wins £15,000 for long awaited footpath repairs A COMMUNITY group is celebrating success after being given £15,000 to improve a much used footpath in Keighley.
• Bradford Council urges people to help tackle vacant crossing patrol crisis BRADFORD is facing a

The York Press

• New bridge installed in York A FLAGSHIP new cycle path in the north of the city moved a step nearer completion as a much-delayed bridge was finally winched into place.

Wales Online

• Brake launches new road safety campaign as figures reveal a fixed penalty for careless driving or speeding is issued every 10 minutes in WalesBrake has launched a new campaign which is being launched by the Welsh widow of pedestrian Gary Williams who was killed as he crossed the road

Yorkshire Post

• Yorkshire drivers risk a life every few minutesYORKSHIRE drivers are senselessly risking lives and flouting traffic laws, with motorists punished every seven minutes for speeding and careless driving.

Blackpool Gazette

• Airport debts top £34m say liquidatorsThe full extent of the debts owed by the collapse of Blackpool Airport Ltd have been revealed by liquidators.

Doncaster Free Press

• New initiative to tackle level crossing misuseThousands of motorists, cyclists and pedestrians have been given safety advice as part of a British Transport Police initiative to tackle crossing misuse.

North Wales Live

• Heseltine backs calls for HS2 high speed rail line to run all the way to Liverpool Former Minister for Merseyside says a direct link would benefit the city region

Plymouth Herald

• Time for 'big changes' says shadow transport minister LABOUR'S new Shadow Secretary of State for Transport was in town to talk about the future of the region's railway service.

Other Regional Press

• Passions high at launch of campaign group against Heathrow Airport expansionMore than 80 people attended the inaugural Stop Heathrow Expansion (SHE) meeting to voice concerns about the proposals.
• Plans for cycle friendly town There are plans to create a cycle route all the way from Bradpole to West Bay, though Cllr Dave Rickard said at the finance and general purposes committee that there had been complaints about the roughness of some of the new cycle routes.

Bus and Coach.com

• Record order for Irizar UKIrizar UK has marked the opening day of Euro Bus Expo with its largest ever order in a deal to supply ten coaches to Ellisons Travel. The Merseyside-based operator has ordered the latest batch in addition to three already ordered, including the 13.8m three-axle and new 10.8m show vehicles.
• New coach alliances at Euro Bus ExpoThere's a lot happening in the coach sales market, with new alliances and new products at Euro Bus Expo. Take Scania. For 2015 Scania will be offering a Higer-bodied coach
• Triple decker buses at Euro Bus ExpoYou wait years for a new double-deck bus, then three turn up at once. All three of Britain's major bus makers were showing new double-deck models at Euro Bus Expo.