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Sunday, 21 December 2014

BBC News

• Slower ambulance fears, and roadside drug testsSlower ambulance fears, and roadside drug tests
• M6 motorway to close for road worksA stretch of the M6 motorway in Cheshire is to close overnight for two nights to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out.

The Telegraph

• Christmas roadside drug tests for driversDrivers to be tested for drugs as officers issued with kits that can detect 'legal highs' in a war on drug-driving over the festive period
• Prince Charles: reclaim the streets from carsThe Prince of Wales issues a 10-point architectural 'masterplan' that includes the near-eradication of road signs and a call for pedestrians to reclaim the streets from cars

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Llandudno Junction subway a 'health and safety risk'Pedestrians forced to cross busy road as underpass floods in heavy rain

Bucks Free Press

• Take the stress out of your Yuletide car journeys The biggest source of seasonal stress is the drive many of us have to face to reach loved ones during the yuletide period, motorists in Bucks have been warned.

Doncaster Free Press

• Thousands pledge support for Free Press A630 safety campaignThousands have pledged to support our campaign for safety improvements on a stretch of road that has claimed the lives of eight teenagers.

Other Regional Press

• Make the most of falling fuel prices says economist who says it's a short-term "blip"£1 a litre very unlikely despite recent cuts in price at pumps

Other News Sources

• December is the worst month for road deaths in Sussex this year with scores of crashes and casualties this week A leisure park employee became the seventh person to be killed on the roads of Sussex - the most deadly month of the year – after an accident which also left another man in hospital.