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Sunday, 10 August 2014

BBC News

• Safety fears at Beatles' crossingThe use of a lollipop lady is being considered at London's Abbey Road crossing as tourists flock to create the scene made famous by the Beatles.

The Telegraph

• Fuel stolen from pipe under Nick Clegg's country residenceAn investigation is launched after a gang siphoned fuel from a pipeline that passes through Chevening House estate, the Deputy Prime Minister's country home

Daily Express

• EXCLUSIVE: New proposals to put drivers over the limit after one pintA SINGLE pint of beer could soon be enough to put you over the drink-drive limit and get you banned from the road under a tough clampdown proposed by MPs.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• A483 traffic: Missed weddings, events, and ferries on a day of roadworks misery - with more to come Motorists held up for hours by roadworks at the Posthouse roundabout that result in tailbacks for miles

Derby Telegraph

• 'Why did it take so long to finish Little Eaton island work?'How on earth was it possible for the pathetic little changes made to the Little Eaton roundabout to take more than six months?Excuses such as crayfish (a few hours delay at most) and weather simply don't stand up – just compare the period with the bad weather a year previously. Consider the impact for thousands of road users, with all the additional pollution of standing traffic, frustration, lost appointments and a cumulative cost to individuals and transport businesses which must have...

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Alleged pothole injury victim exposed as a fraudAn attempt by a Wakefield man to con his local council into compensating him for a finger injury unravelled when he revealed the true cause of the damage on Facebook.

Bucks Free Press

• B&B owner takes a stand over potholes A FRUSTRATED bed and breakfast owner in Marlow Bottom has become so fed up with potholes outside his business he decided to stop paying his council tax.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Suffolk: County pressed to make stronger demands for A12 four villages bypassCouncil chiefs have been called upon to “raise their game” in negotiating a better transport solution for villagers in east Suffolk.

Other Regional Press

• Newport cabbie fined for illegal trading A NEWPORT taxi driver has been fined £600 and ordered to pay £925.60 for illegally plying for hire as part of the councils ongoing efforts to tackle the problem in the city.
• Pot holes 'not deep enough' to be fixed More than 50 large crater-shaped potholes litter a city road, making it a miserable drive for motorists.
• UPDATE: Funding announced for 20mph zones in Weymouth and Dorchester - but it's not enough COUNCIL chiefs have missed out on funding to introduce 20mph traffic calming zones in Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester.

Other News Sources

• New road layout too narrow for most cars A road restriction which took nearly two years to put in place is causing chaos for drivers and cyclists.
• Car crashes into security barrier at Gatwick Airport A car crashed into the security barriers of Gatwick Airport in the early hours of this morning.