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Case for £250m trolleybus in Leeds is weak & flawed says university transport expert
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Minister sees red after signal box protest
Passionate protestors who tied red ribbons on a threatened signal box in Deeping St James are back on track with some good news – because their petition is on the fast train to the railway minister.
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BBC News
- Google Glass used by airport staffStaff at Edinburgh Airport are using Google Glass headsets to help them deal with customer inquiries.
- Kinloss spaceport plan endorsedA bid to bring the UK's first spaceport to the former airbase at Kinloss is endorsed by Moray councillors.
The Telegraph
- Was flying in 1989 better than today?£249 flights to New York, Keith Floyd on the box, hilarious cabin crew fashion and seven-course suppers - did air travellers have it better 25 years ago?
London Evening Standard
- Airport terminal evacuated after man distracted by iPad wanders past security An airport terminal was evacuated after a man accidentally by-passed security because he was distracted by his iPad.
Doncaster Free Press
- Robin Hood airport says Ciao Bella to new Italian packagesIndependent tour operator Newmarket Holidays has announced new exciting packages to Italy from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield next year.
Aviation Industry
- Blackpool airport on brink of closureAirport to close on October 7 if no buyer can be found
- Lufthansa flights hit by strike action50 long-haul flights cancelled from Frankfurt airport
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