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Travel time threat to rail jobs
Rail workers face losing their jobs if they live more than 75 minutes from new offices in Buckinghamshire, a union claims.
Extra ferry cash 'not enough'
BUSINESSES in the Western Isles say an extra £2.5 million from the Scottish Government to help with increased ferry charges for commercial vehicles is not enough.
£5m rail safety move to save lives
Network Rail is funding a £5 million programme to fit additional disc brakes to hundreds of road rail vehicles, the company said amid calls for safety improvement on the eighth anniversary of an accident in which four railway workers were killed by a runaway wagon.
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
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- Travel time threat to rail jobsRail workers face losing their jobs if they live more than 75 minutes from new offices in Buckinghamshire, a union claims.
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- Extra ferry cash 'not enough'BUSINESSES in the Western Isles say an extra £2.5 million from the Scottish Government to help with increased ferry charges for commercial vehicles is not enough.
The Independent
- Move home or lose job, rail staff are told Network Rail staff who live more than 75 minutes from work face losing their jobs unless they agree to move home.
The Telegraph
- Poll: should Boris Johnson control all London rail servicesThe Mayor of London is requesting the power to franchise suburban London rail services.
Press Association
- £5m rail safety move to save lives Network Rail is funding a £5 million programme to fit additional disc brakes to hundreds of road rail vehicles, the company said amid calls for safety improvement on the eighth anniversary of an accident in which four railway workers were killed by a runaway wagon.
Daily Express
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Mail Online
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- Council spends £5,180 on bus stop where there is no bus serviceOfficials shelled out £1,800 demolishing the old shelter and £2,800 putting up a new one, before residents pointed out the mistake
- 850 Network Rail workers 'face sack' if they live too far away from workBosses say they must not live more than an hour and a quarter away from the £30million site, which replaces branches nationally
- Ryan-bare: Airline flies into fresh controversy after "sexist" stewardess ads are bannedThe Advertising Standards Authority ruled the ads œlinked female cabin crew with sexually suggestive behaviour
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London Evening Standard
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Metro
- Network Rail's new office 'puts 850 jobs on the line'Hundreds of Network Rail staff could lose their jobs unless they live within 75 minutes of a new office complex.
The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)
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Yorkshire Post
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Blackpool Gazette
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Bus and Coach.com
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Global Rail News
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Aviation Industry
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