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Monday, 22 December 2014

BBC News

• Testing cycle journey stress levelsDavid Miller tests cycling stress levels on Edinburgh's roads
• The firm that tests the world's shipsThe Norwegian firm that tests the world's ships and oil rigs
• Ferryman's past remembered in trailAn £80,000 project to clean-up part of the Dee sees an audio trail created to mark a Flintshire town's links to the river and sea.
• Rail link campaigners to meet CrabbCampaigners calling for rail corridor to be re-instated along the west Wales coast are to get an opportunity to push their case with the Welsh Secretary.
• School transport changes on AngleseyChanges to school transport on Anglesey are proposed by council leaders.

The Guardian

• Drivers face roadside drug test in Christmas crackdownNew ‘drugalyser’ kits will allow police to test samples of saliva instantly to detect for illegal narcotics and legal highsA new roadside test could be used by police as part of a Christmas and New Year crackdown on drug-driving, a Home Office minister has indicated.The policing minister Mike Penning said motorists pulled over would not know whether they would be breathalysed, “drugalysedâ€� or both. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Heavy rains causes problems for motoristsHEAVY rain and wind caused problems for motorists yesterday as flash floods and surface water led to road closures.

The Scotsman

• £125 view of a lifetime for Forth Bridge visitorsPEOPLE will have their first chance to ascend to the top of the Forth Bridge next year as part of the iconic rail crossing’s 125th anniversary celebrations.

Mail Online

• Police launch first roadside SALIVA test that can detect drugs Police will use saliva tests to determine whether motorists are under the influence of drugs behind the wheel as part of a festive season crackdown, approved last week by the Home Office.
• The great street light switch-off: 75 per cent of councils dimming lights to save cash amid fears of increased crime and road accidents  A dramatic rise in the number of street lights being switched off to save money has sparked fears of an increase in crime and road accidents.

The Mirror

• Government Ministers and civil servants have spent £50MILLION on luxury transport The bill to the taxpayer includes top price train tickets, business-class plane seats and taxis - despite the ban of first-class travel

Birmingham Post

• Washwood Heath jobs breakthrough as committee calls on HS2 to adjust plansThe massive former Alstom and LDV sites in Washwood Heath are currently being held for a HS2 Rolling Stock Maintenance Depot

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Shipley Glen Tramway appoints first female tram driver in its 119-year history SHIPLEY Glen Tramway has appointed its first female tram driver in its 119-year history.

Bristol Live

• GeoffBennett published Airline easyJet predicts record Christmas getaway from Bristol...BUDGET airline easyjet predicts today to be the busiest Christmas getaway weekend in its history.The firm projects that more than 170,000 passengers will fly on over 1200 flights across the network. Of these, over 100,000 passengers are set to fly to or from easyJet's UK airports, with 11,000 passengers expected to travel to and from Bristol.A record 1.5m passengers will fly with the airline between 20 and 29 December on over 11,000 flights, with passengers travelling early to avoid the last...

Northern Echo

• Village's bus service restored CAMPAIGNERS in a village left without public transport for seven months have managed to get a bus service reinstated.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Travel centres face closure and paper bus timetables to be axed across South YorkshireJobs could be axed, travel centres closed and paper timetables scrapped in new South Yorkshire plans to save £7.6m.

This Is Local London Network

• Complaints over 'teething problems' with new Kingston Hospital parking regime The hospital bought in numberplate recognition services - the same kind used by police to catch motorists breaking the law - from ParkingEye, which claims to hold more than 40 per cent of the ANPR market.

Wales Online

• Cardiff Airport sees drop in passengers of 18.5% in November - but bosses insist it's in a 'strong position'The number of passengers using the airport in November was down to 48,855, in contrast to the rise of 2.7% to 374,097 at Bristol Airport

Blackpool Gazette

• Passenger rise ‘should lead to new train stock’The chairman of a Fylde rail group today claimed new figures showing soaring passenger numbers should lead to a better service for commuters.

Burnley Express

• Complaints over ticket service at Burnley railway station RAIL passengers in Burnley have complained they have been left with ‘half a station’ after the re-opening of the revamped £2.3million Manchester Road halt.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Rail services between Ipswich and Felixstowe suspended following train faultA train fault has caused services between Ipswich and Felixstowe to be suspended this morning.

Other Regional Press

• Transport chairman hits out at plans to raise bus fares in Huddersfield and West Yorkshire A transport chief has hit out at plans to raise bus fares in Huddersfield and the rest of West Yorkshire
• Tranpsort police out in force to ensure a safe ChristmasWith the festive season well and truly upon us more people use the railway in the run-up to Christmas, officers from British Transport Police (BTP) will be out in force on the London Underground, DLR and the national rail network around the capital in the coming days to reassure passengers and tackle any problematic behaviour.
• West Briton published Rail network 'at risk from climate change'CLIMATE change and rising sea levels are putting at risk huge sections of rail line around the West Country, says a report by Network Rail.A study detailing whether rail lines are sufficiently resilient to withstand continual freak weather events has raised fears about 41 per cent of the network in the region, which runs near the coastline.It says many areas such as branch lines in valleys, like the Looe line, continue to be vulnerable, as are well-known hotspots such as the Somerset...
• CitizenNews published Warnings of traffic chaos at Cribbs Causeway and in Wales as 12...TRAFFIC is expected to hit record levels today as millions look to make their way home for Christmas.The RAC has predicted more than 12 million cars will be on the UK's roads between December 24 to 26.An AA/Populus surgery of 16,165 AA members found 36 per cent will drive their car more than 20 miles today as the schools break up for the festive season and Christmas shopping hits a peak. Those hoping to pop across the Severn bridge are being warned Wales is expected to be one of the busiest...
• CitizenNews published Police to crackdown on drug drivers with new roadside testsPolice are to use saliva tests to determine whether motorists are under the influence of drugs behind the wheel as part of the crackdown on drink driving, including sleeping pills and strong painkillers.New roadside testing kits have been approved by the Home Office to allow officers to instantly test drivers for narcotics or even legal highs.It will allow them to check whether motorists have taken prescription medicines, including strong painkillers, sleeping pills and drugs to treat anxiety,...
• CitizenNews published Drink driving campaign in full swing in GloucestershireTHE crackdown on people taking the risk and drink driving when on nights out during the festive period is well under way in Gloucestershire.With Christmas celebrations in full swing, the Gloucester Citizen has investigated the police force's efforts to make sure motorists think about how much they are drinking before getting behind the wheel.Drink drive operations in Gloucestershire are primarily carried out by the volunteer wing of the force, the special constabulary.It means they can target...
• Christmas joy for motorists as roadwork schemes are halted IT’S the news that will be music to the ears of drivers planning to hit the road this Christmas.

Other News Sources

• New ticket scheme confuses commuters at rail station Rail commuters are bemused by a new system requiring them to get a ticket just to get into the ticket office at Brighton Station.
• Fighting for Ports Escalates in LibyaMilitary planes loyal to Libya's recognised government attacked on Sunday an opposing force that is seeking to seize the country's two biggest oil ports, officials said.

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