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• Cycling and walking in transport policy | Letters

  29-03-2016 19:56
  Many people have bikes and a good intention to ride but fear the dangers of mixing with motor vehicles. This is one reason so many are cycling illegally on pavementsHelen Pidd’s timely article (28 March) showed that there needs to be more money spent on providing for cycling to increase the use of bikes from the present level of about 2% of trips. This is more than the number of trips made by rail, which gets £4bn a year funding. It is not just money, since there are more bikes in Br
  
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• Police intervene due to overcrowding on Cornwall-bound train

  29-03-2016 09:57
  
  Officers ask customers to disembark from crammed Good Friday train as passengers criticise chaotic and unsafe serviceTravellers heading to Cornwall for an Easter weekend break were packed into a train so crowded that the British Transport police (BTP) had to intervene.Passengers on the “particularly busy” 10am train from Paddington to Penzance on Good Friday were asked by Great Western Railway (GWR) staff to disembark at Plymouth for “comfort and safety” reasons. Passenge
  
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• Waterloo Cycle Superhub to offer 5,000 bike spaces

  29-03-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Transport for London has outlined plans to create a cycle 'Superhub' at Waterloo station.Waterloo already has more cycle hire docking points than anywhere else in London but TfL intends to provide...
  
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• Watch: Reading trials mini-bin truck but it still struggles in narrowest roads

  29-03-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Watch a video of the mini-bin truck on trial in Reading's narrowest streets as it negotiates parked cars
  
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• Volcano eruption prompts Alaska Airlines to cancel flights

  29-03-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Alaska Airlines has canceled 41 flights to and from six cities in northern Alaskaincluding all flights operating to and from Fairbanksbecause of a massive ash cloud that is moving north at up to 65 knots (75 mph). The canceled flights affect 3,300 passengers. read more
  
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• VIDEO: Storm Katie causes damage across London

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Wind gusts of up to 105 mph (170 kph) from Storm Katie have caused Gatwick-bound flights to be diverted, and damage across London.
  
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• Uber taxi seized by police investigating murder of Muslim shopkeeper Asad Shah

  29-03-2016 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Private hire cab registered 200 miles away in Bradford is taken away from inside police cordon as community mourns 40-year-old
  
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• Triple test: BMW X3 vs Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Mercedes-Benz GLC

  29-03-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Merc's belated entry into the small SUV market puts it head to head with BMW. But however good they are, can either of these 4x4s steal the limelight from Land Rover?
  
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• Three children 'standing' in moving car

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A 42-year-old woman is reported to the procurator fiscal after three children are found standing up in the back of a moving car.
  
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• 'The Harrods of bus stations' - new Blackburn bus station hailed as major step forward in public transport

  29-03-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -BLACKBURNS new bus station has been hailed as major step forward in public transport and passenger comfort.
  
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• Swansea council workers paints tiny new spaces at a seaside parking bay

  29-03-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Slots at Langland Bay, near Swansea, South Wales are so narrow drivers cant get in or out of their cars (pictured). One angered motorist described it as parking for 'the world's smallest cars'.
  
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• Storm Katie: Flooding closes M6 and drivers rescued from cars

  29-03-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Torrential rain and snow flurries forced the closure of a motorway and left motorists stranded in floods on main and side roads throughout the West Midlands and Staffordshire this morning.
  
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• Storm Katie batters Britain

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -BRITONSreturning home after the Easter weekend have been hit by travel misery as Storm Katie battered large parts of the country.
  
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• Spanish trains chief gauges global market

  29-03-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Potential demand is huge with 16,000km of high-speed track under construction globally
  
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• See the full carnage of Storm Katie as 100mph winds batter most of Britain

  29-03-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The bank holiday weekend saw 100,000 homes without power, motorways closed and one man feared dead after his kayak overturned on a river
  
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• Revealed: the London road where drivers hit the highest speeds most often

  29-03-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The London road where drivers are most likely to reach excessive speeds has been revealed.
  
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• Rail satisfaction 'up 7 in decade'

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail fares have gone up 54 in 10 years - more than double inflation rates - while customer satisfaction has improved by 7 over the same period, research suggests.
  
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• RAF Tornado fighter nearly hits microlight plane after map error

  29-03-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Military maps redrawn after it emerges that site of civilian airfield in Nottinghamshire was marked in the wrong spot An RAF fighter pilot left little margin for error after a near miss with a microlight that was coming in to land, according to an air safety report.The Tornado was flying at low level at about 483mph on the Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire border near Headon airfield when it passed 300ft beneath the startled microlight pilot. Continue reading...
  
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• Police called to deal with passengers on overcrowded train from London Paddington to Penzance

  29-03-2016 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  The Telegraph - Easter getaway had a troubled start as hundreds packed
  
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• PICTURES: Dire condition of Horsham roundabout

  29-03-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - The dire state of Horshams North Street roundabout was raised by a Lib Dem county councillor last week, but is your road in a worse condition?
  
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• Passengers tell of horror flights as nearly 50 flights cancelled or diverted from Gatwick

  29-03-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Britons heading home from the long Easter break were faced travel chaos as planes were diverted, trains delayed and heavy rainfall left roads treacherous.
  
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• Operation to cut motorbike casualties

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An operation to cut the number of motorcycle-related deaths and injuries in Wales is to take place on Easter Monday.
  
