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Monday, 20 January 2014

BBC News

• New London fares come into effectThe cost of bus, tram and Tube journeys increases as new fares for 2014 come into effect in London.

Financial Times

• Panama Canal Authority ready to actDeadline set by Sacyr-led contractors set to pass without deal after claims of $1.6bn in cost overruns and faulty terrain studies by ACP
• Turkish Airlines: location, locationMiddle East and Gulf airlines are capitalising on their global crossroads base – and that is helping Turkish Airlines’ shares to take off

The Herald

• Trail linking east to west will be most popular in ScotlandA £2 million walking trail linking the east coast with the west is expected to become the country's most popular path.

The Scotsman

• Years of delays on Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine linePASSENGERS on one of Scotland’s newest railway lines face disruption for the next five years while it is shut for major repairs, The Scotsman has learned.

The Telegraph

• 'Mega trucks' could enter Britain under EU plans"Mega trucks" could pose safety risk and worsen congestion if allowed into Britain, campaigners warn
• Flood of payouts expected on potholed roadsCompensation payments for vehicles damaged by potholes are expected to rise following severe flooding across Britain    

Birmingham Post

• '530 people a year could be dying from air pollution-related conditions in Birmingham' - Friends Of The EarthFriends of the Earth hits out after monitoring stations in the city were shown to be recording levels of pollution above recommended European safety limits

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Wales suffers from highest petrol prices in the UK Politicians unite in their bid to try and force them down despite Wales being left out of the UK Government's fuel duty cuts

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airports Group posts soaring half-year profits Manchester's 10 town halls are on course to pocket another bumper dividend due to the soaring fortunes of Manchester Airport
• Baron Frankal joins Manchester Airports Group Manchester Airports Group has appointed Baron Frankal as strategy and policy director
• Patients suffer as Arriva's ambulances miss out on key targets Arriva Transport Solutions won the bid to provide non-emergency medical journeys across the region from April last year.

Sheffield Star

• Campaigners fight rail plansCanal supporters are urging people to join them in objecting to plans for a high-speed rail service to Sheffield.

The York Press

• ‘School bus cuts must be phased‘ CITY leaders have been urged to stick to their original timetable for cuts to York school bus services after a decision was postponed.

Doncaster Free Press

• Bidders for train operator that serves South Yorkshire announcedThe shortlift of bidders being invited to deliver proposals for improved services for Doncaster passengers on the East Coast main line franchise has been announced by the Government.    

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted: Airport’s Meet the Buyer event set to generate contracts worth £1.5m for region’s firmsBusiness deals totalling a record £323,000 were generated by firms in the first six weeks following last year’s London Stansted Meet the Buyers event, according to new research − a 50% increase on the 2012 event.

Other Regional Press

• Letter - Mary Creagh is ready to take up the challenge am responding to your letter which appeared in the Wakefield Express just before the Christmas break. Thank you for your kind offer of a day out in your goods vehicle. I would like to make a counter offer – I will gladly join you for a half hour drive if you come with me for a half hour bicycle ride?
• Campaigners call for cheaper public transportMAKE public transport cheaper and more accessible – that was the general consensus of a meeting of green campaigners.
• First Capital Connect boss faces passenger gripes onlineLack of up-to-date information, train frequency and a shortage of Sunday services were just some of the bugbears rail passengers revealed last week.
• Investment to transform Penrith Station's booking hallPassenger services at Penrith Station are to receive a boost thanks to a renovation of the booking hall being undertaken by Virgin Trains.
• First of 40 upgraded trains introduced by First Capital ConnectThe first of 40 upgraded First Capital Connect trains serving the Great Northern route came into service last week.
• Mark Prisk MP ahead of Greater Anglia and Network Rail meetings: 'I want to know commuters' complaints and questions'Before Christmas, many people had to endure continuing problems on trains into London. Whilst the windy weather and floods were a factor, it was noticeable that our services seemed to have more delays and cancellations than others around the South East.
• Cherwell council still opposed to HS2 link Cherwell District Council remains opposed to the High Speed rail project to create a fast link between London and Birmingham, which will skirt Oxfordshire villages including Finmere and Mixbury.

Other News Sources

• Pressing need for Main Line 2The pressing need for Brighton Main Line 2 was proclaimed in Parliament
• Blackburn's £5.5m motor school launched BLACKBURN College welcomed car dealers, governers and building workers to a ‘ground breaking’ event to officially launch the construction of its new £5.5m Motor Vehicle Centre.