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Trams set for city centre return
A £128m tram extension for Birmingham is given final approval by the Local Transport Minister Norman Baker.
Airport eye scanners turned off
Hi-tech eye scanners at two out of four English airports are mothballed seven years after they were introduced.
Richard Branson wants EC to block IAG's purchase of bmi
Fares on domestic flights could rise by a third if the International Airlines Group is allowed to buy bmi, Virgin Atlantic has claimed.
Owner of airport seeks help from MPs
THE new owner of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) has sought the help of politicians to secure a long-term future for the business.
Friday, 17 February 2012
BBC News
- Stobart in distribution site moveHaulage firm Eddie Stobart is to establish a new distribution facility at Eurocentral business park in Lanarkshire.
The Guardian
- Where are all the roadworks? A new map of roadworks in England and Wales is launched today. Could this be the extra information you need to plan a journey seamlessly?
The Scotsman
- ‘Just 2.5% of Forth contracts go to Scots’ claims Labour LABOUR claimed last night that just 2.5 per cent of contracts for the new Forth crossing had gone to Scottish firms after three more companies won work on the project. The Scottish Government’s Transport Scotland agency announced that Tarmac, the Skene Group and Aggregate Industries would supply concrete, aggregates and cement from several sites across central Scotland.
Edinburgh Evening News
- The 10 bus lane hotspots to be cameras™ focusThe ten bus lane “hotspots” which will be policed by cameras to catch drivers cheating on the city’s Greenways were identified today.
Other Regional Press
- Transport bosses defend ‘silence’ on bridge plansTRANSPORT chiefs have defended themselves for keeping the plans for the new Abbey Bridge under wraps.
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