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• Olympic cycling champion: 'I don't cycle in London, it doesn't feel safe'

  29-03-2016 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Chris Boardman attacks the derisory amount of Government spending to encourage more cyclists
  
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• Objectors hail plans for public meeting over effect of Deepcut development traffic proposal on Frimley Green

  29-03-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Thousands have signed a petition railing against the current proposals for traffic planning at the Princess Royal Barracks site and their likely effect on Frimley Green
  
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• Nine Elms OSD cleared to bring in money for NLE

  29-03-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Lambeth Council has granted Transport for London planning permission for a new development above and around the new Nine Elms station being built as part of the extension of the Northern line. The...
  
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• New railway station could bypass York city centre

  29-03-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK could get a new railway station to the north or west - bypassing the city centre station - if high speed railways are built north towards Newcastle and Scotland, a Government report has revealed.
  
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• Motorists warned to expect M74 delays

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Motorists are being warned to expect delays on the M74 from next weekend as motorway upgrades are carried out.
  
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• More worries over York youth bus travel schemes

  29-03-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -THE number of young people getting discount bus cards has fallen in York, it has emerged, just weeks after a scheme to give young people free weekend travel had to be shelved.
  
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• More children killed on the road in summer than in winter, says research

  29-03-2016 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - RAC Foundation study based on five years of accident data shows the highest number of child road casualties in Britain were recorded in the month of July
  
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• More child road deaths in summer months than winter, says RAC report

  29-03-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Better weather and longer days in summer mean more children are playing outside, which could expose them to greater riskMore children die on the roads in the longer summer days than in winter, according to research from the RAC Foundation.The biggest number of child road casualties in Britain were recorded in July, according to research based on a five-year average from 2010-14. Continue reading...
  
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• MoD awards Rolls-Royce, BAE and Babcock contracts worth 372m to maintain Hawk training aircraft

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Hawk jets are used by the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force to train pilots before they migrate to flying fighter planes such as Tornados and Typhoons. They are also used by the Red Arrows.
  
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• Miami Airport evacuated after 'suspicious package' spotted at terminal

  29-03-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Passengers could be seen standing out on the tarmac, while airport officials sent in the bomb squad to investigate
  
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• Maserati recalls 21,000 cars in China

  29-03-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Italian luxury car maker Maserati is recalling nearly 21,000 cars in China over a design defect that could increase the risk of a collision.
  
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• London-bound flight delayed for hours after woman claimed she saw 'Isis messages' on Iraqi passenger's phone

  29-03-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An Iraqi man was hauled off a flight to London after a fellow passenger thought she saw extremist messages on his mobile phone.
  
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• Hundreds of RAF Valley jobs secured with Hawk training contract

  29-03-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The cash from the Ministry of Defence means support for Hawk training planes will continue at the base until at least 2020
  
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• Hull Trains gets another decade and new fleet

  29-03-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -First Hull Trains is to order a new fleet of diesel-electric trains after the Office of Rail and Road agreed a track access agreement that runs to December 2029.The 10 year deal will follow the...
  
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• George Osborne's road tax shake-up will see eco-friendly cars tax rise by hundreds

  29-03-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - British owners of many high-performance cars and gas-guzzlers, including the Jeep Wrangler V6 (pictured), will benefit from what will effectively be a tax break for dirty cars.
  
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• Further delay on Smithy Wood M1 service station decision

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A long-delayed decision on the potential creation of a new motorway service station on ancient woodland has been postponed yet again.
  
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• Full steam ahead for 2016 as worlds oldest working railway reopens in Leeds

  29-03-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The worlds oldest working railway is back on track having opened for 2016 this weekend.
  
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• Forget the passport, just bring a phone Subscription

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Most travellers know the panic at the check-in desk as they ask themselves: Did I pack my passport?
  
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• Drivers warned as six-month repair project on Western Bank bridge begins

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A six-month project to strengthen a bridge on one of Sheffields busiest roads is starting today.
  
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• Driverless car technology set to povide a 51bn boost to Britain's economy

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Britain is becoming a hub for manufacturers developing driverless car technology. The industry is likely to create more than 320,000 jobs, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders claims.
  
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• Downs Link: 25 million busway could be partly funded by developer fee

  29-03-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - It is thought the guided busway between Cranleigh and Guildford would relieve traffic caused by new developments in the area
  
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• Child road casualty toll revealed as 'light nights' warning issued

  29-03-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THREE parts of Gwent are among the safest 25 per cent of all council areas in Britain in terms of child road casualties.
  
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• Cash for road safety and cycle paths in Newport

  29-03-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THOUSANDS of pounds is being invested into cycle paths and road safety in Newport.
  
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• Car insurance and the little-known world of credit hire companies

  29-03-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A driver who did nothing wrong found herself drawn into a legal action over the £4,000 hire of a courtesy vehicleWhen another driver hit Jane Ashdowns car she was given a temporary replacement vehicle with gratifying speed. The reason for this alacrity became clear when she discovered that the company which organised the three-and-a-half week rental was demanding £4,216 from the third-party insurer.Now Ashdown has been drawn into a legal action involving the insurer of
  
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• Car damage from potholes is 'disgusting'

  29-03-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A campaign has been launched to crack down on fly-tipping and potholes in a South Staffordshire village.
  
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• Campaigners warn that train refurbishments will slash space for bikes

  29-03-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PRESSURE is mounting on transport chiefs to rethink
  
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• Calls for better safety measures at notorious crossroads

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FOUR crashes in the space of three months have prompted villagers to renew calls for road improvements at a notorious accident blackspot.
  
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• Bus stop changes at Oxford Parkway station

  29-03-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -OXFORD: The Park and Ride 500 service will drop off outside Oxford Parkway station from today, rather than just the Park and Ride shelter across the car park.
  
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