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Thursday, 11 January 2018

Times Online

• Bennachie campaigners out to save ‘most loved’ hills from bypass [Subscription]Hills that were once called Britain’s “most loved” will be damaged by a new dual carriageway, say campaigners. The Save Bennachie campaign was launched to try to save the hills in northeast Scotland from development.

City AM

• Daimler invests in What3Words, a British tech startup mapping the entire world with wordsDaimler has taken a stake in an innovative British mapping startup that created an entirely new postcode system for Mongolia last year.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Soaring fuel prices and Mersey toll charges putting squeeze on North Wales businesses Pump prices are at their highest for four years while trucks have been hit with £8 Mersey crossing toll

Yorkshire Post

• "The cause of daily Leeds congestion is too many people travelling alone in cars", says transport campaigner"The cause of daily Leeds congestion is too many people travelling alone in cars", says transport campaigner

Other Regional Press

• REVEALED: The 'shocking' number of crashes on Oxfordshire's key roadsNEW figures showing the huge number of crashes on two key Oxfordshire roads have been described as 'shocking, but not surprising'.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Fowler Welch plans for the future with £2 miliion investmentLeading supply chain expert Fowler Welch has completed a £2 million investment programme to develop its major temperature controlled depot in Spalding. The substantial investment includes refurbishment of two stores in the site, the conversion of a derelict brownfield site into an 8,800m² hard standing to park up to 100 trailers, a car park extension and staff welfare facility.  Works are already underway and full completion of all development is scheduled for Spring 2018. The refurbishment of the warehouse includes the extension of racking and consolidation capacity with new ...