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Sunday, 18 December 2011

BBC News

• MP Aidan Burley sacked after 'Nazi' party guest photo... he is being removed from his post as parliamentary private secretary at the Department for Transport. In light of information received the prime minister has asked for a fuller investigation into the matter to be set up and to report to him
• Helicopter targets Metro cable thievesHelicopter police teams have joined the fight against cable thieves targeting the Tyne and Wear Metro network.
• CCTV hope in stabbed C2C ticket inspector inquiryBritish Transport Police officers hope CCTV images will help trace two men after a ticket inspector on a C2C train travelling from Essex was stabbed.

The Scotsman

• Ryanair adding a fizz to its flights with Irn-Bru Budget airline Ryanair has struck a deal with AG Barr to sell Irn-Bru on its flights in and out of Scotland.
• First the wind, then snow, now it’s ice A spokesman for Transport Scotland said that its Multi Agency Response Team had been in operation yesterday morning to monitor the rush-hour following the Met Office decision to upgrade their snow warning from a yellow to amber – which advises people to be prepared – during the early hours of the morning.

Daily Express

• Win-win £2bn Skandia dealA £2BILLION sale of its Nordic business to pay debts and return cash to investors sent shares in insurer Old Mutual rocketing yesterday.

Journal Live

• Shake-up of Tyne and Wear bus services looked atA WORKING group is to be set up to examine how plans for a major shake-up of bus services in Tyne and Wear could affect travellers in Northumberland.
• Government owns up over Metro revamp cashTHE Government has admitted Metro revamp cash announced as part of a package of national transport projects is not new money.

Manchester Evening News

• £36k payout for Bury bus driver mum-of-four in sex discrimination row over part-time hoursA woman bus driver has won a £36,000 payout from her former employers after she won a case of unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. Tracey Ashford, from Bury, was forced out of work after Rossendale Transport said her part-time hours were no longer available.
• Flights delayed after whippet strays onto runway at Manchester AirportFlights at Manchester airport were brought to a standstill on Saturday - by a whippet. Managers were forced to shut down a runway after the whippet managed to evade security and run loose at the UK's 4th busiest airport.

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield train fare dodgers could be costing £14 million THE cost of fare dodging at Sheffield rail station could be almost £14 million – seven times what was originally believed – according to the Government.

The York Press

• York to get free Boxing Day busesFREE buses are to be provided on three of York™s Park&Ride sites on Boxing Day, city leaders have announced.

Yorkshire Post

• Enjoy it on video: Christmas Carols from Brodsworth Hall, YorkshireTHE elegantly restored English Heritage property of Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire is the setting for a series of intimate Carol services this festive season.
• Enjoy it on video: Christmas Carols from Brodsworth Hall, YorkshireTHE elegantly restored English Heritage property of Brodsworth Hall in South Yorkshire is the setting for a series of intimate Carol services this festive season.
• ˜Irresponsible™ bar under fire after student is hit by bus in all-day drinking eventPOLICE have called for a review into the licence of a Yorkshire university’s student union, after a teenager was knocked over by a bus as she left an “irresponsible” all-day Christmas drinking event.
• North on wrong side of tracks as South cashes in on fundingTHE “shocking” southern bias within the Government’s programme of new transport schemes is laid bare today in a report that reveals 84 per cent of spending will benefit London and the South East – compared with just six per cent for the whole of the North of England.

Blackpool Gazette

• Gritters avert havoc on roadAN army of gritters hit the roads of the Fylde coast in a bid to prevent a repeat of the chaos brought by heavy snow last year.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 campaigners petitioning MP this afternoonCAMPAIGNERS fighting High Speed 2 are today presenting a petition to MP Cheryl Gillan, as they step up the pressure on the Welsh Secretary.

Burnley Express

• Watch out .. this weekend is ˜most dangerous™ on roadsTake care if you’re out on the roads this weekend as December 17th and 18th are historically the two most dangerous dates for accidents.

Other Regional Press

• Heathrow Airport chiefs back moves to keep Aberdeen flightsBOSSES at the world™s biggest airport today voiced their support for keeping flights to and from Aberdeen.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Norwich MP 'pleased with rail transport options for passengers'Passengers searching for rail transport in East Anglia in the future should be met with a variety of efficient options, if one MP's words are anything to go by.Chloe Smith, MP for Norwich North, was speaking after hosting a summit attended by transport bosses, Network Rail and officials from Norfolk and neighbouring counties.The Norwich Evening News has revealed Ms Smith is pleased by the progress made at the meeting and believes there is a clearer route towards rail improvements in the region.She has identified the need for infrastructure to be more reliable, for investment in track i...