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Dawlish sea wall: £30m work to secure railway 'for 100 years'
Work starts on a £30m scheme for a higher defensive wall after the track was washed away in 2014.
Further Glasgow Airport strike action planned
Workers at Glasgow Airport now plan to walk out three times in June in a row over pay and pensions.
Towns need rapid chargers if drivers are to go electric [Subscription]
More than 40 towns and cities across Britain have no accessible rapid chargers for electric cars, deterring drivers to switch from petrol and diesel, a government advisory body has said.
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- Fears for Welsh Hawking Centre over roadworks near BarryVisitor numbers have plummeted because a road to Cardiff airport is being improved, it is claimed.
- Welshpool roadwork noise keeps residents awakeImprovements are being made to a one-way system following years of complaints.
- M4: Decision due on road plan which predates One DirectionThe new M4 route has been discussed since before record-breaking boy band 1D were even born.
- M4 relief road: FM to announce decision on TuesdayFirst Minister Mark Drakeford is expected to make his intentions known on the proposed new motorway.
Times Online
- Rival app Kapten aims to drive Uber off the road as cab price war begins [Subscription]The struggle for London’s taxi market has a new contender as a French company seeks to undermine the dominance of the cab-hailing app Uber.
- Towns need rapid chargers if drivers are to go electric [Subscription]More than 40 towns and cities across Britain have no accessible rapid chargers for electric cars, deterring drivers to switch from petrol and diesel, a government advisory body has said.
Manchester Evening News
- The moment fireball tears through multi-storey car park at Manchester AirportA number of cars were damaged or destroyed in the blaze that sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky above the airport
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- DfT misses recommended deadline for financing Highways England schemesHighways England is still waiting for the government to make a decision on how new roads will be funded with private finance.
- Amey strikes deal to exit Birmingham highways contractAmey is finalising terms to buy its way out of its roads maintenance contract with Birmingham City Council.
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- Cars considered too unsafe for Europe sold in Australia, TAC says … -star cars on our roads and look forward to … into Europe," said Samantha Cockfield, lead director of road safety at … four- or five-star safety rating. Roads Minister Jaala Pulford also … roads. Earlier on Friday, the TAC announced its new road safety …
- Blow for 20mph speed limits as ‘one-size-fits-all’ plan rejected by MSPs Speed limits of 20mph should not be introduced on all residential roads in Scotland, MSPs have decided. Plans to lower the speed limit to 20mph on built-up roads have been dealt a blow after a Scottish Parliament committee rejected the idea. The Bill, put …
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