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Reports of rare bat species in ancient woodland being cleared for high-speed rail lineLawyers have warned HS2 it might be felling trees illegally, after an ecology report found evidence of one of the UK’s rarest bat species in an area of ancient woodland being cleared for the high-speed rail line.Legal firm Leigh Day has written to HS2 Ltd urging the company to halt activity at Jones’ Hill wood, near Wendover in Buckinghamshire, as it does not have a licence to carry out work that could disturb rare barbastelle bat roosts. They say to continue doing so could be a criminal offence. Continue rea...
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Managers at Scottish government-owned Prestwick airport are understood to be in talks with trade unions about job cuts at the loss-making business.
Sunday, 11 October 2020
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- Birmingham named Britain's hardest city to find a parking spaceDespite having over 12,000 parking spaces, Birmingham is the worst for drivers. With over 600,000 registered cars in the city, there is an estimated 51.5 cars for every space available.
Northern Echo
- Safety concerns over 'accident prone' Tow Law road bendA COUNCILLOR has raised concerns again over a notorious junction on a town’s main road after a vehicle collided with a van and caught fire last week.
The York Press
- Blunder will see Tadcaster Road dug up - months after £600k resurfacing A BUSY main road in York that was resurfaced just months ago at a cost of more than £600,000 is set to be dug up again.
Burnley Express
- 'Selfish' motorists drive wrong way down M65 slip road while police deal with serious car fire Police have issued a warning after impatient motorists drove the WRONG way down a motorway slip road as emergency services dealt with a serious car fire.
Other Regional Press
- Work set to start to improve Southampton roadsWHEELS are in motion to improve access into Southampton from the east.
- Call for parking restrictions after cyclist's deathA coroner is calling for highway bosses to introduce new safety measures on a dual carriageway following a collision which killed a cyclist.
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