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• Stagecoach loses court case over £11m tax avoidance scheme

  07-03-2016 15:26
  
  Company’s elaborate arrangement involved shifting money between companies within the group but judge ruled that it fell foul of legislation A complex tax avoidance scheme used by transport group Stagecoach to wipe £11m off its tax bill has been defeated in the tax courts.In a 56-page ruling a judge, Gordon Reid QC, found that the elaborate avoidance scheme, devised with the help of tax experts at KPMG, fell foul of tax avoidance legislation. Continue reading...
  
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• Tube drivers accept pay deal on all-night service

  07-03-2016 14:04
  
  Aslef says 88% of members who voted back four-year offer, clearing way for delayed London underground serviceTube drivers have voted by almost 9-1 to accept a pay deal for a new all-night service.Aslef said its members backed the four-year wage offer by 88%, clearing another hurdle in plans for a night tube. Continue reading...
  
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• London mayor race: high ideals and deep denials at Green Alliance debate

  07-03-2016 09:37
  
  Four of the leading candidates for City Hall offered a range of ideas for making London greener but also revealed some no go areas All mayoral candidates say they want a greener London, so which has the best ideas for achieving this and which is the most likely to deliver? The Green Alliance think tank held a hustings at 1 Wimpole Street with Liberal Democrat Caroline Pidgeon, Conservative Zac Goldsmith, Labour’s Sadiq Khan and the Green Party’s Sian Berry on the panel. James O&rsquo
  
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• YP Letters: Existing rail line near airports edge offers simple solution

  07-03-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: Brian L Dunsby, Chief Executive, Harrogate Chamber of Trade and Commerce.
  
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• Tram map reveals cost of renting in Sheffield

  07-03-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - The areas around West Street and Sheffield Cathedral tram stops are among the most expensiveplaces to rent in the city, new figures have revealed.
  
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• The train the UK has struggled to get rid of

  07-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - How UK rail came to rely on an unloved train
  
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• Temporary £3m road in Wiltshire opens to traffic

  07-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The route, near Royal Wootton Bassett, has been built to save a 24-mile detour while work is carried out on three railway bridges.
  
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• Stadler and Hitachi land Glasgow Subway deal

  07-03-2016 01:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Transport Briefing (subscription) - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has awarded the main contract for the modernisation of Glasgow's Subway. A joint venture of...
  
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• Rail services hit by delays after brakes jam on high-speed train at Stockport station

  07-03-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The issue meant lines were blocked as firefighters and engineers went onto the tracks.Rail services across the region have been hit by delays after a fault with the brakes of a train at Stockport station.
  
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• Preston tram network strikes deal with Pre Metro Operations

  07-03-2016 01:00 via blogpreston.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A hint of Prestons tram network plan being back on the table has appeared.
  
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• Pensioners stranded after First axe 'lifeline' bus route

  07-03-2016 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - FAMILIES are calling for their 'lifeline' bus service to be reinstated.
  
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• Northern and TransPennine Express: proposed yearly premium payments

  07-03-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Response about the proposed yearly premium payments for the awarded Northern and TransPennine Express franchises.
  
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• Night Tube: 24-hour weekend service on the Central, Jubilee, Nothern, Piccadilly and Victoria lines could finally get the go-ahead

  07-03-2016 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Tube train drivers' union Aslef is to vote on a new pay deal tomorrow - and it's going to back the offer.
  
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• New rail pledge

  07-03-2016 01:00 via callington-today.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - NETWORK Rail and Great Western Railway have signed a formal alliance with the aim of improving their service to West Country rail passengers by working more closely together.
  
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• New £5 million school bike training programme to create safe and confident young riders

  07-03-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Innovative training will help children and parents stay active and cycle safely.
  
