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Rail electrification in North Wales must be moving faster, MP warns
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More Brits want new airport, not Heathrow or Gatwick expansion - new poll
More Britons support building a new airport to meet the country’s aviation needs than favour expanding either Heathrow or Gatwick, a poll shows.
Northern Powerhouse could be derailed by a lack of transport spending, it is claimed
Figures show the Government spent just £50 per head on railways in the North East in 2013/14, compared to £298 in London
David Cameron urged to reopen consultation on air quality at Heathrow
More than 30 west London politicians and anti-airport expansion group leaders sign letter to the PM over air pollution following Davies' recommendation to expand at Heathrow
Sandy or Hitchin? East West Rail narrows down route from Bedford to Cambridge
Two potential routes for the East West Rail link between Bedford and Cambridge have been announced - taking passengers either via Sandy, or Hitchin.
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The Independent
- Operation Stack: Businesses in Kent count the cost after M20 was turned into giant lorry park Businesses across Kent are counting the cost of the disruption by Operation Stack - which saw stretches of the M20 turned into a giant lorry park for most of last week - and demanding the Government prevent a repeat of the gridlock.
Daily Record
- New speed cameras on A9 have limited impact as death toll on road remains unchanged AN analysis of the first six months of camera use finds four motorists have died although the number of people injured has more than halved.
Birmingham Mail
- Gang plundered metal from M42 and M5 road signs causing £430,000 damage An organised gang made £30K from thefts but caused over £430,000 damage by plundering copper from motorway signs from around the Midlands
Birmingham Post
- Jaguar Land Rover thought to be eyeing Poland or Slovakia for new factory The move comes as the Midland car-maker continues its rapid growth amid plans to almost double production to 1.5 million vehicles a year
Bolton News
- More than 2,600 streetlights in 500 streets switched to low-energy LED lighting MORE than 2,600 Bolton streetlights have been switched over to new low energy LED lighting.
Crewe Chronicle
- New scheme allows drivers to pay for fuel on their smartphones Shell and PayPal launch new ‘Fill Up and Go’ service, allowing motorists to buy fuel on a smartphone.
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- 'Dilapidated' bridge to be refurbished as part of £4m scheme to improve area The plan is to replace the pedestrian bridge that connects Walnut Tree Close with Bedford Road, along with refurbishing the Wooden Bridge over Midleton Road
- Parking tickets five times more likely in London, FTA survey findsLorry and van drivers are five times more likely to get a parking ticket in London than elsewhere in the country, according to a Freight ...
- FTA supports including further construction vehicles in HGV regulatory regimeThe Freight Transport Association (FTA) has said today that it wants volumetric concrete mixers incorporated into the same regulatory framework ...
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