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Saturday, 07 April 2012

BBC News

• Hopes for Blackpool trams' town centre return Blackpool trams could return to the town centre if buried tracks from the promenade are uncovered, Blackpool Council has said.
• Airport did not check passportsPassengers from three international flights which landed at Manchester Airport did not have their passports checked, the airport confirms.

The Guardian

• Fallacy of the case for a third runway - David Nussbaum Chief executive, WWF-UKYour recent article speculating about a possible Conservative party policy shift on Heathrow (Tories may be on the final approach to a U-turn, 26 March) suggested that the Committee on Climate Change, the government's official independent adviser, "inadvertently made the case for a new runway" by allowing for 140 million more passengers by 2050. First, this figure is for allowable growth nationwide. So permitting this amount of growth in the south-east alone would rule out any growth in the rest of the country.
• Ryanair passengers tell of terrifying descent over AlpsFlight from Milan to East Midlands airport drops thousands of feet as pilot calls 'mayday'Passengers have recounted the

The Herald

• Surprise over lack of Green Bus Fund bids from cityPOLITICIANS have queried why Scotland's biggest city has not benefited from a £1.8 million Government-backed scheme which aims to help bus firms buy low emission vehicles.

The Scotsman

• Lothian puts £2.5m into greener fleet LOTHIAN Buses is investing £2.5 million as part of its aim to become one of the UK’s “greenest” bus fleets. The investment is supported by a grant of £750,000 from the Scottish Government’s Green Bus Fund.
• John McLellan: Trains and trams? Let’s have more of them CAPITAL’S one tram route is not going to be much use, writes John McLellan
• Rave reviews as Lothian Buses driver training video goes viral LOTHIAN Buses has gone viral in its latest attempt to increase road safety for cyclists.
• Cup win for train travellers as ScotRail does drinks U-turn SCOTRAIL has reversed a decision to dramatically shrink its tea and coffee cups and will restore the original size tomorrow, The Scotsman has learned.

The Telegraph

• New scanners could end airline liquids banThe ban on passengers taking liquids on planes could be lifted within a year after ministers approved a new generation of airport scanners.

Daily Express

• It's all aboard at Nat Express railINVESTORS jumped aboard National Express yesterday on suggestions it is

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham business boss calls for third runway to be build at HeathrowTHE head of a business group backing calls to increase passenger levels at Birmingham Airport has called for a third runway to be built at London’s Heathrow.
• New image of Icknield Port Loop scheme in BirminghamTHIS is the vision of the future for a Birmingham site set to create up to 800 jobs.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Supermarket bid to replace axed First Bus stationA MAJOR supermarket is set to replace First Bus operations at its Dalkeith depot after the travel firm announced it would quit the base amid huge cutbacks.

Manchester Evening News

• Security blunder lets passengers in through Manchester Airport without showing their passports A blunder at Manchester Airport allowed dozens of passengers arriving from mainland Europe to enter Britain WITHOUT having their passports checked.

Sheffield Star

• Clegg on spot over OAP bus passes in South Yorkshire NICK Clegg has been challenged about his views on free bus travel for the elderly, after a senior Lib Dem claimed the Deputy Prime Minister favoured means-testing OAPs’ passes.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Transport minister appeals for end to city bypass battle Scotland™s transport minister has urged Aberdeen bypass opponents to respect the views of the majority in the north-east, who he said were œdesperate for the project to proceed.

Other Regional Press

• Bus service is just the ticket! A REINSTATED bus service is certainly no April Fool after returning with a bang on its first journey.
• Bus service is just the ticket! A REINSTATED bus service is certainly no April Fool after returning with a bang on its first journey.
• What's your ideal bus trip?A TRANSPORT company is asking creative kids to send in stories to mark the launch of a new bus service.
• VIDEO: First journey on Lincoln's open-top bus tourLincoln's new open-top bus tour got its first paying customer this morning on its maiden voyage around the city's sights.
• Dover to become 'duty free' zone?A