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Thousands of commuters face double-digit fare rises
Thousands of commuters face double digit fare rises when the Government announces another wave of above inflation increases next week.
Global slump sinks Britain's oldest shipping firm
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's oldest shipping firm, Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, has gone into liquidation after nearly 300 years of trading, becoming a casualty of the worsening global downturn.
Plans to make Manchester capital of commuter cycling in response to Olympic success
Cyclists are expected to make 2.5 million extra trips a year on Greater Manchester's roads as transport chiefs promise to pave the streets with Olympic gold. They have vowed to make the region the capital of commuter cycling in honour of the gold rush by Britain™s bike stars.
London Underground carries a phenomenal 47 million in first 12 days of the 2012 Olympic Games
Over the first 12 days of the Olympic period (from 28 July), London Underground carried 46.95 million journeys - an increase of 11.05 million (30 per cent) compared with same period last year.
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- Global slump sinks Britain's oldest shipping firmLONDON (Reuters) - Britain's oldest shipping firm, Stephenson Clarke Shipping Ltd, has gone into liquidation after nearly 300 years of trading, becoming a casualty of the worsening global downturn.
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- Ipswich: Jobs go as Rotterdam freight ferry service is axedA FREIGHT ferry service between Suffolk and the Netherlands is to be axed with the loss of around 20 jobs – just five months after the second of two new purpose-built vessels was allocated to the route.
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