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• Luton could help with London airports problem | Letters

  17-04-2016 20:39
  
  It’s a mistake for the government to consider Heathrow and Gatwick as the only options for expansionLuton airport’s planned tube-style link to connect the airport to Luton Airport Parkway station will run 24 hours a day, giving a total journey time of less than 30 minutes from St Pancras to the airport. This is just the sort of thinking we need. It’s a mistake for the government to consider Heathrow and Gatwick as the only options for expansion. Gatwick and Heathrow serve very
  
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• Your guide to saving a fortune on train fares

  17-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - 'Rip-off' rail journeysthey are the perennial gripe of commuters across Scotland. Now train companies are in the sites of a leading transport watchdog, which wants railway bosses to eradicate ticket anomalies and make prices the same for everyone.
  
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• Whitecrook, Linnvale and Drumry residents want solutions to Glasgow Airport noise giving them sleepless

  17-04-2016 02:00 via clydebankpost.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - THE tax on air passengers should be used to protect Clydebank residents under the flight path from being "bombarded" by noise, say campaigners.
  
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• This man tried to beat the Severn Bridge tolls by showing his passport at the booths to get into Wales

  17-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Paying the toll Severn Crossing is a pain for everyone
  
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• This is what happened when taxi drivers in Cardiff went on strike

  17-04-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -About 200 drivers gathered in Westgate Street to spell out why they were taking action
  
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• Swaziland Railway wagons delivered

  17-04-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - SWAZILAND: Transnet Engineering has handed over to Swaziland Railway the first 45 vehicles from an...
  
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• Rhyl Air Show to go ahead despite more Civil Aviation Authority guidelines

  17-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Llandudno Air Show has already been cancelled after tighter regulations were introduced following the Shoreham disaster
  
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• One small spaceship ... one giant leap for mankind

  17-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - It seems like the stuff of science-fiction or the absurd plot of a particularly unbelievable filma social media mogul, a Russian billionaire and one of the world's most acclaimed scientists team up to send a tiny, wafer-thin spaceship 25 trillion miles through the vastness of space to discover if aliens exist.
  
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• MP lobbying parliament for better rail services

  17-04-2016 02:00 via northlondon-today.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - AN MP is campaigning for half a billion pounds that train firms receive for delays and cancellations to be spent on better services for passengers.
  
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• MP demands tougher sentences for driving offences following Louise Wolstenholme death

  17-04-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -BOLTON MP David Crausby has thrown his weight behind a campaign to increase sentences for motorists found guilty of causing death by careless and dangerous driving.
  
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• MP David Crausby asks for "clear answers" regarding Bolton's public transport situation in letter to Transport Secretary

  17-04-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A CAMPAIGNING Bolton MP has written a letter to the Transport Secretary calling for clear answers over issues with Boltons public transport services.
  
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• Man arrested over signalling cable theft

  17-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A man is arrested after signalling cable was stolen that caused major rail disruption in and around Birmingham.
  
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• Farnham railway station car park extension postponed after line closure

  17-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -It will be another week before the works get underway, said South West Trains, due to a line closure between Farnham and Alton
  
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• EasyJet eyes shock swoop on Monarch subscription

  17-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Budget airline considers bid for rival as Chinese giant waits in the wings
  
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• Dublin 20-year transport strategy published

  17-04-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - IRELAND: A 20-year vision for the development of the transport network in Dublin, Meath, Wicklow...
  
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• Clean London: 'Air force' to fine drivers who leave engines idling

  17-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A new "air force" is to be deployed in London to stops hundreds of drivers leaving their engines idling and spewing out toxic fumes.
  
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• City taxi drivers to go on strike

  17-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Taxi drivers in Cardiff are going on strike due to
  
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• Carolyn McCall: SNP must be bold and cut Air Passenger Duty

  17-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - In less than two years time there could be a transformation in air travel for Scotland.
  
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• Bus cuts are being rushed through without enough consultation, claims campaigners

  17-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - The York Bus Forum (YBF) has been set up to improve bus travel around York and to provide a voice for residents.
  
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• Belgian transport minister RESIGNS amid reports on EU security over Brussels Airport

  17-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - In a formal confirmation, Belgium's Royal Palace said King Philippe had accepted the resignation of transport minister Jacqueline Galant.
  
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• Air show fees worry for resort bosses

  17-04-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Organisers of the Blackpool Air Show are checking the fine print to see how new rulings may affect this years show.
  
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• £100k to fight Northamptonshire rail plans

  17-04-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A campaign to fight plans for a new rail depot in Northamptonshire has been given a cash boost.
  
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