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Sunday, 05 June 2011

BBC News

• Oxford on-street evening and Sunday parking charges reintroduced Sunday and evening on-street parking charges are to be reintroduced around Oxford city centre this year.
• Fears Hampshire cuts could leave national parks without transport Cuts to bus services in Hampshire could leave its national parks without evening and weekend transport links, the South Downs Society has warned.
• Lancashire community transport service scrapped A dial-a-ride service which offered free transport for vulnerable people in Lancashire has been scrapped as a result of government spending cuts.
• Princes Street tram works delayedThe closure of Princes Street in Edinburgh to allow more tram works to take place has been delayed until September, it is announced.
• 'Lost' Tube artworks go on display Unclaimed and often unnamed artworks including paintings, photos and other objects left on London's transport network are to be exhibited.

The Guardian

• Britons unmoved by pro-cycling campaigns Most regard bicycles not as legitimate form of transport but as children's toys or preserve of hobbyists, research finds

The Telegraph

• Tax hotels not flights, suggests Ryanair boss Air Passenger Duty (APD) should be scrapped in favour of a tax on hotel stays, the chief executive of Ryanair has suggested.

Mail Online

• THE INTERVIEW: Why BA's boss is clocking up the air miles Keith Williams, the new chief executive of British Airways, is the perfect man to take over from the pugnacious Willie Walsh, who has moved up to lead the merged BA-Iberia combined International Airlines Group.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Princes Street tram repairs delayed until after Festival THE first major city centre tram works in two years are set to be delayed before they have even begun after repairs on Princes Street were postponed until after the Festival.

Liverpool Post

• Birkenhead bus station refurbished THE refurbishment of a Merseyside bus station’s travel centre has finished.

London Evening Standard

• Rail cuts 'leave south London commuters out of the loop' Miranda BryantRail bosses were today accused of betraying commuters by planning to sever links to the heart of the capital.

Other Regional Press

• Council accused of 'misleading' residents over Crossrail Labour councillors have accused their Tory counterparts of misleading residents over plans for a new Crossrail station in Kensal.
• New fares changes for Dial-a-Ride servicesElderly people will be forced to fork out for Dial-a-Ride bus journeys after a funding subsidy was cut.
• 'Tell us what you want' - port chiefs' appealPeople in Dover are to be asked how they would like the millions of pounds from any port sale to be spent in the community.
• Yorkshire bus snaps wanted SNAP happy residents are being invited to showcase their skills in a photography competition designed to explore the role of public transport in the community.

Aviation Industry

• Change is in the airThe air fare distribution model as we know it is threatening to fragment. Mark Frary explains how evolving business models will impact on travel management companies…
• BA presented new Concorde museum plansA RIVAL bid to build a new Concorde museum for the iconic Alpha Foxtrot in Filton was presented to British Airways this week.

Green Miscellany

• Electric bicycles no longer ˜gadgets™ The distributors of electric bicycles are purposefully moving away from presenting their products as gadgetsread more

News from Europe

• Travel disruption looms as Aer Lingus talks break down Up to 30,000 Aer Lingus passengers scheduled to travel on Tuesday face the prospect of serious disruption following the collapse of talks between management at the airline and pilots aimed at averting a dispute over rosters.