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Sunday, 06 March 2011

BBC News

• Rail dispute causes disruptionRail passengers face more disruption as Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) cancel all of their Sunday services in an ongoing dispute with drivers.
• Woman pilot recreates Spitfire flight 75 years onA Spitfire is flown over Southampton in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the first test flight of the world famous aircraft, which took place over the city.
• Osborne renews fuel duty cut hintGeorge Osborne announces plans for new enterprise zones and hints at fuel duty cuts, in a speech to the Tory spring conference in Cardiff.

The Scotsman

• Osborne hints at fuel duty U-turnGeorge Osborne has delivered a strong hint that a 1p fuel duty hike due next month will be scrapped amid fears over soaring oil prices.

The Telegraph

• Bristol Cars, the British motoring institution, goes into administrationFor a generation, its cars were the embodiment of high-powered, handcrafted Britishness.
• New Tory rebellion over HS2 as grassroots threaten funds David Cameron has been warned by his chief fundraiser that he faces a backlash from grassroots Tories and donors over the Coalition's proposed high speed rail link.
• Libya: personal account of RAF pilot who took part in SAS rescue missionFlight Lieutenant Stuart Patton, Royal Air Force - personal account of the Hercules Operations in Libya.
• Revealed: the multi-million pound secret transport network - for animalsCouncils and government agencies have spent almost £8.5 million on a secret transport network for animals.

Mail Online

• Now petrol hits £1.40 per litre ... that's £6.37 a GALLONCampaign group Fair Fuel UK said that the price charged at a BP garage in Rainham, Kent was the highest so far in Britain.

Birmingham Mail

• Fares to be introduced on Birmingham's Ring and Ride service PASSENGERS on Birmingham’s Ride and Ride bus service will face 60p-per-trip charges after users voted in favour of introducing charges.
• Commuters set to be hit by London Midland rail strike TRAIN drivers in Birmingham are expected to strike after union leaders won a landmark legal ruling.

Bolton News

• Fury over parking fine at train station AN angry rail passenger was fined £50 for leaving her vehicle in a car park at Bolton train station ” but says barriers cordoning off the site were put up afterwards.

Journal Live

• Chancellor is urged to extend fuel price cut CHANCELLOR George Osborne is under pressure to slash the tax on fuel for remote areas of the North East after island communities were promised a 5p cut.

Metro

• 65,000 Mazda6 cars recalled because of spider websThousands of Mazda6 cars in North and Central America are being recalled due to concerns over spider webs in their fuel systems.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Government's rail plans are biggest-ever failure for this country's trainsDave Thornhill, chairman of the Notts Campaign for Better Transport, on the need for the Midland Mainline to be electrifiedWE may have invented the railways in Great Britain, but we have had great problems with

Other Regional Press

• Bike crash survivor helping Pill through art A NEWPORT man who nearly died in a motorcycle crash five years ago before taking up art is now holding workshops to teach his talent to others.
• Price of fuel at Kent petrol station is 'highest in the UK'Fuel price protesters find a Kent garage selling petrol for £1.40 a litre - that's £6.37 a gallon

Other News Sources

• Rail dispute causes disruptionRail passengers face further disruption after Arriva Trains Wales (ATW) cancelled their Sunday services following a dispute with drivers. Sunday services are staffed by drivers working voluntary ...
• Fresh warnings of 'fuel price crisis'Protesters warned of a fuel price 'crisis' last night after the cost of unleaded petrol hit £1.40 a litre - £6.37 a gallon
• Sussex bikers to be offered driving tips Bikers are being offered driving tips in a campaign to try and cut the number of motorcyclist deaths on the road.
• Trailer safety must remain high priority says HSEThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning that trailer safety, maintenance and training must remain a high priority for every road transport operator.
• Truck and van sales resurgent in 2011Registrations for trucks of 6-tonnes and above have continued to climb through February, with the SMMT reporting year-to-date numbers up by 71.4% to 3,916.
• Fuel distributors agree to meet with Unite to avoid strikesA number of fuel distributors have accepted Unite's invite to discuss tanker driver terms and conditions (T&Cs) to avoid industrial action. But some believe certain discussions are best left between employers and employees.
• East Lancashire car repairer diversifies due to drop in crashes THE boss of a car repair specialist is diversifying to cope with the safer driving habits of motorists.
• DSV UK road arm sees turnover and profit riseDSV has recorded a 7.5% increase in turnover within its UK road transport division in 2010, to DKK (Danish Kroner) 1.648bn (£174.6m).