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• New 3am tram service to get early-bird commuters to Manchester Airport

  07-03-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The extra-early start for trams is aimed at shift workers, and will arrive into Manchester Airport for 3.40am
  
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• MH370: head of search says 'very likely' plane will be found by July

  07-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Martin Dolan, head of the Australian authority scouring the Indian ocean, is confident aircraft will be located The man in charge of the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 believes it is very likely the plane will be found in the next four months, even as the multimillion dollar search effort enters what is likely to be its final stage. In the two years since the plane disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 227 passengers and 12 crew on board, its only confirm
  
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• London night Tube plan back on track

  07-03-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Train drivers union expected to vote in favour of pay deal on Monday
  
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• London airport expansion: Londoners prefer Gatwick to Heathrow by 12-point margin according to latest YouGov poll

  07-03-2016 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Londoners are significantly more likely to support the expansion of Gatwick Airport than another runway at Heathrow Airport, according to a new poll out today.
  
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• Life-saving defibrillators to be installed at train stations throughout Sussex

  07-03-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - ALMOST every train station in Sussex could have a life-saving defibrillator installed by this summer.
  
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• Leeds nostalgia: Yorkshire rail tunnel marks 175th anniversary

  07-03-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - An important anniversary in the history of railways in Yorkshire passed on March 1. It was 175 years since the completion of the first railway to cross the Pennines enabling trains to run through between Leeds and Manchester.
  
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• Landowners can expect HS2 visitors in coming weeks

  07-03-2016 01:00 via staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk
  Other News Sources - LANDOWNERS along the route of the proposed high speed rail line through Staffordshire can expect a visit from HS2 representatives within the next few weeks, a Stafford-based surveyor has said.
  
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• Is it a bus or is it a train? It's a Pacer

  07-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Commuters have been promised that by 2020 they will no longer be travelling on trains built from the body of a bus.
  
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• Intruder arrested at Heathrow after major security breach sees him break through security fence and lock himself in the cockpit of parked 747

  07-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - An intruder triggered a major security alert at Heathrow Airport after allegedly breaking through a security fence and locking himself inside an empty British Airways 747 passenger jet.
  
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• How the average speed on A-roads is 8mph in some parts of the UK

  07-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The slowest roads in the country are in the City of London with traffic moving at an average of just 7.9mph, according toDepartment for Transport figures.
  
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• High tech ethylene tetra fluoro ethylene roof to be installed at new £48 million bus station

  07-03-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - TRANSPORT leaders have taken a tour of the new state-of-the-art interchange currently being constructed in Boltonahead of the installation of a new high-tech roof on the building.
  
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• Heathrow pollution concerns rejected subscription

  07-03-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrows bid for a third runway has been boosted by a study that found concerns over noise and pollution were not insurmountable.
  
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• Driverless lorry convoys connected via wireless technology to be tested on the M6

  07-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Convoys of lorries, all controlled by a lead driver, would snake along the UK's motorways system delivering goods and produce across the country, helping to free up motorway space.
  
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• Driverless lorries to be trialled on M6 as government pushes ahead with investment

  07-03-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - George Osborne, the Chancellor, is expected to confirm funding for the initiative when he unveils the Budget
  
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• Cycling campaign is handed a 5m funding boost

  07-03-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - SCARBOROUGH Conservative MP Robert Goodwill has welcomed a Department of Transport announcement that a training scheme to encourage children and parents in England to take up cycling has been handed a £5 million funding boost.
  
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• Council in deadlock with First Bus over major bus lane review - first promised TWO YEARS ago

  07-03-2016 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE council is locked in a stand off with bus operators over a major review of bus lanes - first promised two years ago. ...
  
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• Campaigners fight for more train services

  07-03-2016 01:00 via hemsworthandsouthelmsallexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners are calling for Wakefield Council to back their proposals for improved rail services in the region.
  
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• Buses could no longer run in Wales from 2032 if passenger numbers continue to drop

  07-03-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The most recently released annual figures show that six million fewer people used buses in 2014-15 than the year before
  
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• Brake want road safety on the curriculum and shocking video of girl's near miss shows why

  07-03-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Watch shocking dashcam video of young girl running into road without looking
  
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• Belfast bus service upgrade a huge step forward

  07-03-2016 01:00 via newsletter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - All Translink buses on its Metro service have been kitted-out with new passenger information systems.
  
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