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Monday, 15 December 2014

The Independent

• Peterborough named the ‘worst place to be without a car in UK’ It has excellent rail links to major cities, and is the location for the headquarters of Thomas Cook, the world’s best-known name in travel.

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham no longer UK's motor city, poll claimsBrum now rated among the easiest locations to live without a car

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford cabbies threaten City Hall blockade over driver suspensions ANGRY minicab drivers are threatening to blockade Bradford City Hall this week over claims council regulators are suspending cabbies unfairly.
• Bradford among most car-dependent places in England, survey claims BRADFORD is among the hardest places in England to live without a car, according to a survey published today.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Icy roads catch motorists out on one of the chilliest days of the season so farPolice are warning motorists to take care on frosty mornings after a spate of incidents where vehicles have skidded off roads.

Sleaford Standard

• Children join in police speed crack downPolice in Ruskington have enlisted schoolchildren in a crack down on speeding motorists.

Other Regional Press

• It’s snow joke - how to keep safe on the roads in bad weatherThe IAM’s chief examiner, Peter Rodger is offering weekly motoring tips to riders and drivers. This week he is advising drivers about travelling in snow. While there is no snow forecast at the moment for most of Britain, the unpredictability of our weather means it could come at any time.
• WBEsme commented ​Planned roadworks in Cornwall next weekThe Highways Agency has released a list of the planned roadworks in Cornwall between Monday, December 15 and Sunday, December 21.All works are subject to changes due to weather conditions or unforeseen circumstances.A 24hour contraflow and 40mph speed limit is in place on the A38 at Dobwalls for while resurfacing takes place. Works are expected to finish in May 2015.One lane of the A30 will be closed between Carminnow Cross and Innis Down, near Bodmin for drainage works. A 50mph speed limit is...
• Grimsby Telegraph published Humberside Police deal with more than 40 road accidents in icy...Police revealed they were forced to deal with more than 40 road accidents across the force area yesterday as motorists struggled with the icy conditions. The most serious saw a child airlifted to hospital after a crash on the M180 - an accident which saw a woman and second child taken away in an ambulance. The road was closed for several hours westbound as a result. There were also accidents around Barton on the A1077, and the A15 near Barnetby, while the north bank of the Humber also saw...
• Council’s Christmas gift is no roadworks SWINDON Council has called a halt to roadworks in the next few weeks to make travelling around the town smoother during the festive period.

Other News Sources

• Taxi run-offs in Hereford happen weekly REPORTS of customers running from taxis without paying are now a weekly occurrence in Herefordshire, figures show.