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Sunday, 03 March 2013

BBC News

• Medallist helps launch cycle eventParalympic gold medallist Dame Sarah Storey, from Cheshire, is helping to launch the biggest bike ride in the country.
• Appeal after Belfast car hijackingPolice are appealing for information following the report of a hijacking on Kennedy Way in west Belfast on Friday.
• Teen dies as car and tractor crashA 17-year-old boy dies following after his car is involved in a collision with a tractor in County Londonderry.
• VIDEO: Witness recalls runaway train panicA man who was on a Tube train followed by a runaway maintenance wagon sees how close he came to danger for the first time.

The Herald

• Border signs for new drink-drive lawTOURISTS and other road users will be confused by a new lower drink- driving limit for Scotland, and ministers could be forced to signpost every cross-border road to warn drivers from England, according to the country's top police officers.

The Observer

• How Beeching got it wrong about Britain's railwaysAs rail companies struggle to meet growing demand, the legacy of 1960s cuts has been to hold back revitalisation of the networkThe rail line from St Erth to St Ives is one of Britain's finest. Its tracks hug the cliffs that loom over the sands of Carbis Bay. In the early spring, Atlantic rollers pound the beach while gulls strut in rain-spattered tidal pools.It is a breathtaking journey “ with a flaw. It is over so quickly. The St Ives diesel railcar takes only 17 minutes to cover the line's four miles. Have a lengthy text chat and you will miss it.And that would be unfortunate “ for ...

Mail Online

• The Titanic time warp: We knew it was being rebuilt, but as these amazing new designs show, it really WILL be 1912 all over againAustralian, Professor Clive Palmer will recreate the Titanic in his new ship the Titanic II (pictured). The millionaire has released plans showing how the new ship will look.

Birmingham Post

• Coventry councillor who voted against HS2 now supporting it as chairman of CentroA COVENTRY councillor is spearheading a campaign for the building of HS2 – despite previously voting against it.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Morrisons plan for tram-hit West End ˜fantastic™TRADERS and business leaders have hailed a resurgence in the Capital’s West End after plans were unveiled for another supermarket to open in the tram-blighted area.

Manchester Evening News

• Woman dies after being it by car in Bolton She was run over by the Toyota Avensis on Blackburn Road, near the junction of Bar Lane, Bolton, shortly before 7pm yesterday, Friday

Sheffield Star

• Pedal power for Red Nose DaySainsbury’s colleagues Chris Spowage and Mark Bellamy, from the supermarket’s Dronfield store, are gearing up for a sponsored bike ride to raise cash on Red Nose Day.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Brake on scrapping of free school buses in SheffieldCONTROVERSIAL proposals to scrap free bus travel for pupils attending Catholic schools in Sheffield are to be reconsidered.

The York Press

• Driver™s lucky escape from wrecked car AN 18-year-old woman was lucky to escape uninjured from a serious crash.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• All West Midlands speed cameras are to be switched-offAll speed cameras in the West Midlands will be turned off at the end of the month, it was revealed “ as it emerged talks about getting them turned back on in the future have been delayed.
• Driving theory test conspiracy is foundThree men arranged for impersonators to sit their theory driving tests in order to illegally obtain a full licence, a court heard.
• Van cameras ˜better™ at targeting speeding Mobile cameras in vans are better suited to target areas where residents are concerned about speeding, police chiefs have insisted, as it was revealed all fixed cameras will be turned off at the end of the month.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• West Yorkshire: Seat belt fines fall by nearly one thirdThe number of drivers issued fines by traffic officers for not buckling up behind the wheel in West Yorkshire has fallen by nearly one third.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Ipswich: Removal lorry overturns in store car parkEMERGENCY crews have been at the scene of an accident which saw a removal van overturn in a supermarket car park.

Other Regional Press

• Luton Airport™s operator set for departure?A new operator may have to be found for Luton Airport after Spanish firm Abertis announced it may jettison its UK airport contracts in an attempt to slash its debts.
• Meeting to hear about redevelopment around Winchester railway station THE spotlight will be thrown on the potentially massive redevelopment of the Winchester railway station area.
• Winchester residents association opposes re-routing of major road into Barton Farm PLANS to divert a major Winchester road through the proposed Barton Farm development have drawn more criticism from residents.
• Free bus rides in newly-launched customer charterA BUS company has pledged to give free rides to any of its customers who have to wait for a late bus.
• Petrol leak at Ampthill Shell garage leads to closure for A YEARFEARS of a large scale fuel leak have emerged after a garage announced without much warning that it would be closing for almost a year.
• London Midland warns of further train delays in NorthamptonRail services in and out of Northampton are running this morning following huge delays on the line, however, train bosses have warned of further delays and cancellations tonight.
• Residents continue fight for removal of noisy roadResidents have chosen to fight on for the complete removal of a noisy Northampton road surface after rejecting a £50,000 offer of repairs.
• Worry over unequal speed on dual carriagewayA call has been made to cut speed on a busy commuter route.

Other News Sources

• Work on 20mph limits due to start Work on 20mph limits is due to start next week in Lewes town centre
• Creepy contraband found at Gatwick Border force officers at Gatwick Airport seized an unusual kind of contramand when they discovered 94 kilos of dried insects after stopping a 22-year-old man travelling from Burkina Faso via Istanbul.