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Sunday, 27 September 2009

BBC News

• Refunds after Eurostar breakdownsAbout 1,000 Eurostar passengers are to be given refunds after a power cut left them stranded in France for several hours.

Financial Times

• BA's toll on comfortSix and a half hours in a World Traveller cabin is a long time for resentment to simmer. As a long-legged chap who recently endured another cramped and wakeful night...

Journal Live

• North East could miss out again in Government’s 10 year transport planCONCERN is growing that a national transport plan governing a decade of investment will see the North East short-changed.

The York Press

• Expanded Park&Ride site wins approval THE first stage of York™s landmark £26 million congestion-busting scheme has cleared its final hurdle.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Rail chiefs slammed for Wakefield help desk closureRAIL chiefs in Wakefield have been slammed for closing a dedicated travel information centre at Westgate Station.

Blackpool Gazette

• It's rust a hiccup “ so keep pedalling!BLACKPOOL'S pay and pedal cycle scheme will be extended by 500 bikes.

Reading Evening Post

• Award-winning transport police ’first class’ British Transport Police staff in Reading have been named ’first class’.

Aviation Industry

• British Airways to Charge for Early Seat SelectionBritish Airways PLC Friday said it will start charging passengers for choosing their seats in advance, in the U.K. carrier's latest move to boost revenue by unbundling its service.

Other News Sources

• Impacts of Noise on Immune SystemArticle in Noise and Health Journal looks at impact of noise on immune system.
• Part-time transport managers for fleets of 50 vehicles or less in IrelandThe president of the IRHA has questioned the decision to allow transport managers to work for several haulage firms on a part-time basis in Ireland.
• Jaguar to close Midlands plantJaguar Land Rover has issued details of its new business plan, which includes closing a plant in the West Midlands while creating 800 new jobs to develop a new fuel-efficient SUV in Halewood.