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New £28m Greater Manchester cycling network unveiled
The 15 new routes, dubbed 'Beelines', include six miles of segregated Dutch-style cycle lanes.
EIGHT DAYS of summer rail misery with strikes on South Western trains
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on South Western Railway will walk out on eight days between Thursday 26th July and Saturday 1st September.
Saturday, 21 July 2018
BBC News
- Traffic wardens 'driven at deliberately' in council attacksMotorists drove at traffic wardens and a social worker was dragged into the road and kicked in the head.
Times Online
- 9 in 10 major state projects face time or budget issues [Subscription]Nine out of ten major infrastructure projects in Scotland are either delayed, over budget or both.
Mail Online
- Furious driver parks Range Rover plastered with warnings to would-be customers outside dealership Steven Hamilton, 33, from Aldrige, Birmingham, says he has no other choice but to make a stand against what he described as poor customer service from staff at the car dealership.
- Frantic Friday! Travel chaos expected as 3.8million extra drivers clog roads for last-minute escapes One Twitter user joked he needed 'help, hugs and breakfast' after a 15-hour trip. Delays peaked in the evening rush hour as schools broke up and commuters began their slog home.
London Evening Standard
- Traffic news: UK drivers to face major jams on roads as millions set off for summer getawayDrivers have been warned to expect major traffic jams as millions of people take to the roads this weekend for the beginning of the summer getaway.
Northern Echo
- Benefits of £34.5m bypass have been proven, say highway bosses THE benefits of a £34.5m bypass have been proven say highway bosses after surveys found traffic going through communities has been cut by thousands.
The York Press
- Harrogate relief road plan to give wayPLANS for a local relief road, first approved in the 1990s, may be rescinded to clear the way for a new housing development.
Other Regional Press
- M26 Doomsday Brexit scenarioTwo motorways in Kent could be used to hold hundreds of lorries as part of attempts to deal with potential gridlock.
- No road repairs after horror fall PROFESSIONAL cyclist Chris Ward was injured after falling head first over his handlebars in Pewsey when his bike wheel got stuck in a rut in the road.
- 'We will force our way into your car to rescue hot dogs,' police sayDOG owners who leave their pets in vehicles during hot weather could find their windows smashed, police said.
- TRAFFIC HELL? - £120m Oxford flood scheme could clash with major roadworks projects TRANSPORT planners have demanded the three-year construction of the £120m Oxford flood relief channel be re-ordered to avoid clashing with other major road projects and
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