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Sunday, 09 August 2015

BBC News

• Increase in Jersey bus users paying by card over cashThe number of people using cash to pay for the bus in Jersey has dropped below 50% for the first time.
• Ufton Nervet level crossing: Rail bridge approvedPlans for a bridge to replace level crossing where 11 people have been killed since 2004 have been approved.
• Four hurt after stones thrown at busFour people are injured after stones are thrown at a bus in Dungiven, County Londonderry.

The Herald

• Parents call for road closures so children can play outside againOnce kids played out on every street corner, and chalk drawings, skipping ropes and the sound of children playing were part of daily life.

The Scotsman

• All fired up to restore Scots wartime steam engineA STEAM locomotive will be both restored and run again in Scotland for the first time under ambitious plans by rail enthusiasts.

The Telegraph

• Letters: There simply isn’t room in west London for Heathrow expansion [letters]The case against Heathrow expansion; relaxing Sunday trading laws; the cost of atomic warfare; and give a gull a bad name

City AM

• Gatwick named worst offender for flight delaysDelayed airline passengers could be missing out on millions of pounds in compensation, according to an investigation from watchdog Which?

Mail Online

• Rich resident pays £11,000 to move bus stop: Disabled and elderly left without easy access to buses after it is relocated hundreds of metres away Disabled and elderly residents of an estate have been left without a local bus stop after a rich neighbour paid £11,000 to move it hundreds of metres away.
• I've been to Hell on Earth - and it's called Heathrow says LIZ JONES At the airport, I encounter that Exocet on humanity – the blonde tot being pulled along by dad astride her little pink suitcase, which is made of Kryptonite, and aimed at your shins, writes Liz Jones.

The Mirror

• Diesel price war steps up as Morrisons announces another cut to pump pricesThe supermarket's third cut in a month is more good news for motorists after rivals Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda knocked 2p of the price of a litre

This is Money

• Stop putting the brakes on a major British success story, car industry boss tells Osborne as he warns of road tax impact Mike Hawes fears radical changes to road taxes could threaten both the future of greener, less polluting cars and the premium and luxury market.

Other Regional Press

• LETTER: Answer to avoid blighting Heathrow area will not be to blight Gatwick area insteadn response to Mr Bryant’s letter of Saturday 25th July. Mr Bryant makes much of the reduced noise of modern aircraft. However, if they were as quiet as he claims, there would be fewer complaints about the revised flight paths being used from Gatwick, wouldn’t there? Or are those people just nimbys, too?
• Wokingham councillors welcome Heathrow expansion reportMore than 1,000 people are employed by the airport and it is hoped expansion will protect their jobs
• Thieving airline workers ordered to pay back employerTwo airline provisioning firm workers who stole perfume and aftershave worth almost £2,000 have been ordered to pay back their employer.
• Loyal bus company staff are rewarded for service A GROUP of bus company staff have clocked up more than 450 years of combined service helping passengers get around the city.
• Could barnacle hold key to aviation mystery? Southampton scientists think so COULD a humble barnacle hold the key to the world’s biggest aviation mystery?
• Crawley News published British Airways launching flights from Gatwick Airport to Costa...PASSENGERS at Gatwick Airport will soon be able to fly to an exotic new location in Central America. New direct flights from Gatwick to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, start on May 4 next year. Known for its stunning beaches, spectacular volcanoes and lush rain forests, some 25 per cent of the country's land area consists of national parks and protected areas. It is also home to big cats, monkeys, reptiles, amphibians and 840 species of birds. The tiny nation has the Pacific Ocean to...
• Crawley News published Sensors removed from Tushmore Roundabout causing extra congestion...WORKERS carrying out a £275,000 resurfacing project at one of Crawley's busiest roundabouts removed sensors controlling the flow of traffic which has resulted in weeks of increased congestion.Drivers have noticed much longer waits over the past eight weeks at the Tushmore roundabout with some saying their journey times to and from work have been doubled.During the resurfacing project, carried out between May 25 and June 10, the sensors controlling the three sets of traffic lights on...
• Flood-busting raised road to Muchelney in line for another national award THE award-winning road raising scheme at Muchelney has been nominated for a second industry accolade.
• Luxury train ride will help raise cash for Prospect Hospice THE sister train of the Orient Express will be whisking Prospect Hospice supporters off for a fine dining experience on the rails.

Railway Gazette

• Ultracapacitor technology partnership signed CHINA: US-based ultracapacitor manufacturer Maxwell Technologies and CRRC’s Qingdao Sifang Rolling...

Other News Sources

• Ystrad Mynach station improvementsWe are considering providing a new park and ride and active travel facility at Ystrad Mynach.