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The biggest ever upgrade of canal towpaths is being planned to turn muddy, neglected routes into safe, good quality surfaces for walking and cycling.
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Mail Online
- Car drivers face £200million electric scooter crash billThe Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB) has paid out more than £100 million so far, but it estimates that bill will balloon to between £200 million and £2 billion a year.
Birmingham Post
- What could be in store for Jaguar Land Rover going forward?The coronavirus crisis has hit the automotive sector particularly hard
Bristol Live
- Time-lapse shows flood of cars seeming to defy Bristol Bridge banGeneral traffic is no longer allowed across Bristol Bridge – but not everyone seems to have got the message
Wales Online
- Camera car set to catch drivers parking dangerously near schoolsThe camera car will will target those parking on zig zags, bus stops, and taxi bays
Other Regional Press
- Electric vehicle charging points installed in Wichelstowe parking spacesONE of Swindon's largest housing developments now has electric vehicle charging installed to increase the use of eco-friendly transport
- Council bans cars from parking on Portland bus route CARS will no longer be allowed to park along a road on Portland after concerns were raised about a bus route being blocked.
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- Highways England begins search for contractors for £1bn trans-Pennine schemeHighways England has begun its search for design and build contractors to deliver its £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade.
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- 'Enough is enough' - Blackburn residents petition council following rise in 'serious crashes'A petition for traffic calming measures has been set up by a group of residents, after a car ploughed into the front of a young family's home narrowly missing their two-year-old son.
- Multi-million-pound boost to encourage environmentally friendly transportMORE park and ride spaces and electric vehicle points are set to be launched in Winchester as the city council has been awarded £5.65 million to to support lower carbon travel.
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