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Heathrow and Gatwick expansion: residents campaign, parties stay silent
The big issue: Although the timetable for airport expansion has been artificially lengthened, decisions over transport infrastructure will play a part for voters in west London and Sussex
Luxury plan to make rail travel ‘glamorous’ again
Plans to launch a luxury express train between Edinburgh and London have been unveiled in the hope of luring passengers away from first-class air travel with journey times well under four hours. Bosses say the rival service to East Coast Main Line operator Virgin Trains would make rail travel “glamorous” again, and give passengers greater choice.
Tuesday, 05 May 2015
London Evening Standard
- Drivers hit with 'double tax' on cars - giving the Government £38million windfall Drivers are facing a "double tax" on their cars for the month they change hands under new regulations - giving the Government an estimated £38 million windfall, the AA has said.
Wales Online
- Why free parking might not be the answer to Wales' high street woes Welsh Government-commissioned report says free parking could backfire and lead shoppers to take their custom elsewhere
Yorkshire Evening Post
- Campaigners call for 20mph blanket speedA West Yorkshire based road safety charity is calling on political parties to commit to a 20mph default urban speed limit.
Carlisle News & Star
- Cumbrian experts dismiss fears of demise of diesel cars CAR experts in Cumbria insist there’s no way that diesels should be allowed to die.
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