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Highland Council is assessing how it runs the Corran Ferry, prompting worries from some about the service's future.
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Caledonian Sleeper now offers good service, claims Rupert Soames
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Civic leaders are calling on Boris Johnson to give the rail project the green light — or risk the wrath of the Tories’ new voters
Bus companies get £1.6m to go green
YORK has been awarded more than £1.6 million in funding to help replace or refit up to 93 buses in the next 12 months.
Sunday, 19 January 2020
Financial Times
- Treasury pushes for £2bn Stonehenge tunnel to be axedTransport secretary at odds with senior figures who say road project is bad value for money
- Carmakers say diverging from EU regulation will cost ‘billions’Chancellor’s Brexit plan threatens UK manufacturing and consumer choice, auto industry says
Times Online
- Uber at risk of Birmingham ban amid London row [Subscription]Uber will be denied a new licence in Birmingham until a safety dispute in London is resolved, potentially setting a dangerous precedent for the ride-sharing giant in Britain.
- Electric vehicles: Small petrol cars set to vanish from Britain [Subscription]Rules designed to favour electric cars, even enormous SUVs, mean fuel-efficient smaller petrol cars might disappear, according to Europe’s largest car manufacturer.
Mail Online
- Enormous sinkhole opens up on a road just metres from a popular beach after devastating stormThe road gave way on Tingira Crescent at Sunrise Beach after heavy rainfall lashed the region on Sunday.
Bolton News
- Concern over potholes 'big enough to fall in' A HOMEOWNER has warned that potholes near his house could cause serious injury to people - after he fell into one and hurt his hand.
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- More mobile speed cameras could be rolled out across district, report reveals MORE mobile speed cameras could be rolled out in the district, a report to councillors has revealed.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Section of A55 to close for three nightsMaintenance work is being carried out on a stretch of the expressway
Other Regional Press
- Stolen goods to pay for Cornwall road safety projects Money raised through the sale of seized stolen goods is to be used on making Cornwall’s roads safer.
- Villagers want changes to A337 between Lymington and New Milton after two-car crashCAMPAIGNERS are demanding more improvements to a Hampshire junction where a toddler miraculously escaped unhurt in a two-car crash.
- Gritters out as icy blast to hit KentRoads are being treated and motorists warned as falling temperatures are set to create treacherous conditions tonight.
- Warning to drivers as temperatures plunge 'Watch out on the roads' is the warning to motorists as temperatures plunge in Dorset.
Other News Sources
- City council airs plans for electric car chargers (as usage on the up) PLANS are afoot for Winchester City Council to be at the forefront of electric vehicle charging as it proposes to spend thousands on points across the district.
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