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Thousands of jobs set to be lost in car sector crash, warns Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders [Subscription]
Up to one in six jobs in Britains 18.6 billion automotive sector are at risk of redundancy, the industrys trade association has warned.
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- Segway: End of the road for the much-hyped two-wheelerThe self-balancing vehicle was launched 19 years ago with the aim of revolutionising personal transport.
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- UK's net zero pledge: what has been achieved one year on?The urgency of the climate emergency has grown but there has been little progress so farLast summer, Theresa May signed into law the UK’s ground-breaking target of hitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050 against a backdrop of increasingly vocal Extinction Rebellion protests, school climate strikes and Brexit-related political turmoil within the Conservative party.It was one of the last acts of a beleaguered prime minister, under fire after a series of missteps and haemorrhaging support in party and country. Protesters lined the streets, businesses despaired at the lack of leadership and the ...
Times Online
- Thousands of jobs set to be lost in car sector crash, warns Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders [Subscription]Up to one in six jobs in Britains 18.6 billion automotive sector are at risk of redundancy, the industrys trade association has warned.
This is Money
- UK motor industry calls for a government 'restart package'A report by the SMMT concluded that 'up to one in six jobs are at risk of redundancy' as 'the harsh reality of the Covid crisis for the UK's 18.6 billion automotive sector is laid bare.'
Birmingham Post
- Avid Technology boosted by Government package to revive automotive sectorNorthumberland firm is one of 10 projects that is sharing 73.5m of Government help at a time of unprecedented challenges for the automotive sector
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- Free weekday parking part of 1.25million boost to help Bolton businessesMORE than 1million will be pumped into Bolton town centre in a bid to get the struggling high street back on its feet. SAIQA CHAUDHARI reports
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- Money promised to upgrade junction that doesn't existThe wrong road was written in Weca’s Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP)
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- Anger as selfish drivers park all over Liverpool's new cycle lanesCouncil has new powers to crack down on the offenders
The York Press
- Map of safety measures proposed for York's roads EVERY York resident, worker and visitor is being given their chance to say how they think the city’s roads can be made safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Wales Online
- Council waives parking fees to help local businesses bounce back in BridgendParking is now free at selected car parks in Bridgend until the end of July to encourage residents to shop locally.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- Work on hospital car parks to startWork on two multi-storey hospital car parks designed to ease parking on surrounding roads will start next month.
Other Regional Press
- Divisive 9.1m car park officially opensA controversial and much-discussed multi-storey car park which a council admits is "no doubt divisive" has opened for the first time.
- Dorset's access to electric car charging points is below averageDorset is behind the curve on the green transport revolution, new figures suggest, with below average access to electric car charging points.
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport
- 73.5 million to boost green economic recovery in automotive sectorBritains automotive industry is set to benefit from a 73.5 million government investment to develop green technologies and safeguard jobs, Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi announced today (Tuesday 23 June). Ten projects across the UK will receive a share of this new investment to develop cutting-edge technology for the next generation of electric taxis, cars and vans including recyclable batteries, advanced electrical systems and ultra-lightweight components. This funding will contribute to the automotive sectors recovery from the coronavirus pandemic by safeguard...
- UK inflation rate at fresh four-year low as fuel prices slumpA record fall in fuel prices, including petrol, pushed the UK's inflation rate down to 0.5% in May, the second full month of the coronavirus lockdown. Fuel prices declined by 16.7% during the month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, dragging the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to the lowest level since June 2016. Supermarkets were among the few shops allowed to open in May and food prices rose, the ONS said. May's inflation rate was down from 0.8% in April, the first full month of the pandemic lockdown. Clothing and footwear prices fell 3.1% amid heavy discounting.
- How a Manchester motorway could soon get its missing linkThe only motorway in England which drivers need to come off to continue their journey on the same motorway could be about to get its missing link. The anomaly was created when the M60 was formed 20 years ago, connecting several existing motorways with a new stretch of motorway to form a 36-mile ring road around Manchester. The current set up means drivers travelling eastbound on the M60 at junction 18 near Prestwich, known locally as Simister Island, soon find themselves on the M62 on their way to Leeds if they dont use a roundabout to reach the southbound section of the M60. Highways ...
- UK auto industry calls for restart support as Covid crisis threatens one in six jobsThe harsh reality of the Covid crisis for the UKs 18.6 billion automotive sector is laid bare by a new survey from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The survey reveals that up to one in six jobs are at risk of redundancy. With a third of automotive workers still furloughed, the end of the governments job retention lifeline in November highlights the critical need for a dedicated restart support package to safeguard these jobs. More than 6,000 UK automotive job cuts have been announced in June, a result of global lockdowns, closed markets and shuttered ...
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- Brighton taxi drivers 'have never had it this bad'LONG-SERVING taxi drivers are giving up as their takings plummet in the coronavirus crisis.
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