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Transport for Wales (TfW) has appointed Lee Robinson as its new development director for north Wales. Robinson will lead the business unit in the north of Wales as it supports the delivery of the new franchise and several major schemes in the region. The minister for transport and for north...
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- M6 and M56 roadworks delayed to 'benefit drivers'Schemes to improve the M6 and M56 will be delayed, after Highways England
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- Greg Clark accused of misleading MPs over £61m payment to NissanLabour says business secretary ‘dodged scrutiny’ by failing to tell parliament about state aid
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- Businesses in Scotland could be fined for failing to comply with parking levyScots firms could face hefty fines over failures to comply with controversial plans for a workplace parking levy, the Tories have claimed.
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- Big rise in drink-driving deaths triggers calls for a stricter limit [subscription]The number of drink-drive deaths has reached its highest level in eight years, prompting renewed calls for the limit to be lowered.
- Sadiq Khan promises to help low earners scrap diesel cars [Subscription]People with low incomes and polluting cars will be given grants to scrap them under a plan by the mayor of London.
- Sadiq Khan’s fund to scrap polluting cars won’t go far [subscription]Back in the 1990s the RAC Foundation, a policy and research organisation, was born of a growing concern about the need to get a grip on the negative impacts of motoring — congestion, road safety and emissions. Something had to change if we were to continue to enjoy the mobility benefits the car has brought, not least access to employment. That’s true across the country and it’s true even in Greater London, despite the capital’s extensive public transport networks.
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- UK drink-drive deaths at highest level since 2009Between 240 and 330 people killed in crashes in 2017 with at least one driver over limit
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