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Sunday, 20 March 2011

BBC News

• Liquid theftFuel crime rising as pump prices rocket
• Costly motoringFuel costs and frugality 'push up car-sharing'

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Ilkley parking meter proposals cause concern Subsidised public transport fares rather than street parking meters are the answer to a town's parking problems, it has been claimed.

Bristol Live

• Plaque honours Brunel's favoured railway worksTHE Bristol company chosen by Brunel to build his first locomotives for the opening of the Great Western Railway has finally been honoured with a commemorative blue plaque. Conceived by Bristol Railway Circle it was unveiled yesterday at the Ibis Hotel, in Avon Street, St Philip's, close to the site of the original works, by Bristol's Lord Mayor, Colin Smith. He said:

Liverpool Post

• Dancing rail staff lead Merseyside’s Comic Relief efforts ZUMBA-DANCING rail staff put a smile on commuters’ faces as they led Merseyside’s Comic Relief effort.

The York Press

• York transport plan nears completion A BLUEPRINT for the future of York™s transport network has moved a step closer to being rubber-stamped.

This Is Local London Network

• Staff at Toyota HQ dip into pockets for earthquake victimsStaff at the UK headquarters of Japanese carmakers Toyota are dipping into their pockets to help victims of the earthquake.

Other Regional Press

• Airport reports soaring successLUTON Airport continued its strong start to the year reporting a second month of growth for 2011.
• Vital bus lifeline faces axeA free bus service which provides a lifeline to thousands of elderly and disabled people faces the axe.
• Anger builds over link road plans A CONTROVERSIAL link road which could be built in Witney dominated the town™s annual meeting.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• England sees fall in bus passenger activityThe number of bus passenger journeys in England fell by 0.5 per cent during 2009-10 compared with the previous year.Latest statistics for the form of transport also show there was a drop of 0.1 per cent in activity between the third quarter of 2010 and the last three months of the year.In addition to falling passenger journeys, the number of bus vehicle miles completed during the 2009-10 year decreased by 1.2 per cent and bus fares rose over the 12 months to March 2010 by 0.2 per cent in real terms.Finally, the proportion of local bus services operating revenue derived from passenger fare rece...

Railnews

• News: Southeastern extension comes with more High Speed The Southeastern franchise has been extended by two years, and will now expire at the end of March 2014. The operator has been under fire after narrowly avoiding the compensation threashold in its last performance statistics, but will now introduce a ’delay repay’ scheme. Rail users in west Kent may also be mollified by the news that High Speed trains will run to Maidstone from May.

Transport for London

• TfL's undercover inspectors crack down on fare evasionFare evasion costs Transport for London (TfL) almost £75m a year in public money.

Other News Sources

• Public meetings in Alresford over transport and rugby TWO public meetings are being held in Alresford on transport and rugby.
• Survivors arrive at Heathrow from JapanSurvivors from Japan have arrived safely in the UK after touching down in Heathrow on Sunday.