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Abellio agrees to sell 40% of Greater Anglia franchise to Mitsui
Abellio agrees to sell 40% of its Greater Anglia rail franchise to Japanese firm Mitsui.
Court to rule on wheelchair priority on buses
The Supreme Court will today rule on whether disabled travellers are legally entitled to priority use of wheelchair spaces on buses - even when there are babies in buggies on board.
Zac's back: Goldsmith to lead four-borough campaign against Heathrow expansion
Former Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith has been appointed spokesman and organiser of the anti-third runway campaign by Richmond, Wandsworth, Hillingdon and Windsor and Maidenhead councils.
Yousaf urges Scottish rail devolution
Transport Minister cites improved efficiency and effectiveness of rail operations
Prime Minister supports campaign to deliver £1bn rail improvements across North Wales & Cheshire
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has backed the Growth Track 360 campaign to secure £1 billion of rail improvements for North Wales and Cheshire.
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
Times Online
- Lighting the way ahead in a green blaze of glory [Subscription]Forget about painting the town red. For five years Emily Brooke has wanted to make the night-time streets of the world’s great cities glow green, yet it was only at the end of last year that her bright idea started to dazzle the City’s great and good.
London Evening Standard
- Cycling campaign groups slam black cab protest over traffic ban at Bank stationCycling campaign groups have slammed a taxi protest over plans to close Bank junction off to most traffic, saying drivers are supporting "the right to poison Londoners".
Green Miscellany
- New law will say yes to the 30 mph electric bicycleIt looks like European law is finally about to catch up with a new breed of faster electric bicycle. And it’s about time, too. While the uptake of electric cars remains painfully slow, the popularity of the 30 mph speed pedelec is soaring. Sales in Holland increased by over 30 per cent last year alone. One such speed pedelec is the Stromer… The post New law will say yes to the 30 mph electric bicycle appeared first on ETA.
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- Chris Grayling under fire for implying in Parliament that cyclists are not road users "If he truly thinks the roads are not for cyclists then what am I paying my taxes for?" said Olympic cycling legend Chris Boardman in reaction to the MP's comments
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