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• How drones are sparking a transport revolution – in pictures

  25-06-2016 09:00
  
  You may have seen miniature drones flying above your neighbourhood and parks – but the ways in which they can be used go far beyond the casual and recreational. Here is how they could affect the transport industry of the futureContinue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Station Road in Taunton reopened following big building fire

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -STATION road in Taunton has reopened following a building fire.
  
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• Up in the air

  25-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Gatwick may be back in the race against Heathrow to build a new runway following the vote to leave the EU and David Cameron's resignation
  
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• Three months of roadworks causing frustration in Selby

  25-06-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -DISGRUNTLED drivers and business owners have vented their frustration over roadworks taking place on the Selby bypass.
  
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• Thamesdown doubles the number of buses with wi-fi

  25-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• TAS shines spotlight on fostering new wave of managers

  25-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Depot manager training launched for bus mp; coach industryThe TAS Partnership is again breaking new ground by introducing a qualification, to foster the talent of depot and middle managers in the bus and coach industry, to CILTs training portfolio.This is the second of three courses which TAS is devising. The first, Level 3 Certificate in Road Passenger First Line Management, is aimed at developing drivers and technicians to become supervisors and
  
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• Stockton Council delighted with Alex Dowsett's praise for road cycling championships

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -THE fizz in hischampagnehad barely had time to die down before time trial championAlex Dowsettbegan heapingpraise on the organisers of the street circuit on which he achieved his triumph.
  
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• South Yorkshire road scheme revised following business and residents concerns

  25-06-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Thurcroft residents are being advised of traffic disruption when a major road through the village is reconstructed from the end of June.
  
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• Shocking dashcam footage captures frustrated lorry driver illegally motoring down the hard shoulder to escape traffic jam

  25-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The clip shows the vehicle, emblazoned with the logo of Lancashire-based Archbold Logistics, speeding past the large tailback of cars as it drives on the hard shoulder of the M9 in Scotland.
  
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• ScotRail staff on strike for third day

  25-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train passengers in Scotland are facing further disruption as ScotRail staff walk out for the third time in a week.
  
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• Scotland Road roadworks will end before Great Howard Street diversions begin

  25-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Motorists face 30-weeks of roadworks on key commuter route
  
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• Residents will have say on roads and transport in Peterborough

  25-06-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - A survey asking residents for their views on the citys highways and transport services will be dropping through doors from Monday.
  
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• Rail industry responds to 'Brexit'

  25-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - The rail industry responds to the British vote in favour of leaving the European Union in the...
  
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• RAF Leeming jet flown to major airport for training

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -REPRESENTATIVES from RAF Leeming paid a visit to one of the regions busiest airports in an RAF Hawk jet, to help with training.
  
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• Paper train tickets to disappear in next 8 years under plans to use contactless and smartphones instead

  25-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Nissan prepares for electric Qashqai launch

  25-06-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -All-electric Juke and Qashqai may be joined by smaller EVs as Leaf grows from a model to a family
  
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• Menzies drivers vote to strike over pitiful pay

  25-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Drivers at Menzies Distribution could strike in the next two weeks, causing severe disruption to the delivery of newspapers to UK newsagents and railway stations nationwide. A pay change, which took effect in April, means that drivers, packers and pickers now receive £7.25 a hour - just 5p more than the recently revised minimum wage for over-25s. Additionally, workers now receive basic pay for bank holidays, while double-time pay and time of
  
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• Malaysia Airlines flight 370: possible wreckage found on Tanzanian island

  25-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australias transport minister Darren Chester says a piece of aircraft debris was found on Pemba IslandAircraft wreckage potentially from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found on an island off the east African coast, an Australian official said.Transport minister Darren Chester, who oversees the search for the Boeing 777 that vanished in 2014 with 239 people on board, said a piece of aircraft debris was found on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania. Continue reading
  
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• Lost teddy at Oxford Station reunited with its owner after being left behind on 415 mile trip

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Airwise News -A TEDDY that was left at Oxford Station whilst its owner travelled hundreds of miles away has found its way home.
  
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• IATA warns UK air passengers could decline 3-5 by 2020

  25-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Following the UKs June 23 vote to leave the European Union (EU), IATA said preliminary estimates suggest UK air passengers could decline 3-5 by 2020, following an expected economic downturn and predicted falling British pound sterling (GBP) exchange rates. read more
  
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• Hundreds of extra homes will add to road chaos, councillor fears

  25-06-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -A parish councillor fears traffic will worsen and doctors surgeries will suffer if hundreds of houses are built in Hazlemere.
  
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• How will fuel prices and driving in Europe be affected by Brexit?

  25-06-2016 02:00 via wigantoday.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Following the momentous decision taken today by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union, a British motoring association has warned fuel prices, driving in Europe and motor insurance could all be affected.
  
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• Green light for Wolverhampton city centre tram extension

  25-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Fuel price rise could be on its way as Britain votes to leave the EU

  25-06-2016 02:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Motorists could be in for a bumpy ride over the price of fuel and future travel as Britain prepares its departure from the EU - according to a leading motorist group.
  
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• EU referendum: industry reacts as UK votes leave

  25-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - IAG warns of short-term instability
  
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• EU referendum: Drivers 'could face rising petrol prices'

  25-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers could face higher petrol and diesel prices as a result of the vote to leave the EU, retailers suggest.
  
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• Egypt reportedly sends MS804 damaged recorders to Paris

  25-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Egyptian investigators are reportedly sending the damaged flight data and cockpit voice recorders of the crashed Egyptair Airbus A320 to French air accident investigation agency BEA, after failing to extract information from them, according to multiple media sources.read more
  
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• Edinburgh Airport managers get community service after abusing positions to commit fraud

  25-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Two former managers at Edinburgh Airport have sentenced to community service after being convicted of fraud.
  
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• Dedicated father and daughter deliver new car to remote Romanian village

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A TIVERTON man and his daughter have been working with a charity to provide an emergency services vehicle to people in Romania.
  
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• Contactless payment set-up hits the streets with flagship 36 bus service

  25-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - BUS users will now find it easier than ever to get a ticket to ride on a flagship service in Yorkshire.
  
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• Commuters suffer rail chaos after storms

  25-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THOUSANDS of commuters faced chaos on the trains after torrential rain and storms hit the already troubled network.
  
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• Bus drivers strike set to go into second week - but which services will be running?

  25-06-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A BUS operator has announced extra services as a driver strike goes into a second week.
  
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• British Airways delays Tehran return

  25-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline had been due to start flights to Iranian capital in July
  
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• Bombardier Transportation responds to Brexit

  25-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - BOMBARDIER: Bombardier Transportation told Railway Gazette it was too early to speculate on...
  
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• A case of 'swan way' traffic in Darlington

  25-06-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -IT was a case of swan way traffic in Darlington on Friday morning.
  
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