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The Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, Ken Skates, has announced that over £100 million is being invested to improve public transport and encourage economic growth.
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- Fee hikes will price us out of canals, say houseboaters in England and WalesCharges to go up by as much as 75% for widest vessels under five-year licence increases that started in AprilFinding an affordable place to live on land is hard enough. Now, those who call canals and rivers home face being priced out of the water after plans came into effect to start increasing licence fees by up to 75%.Houseboats have long been the reserve of those living alternative lifestyles, but in recent years young people and families have flocked to them as rents across the country, especially in London, have soared. Continue reading...
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- Delayed CalMac ferry will miss the tourist season again. [subscription]Ferguson Marine said MV Glen Sannox will be handed over in July, so it will not carry passengers in August as the crew need up to eight weeks of familiarisation
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