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New British green number plates could allow drivers to use bus lanes and park for free
Drivers of electric cars are to be given green number plates that could allow them to use bus lanes and park for free.
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- Jaguar Land Rover to cut temporary factory-floor rolesThe carmaker says it is making the decision
- Garden villages locking-in car dependency, says reportA group promoting alternatives to the car said one garden village could be seven miles from a shop.
Times Online
- Jaguar Land Rover to cut jobs after £501m loss [Subscription]More than a thousand jobs are to go at Jaguar Land Rover after the carmaker fell to a £501 millon pre-tax loss in the first three months of the year.
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- New British green number plates could allow drivers to use bus lanes and park for free Drivers of electric cars are to be given green number plates that could allow them to use bus lanes and park for free.
This is Money
- Jaguar Land Rover slashing another 1,100 jobsThe car maker said it would cut the agency worker jobs as part of plans to save £5billion. Its finances have been squeezed after the pandemic forced its plants and showrooms to close.
- Commuting by car rather than public transport? Tell your insurerMotorists who were not using cars to go to and from their jobs before the pandemic will need to swap their insurance to a Social, Domestic, Pleasure and Commuting policy - which will be pricier.
Birmingham Post
- Jaguar Land Rover posts £422m loss as 1,100 agency staff face axeSports car manufacturer is hit by coronavirus shutdown and vows to plough on with 'Charge' transformation programme
- Are Midland workers set to bear the brunt of Aston Martinās job cuts?The car maker announced 500 jobs would be axed earlier this month
Northern Echo
- Durham County Council criticised over closure of city's New Elvet Bridge DURHAMāS parish council has criticised County Hall bosses for the āinexcusable lack of consultationā over the closure of a major city bridge for up to 14 months of works.
- Millions confirmed for Darlington road work and potholesA PROGRAMME of highway maintenance schemes across Darlington has been confirmed, with a number of residential and commuter routes set to be resurfaced or treated as well as £1.2 million for potholes from a new Government fund.
Other Regional Press
- £30m scheme to improve White Hart Roundabout near A419 beginsA £30 MILLION scheme to improve a busy junction on the A419 is under way.
- Free parking announced for Letchworth town centre as more shops reopenWith the town centre set to reopen on Monday, the Letchworth Heritage Foundation is offering free car parking to encourage people to shop local.
- Jaguar Land Rover to axe 1,100 jobs due to fallout of coronavirusThe car maker is to reduce the number of agency staff it hires
- Why the government plan to give drivers £6,000 to switch to an electric car Boris Johnson is considering plans to give drivers up to £6,000 to exchange their petrol or diesel car for an electric model - according to reports.
- Jaguar Land Rover swings axe on 1,100 agency jobsAutomotive giant is cutting temporary production line agency roles to 'safeguard' the long-term success of the business
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