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Tuesday, 18 January 2011

BBC News

• Elephant and Castle's 'intimidating' subways closed Work to remove a network of "intimidating" pedestrian subways in south London has begun.
• Fuel hikes could threaten Dial a Ride service Volunteer transport schemes such as Dial A Ride are under pressure as drivers are hit by rising fuel prices, a Leicestershire organiser said.
• Has scrapping the WEZ made any difference? [blog]It has been just under a month since motorists stopped paying to drive into the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging Zone (WEZ). It was abolished on January 4th.

Mail Online

• Petrol prices only fuel our angerHow unfortunate for the Tories that one of their wealthy donors rents out the most expensive petrol station in Britain, where standard unleaded fuel costs 1.59.9p a litre.

London Evening Standard

• David Cameron: I feel drivers' pain over paying £1.30 per litreDriver deserve help with soaring fuel prices, David Cameron insisted today as he asserted his authority in a Whitehall power struggle over the issue

The York Press

• Firms line up for £250m road maintenance contract FIVE firms have been named on a shortlist for one of the biggest road maintenance contracts in North Yorkshire™s history.