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Plan to add UK runway condemned
PLANS to expand UK airport capacity are "based on a wing and a prayer" according to two reports from environmental groups.
Runway delay is hitting growth, bosses warn [subscription]
FIFTY business leaders have attacked the government’s aviation policy, accusing ministers of a “lack of political leadership” that risks “strangling” growth. In a letter published by The Sunday Times today, the business chiefs, including the bosses of Dixons, Thomas Cook and House of Fraser, say it is “unacceptable” that the government has not responded to the Airports Commission’s key recommendation that at least one new runway needs to be built in southeast England.
North East council leaders to unite on region's rail plans
Lobbying efforts for Northern Rail and East Coast services will take place this week in Newcastle
Rail plan ‘will create jobs and boost economy’
TRANSPORT group Arriva is planning a new inter-city rail service linking West Yorkshire and Lincolnshire with London, which it says will create jobs and lead to a better deal for passengers.
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- Bus staff get £120 Games bonusStaff at bus company First Glasgow receive a £120 bonus for working during the Commonwealth Games.
Financial Times
- FirstGroup rules out break-upChairman says suggestion from US investor to sell Greyhound coaches and spin off school bus and transit businesses lacks financial logic
Times Online
- Inside the City: Passengers miss bus at First Group [subscription]THE busload of investors fuming over the pay of First Group chief executive Tim O’Toole is threatening to crash through the transport giant’s annual investor meeting on Wednesday in Aberdeen.
- Landmark report shows how buses can be engine for growth [subscription]New research shows that if you invest in Britain’s bus network, you open the door to economic expansion
North Wales Live
- Liverpool partners combine to offer free Cruise Connector bus service to cruise ship passengersPassengers are greeted by City Stars volunteers and offered information on city centre attractions and history
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