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• What's it like to live in the M62 house? Ken Wild's granddaughter looks back at a childhood spent in the middle of the motorway

  03-07-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The granddaughter of so called stubborn Yorkshireman Ken Wild looks back at her childhood spent at the farm
  
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• WATCH: Angry residents protest £8.5m West Midlands Interchange

  03-07-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Angry residents staged a protest against an £8.5 million rail freight project being built which they say will decimate their community.
  
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• "Walking and cycling to school is a great way to get exercise, keep healthy and be better students - and its fun, too."

  03-07-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CHILDREN and teachers got on their bikes and scooters for a week of healthy school runs.
  
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• Train company's figures are wrong says campaigner

  03-07-2016 02:00 via henleystandard.co.uk
  Other News Sources - TRAIN users in Wargrave have called for the introduction of a new service on the Henley branch line to be postponed.
  
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• Spitfire wows crowd at City Airport in Salford

  03-07-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -It performed a flypast as part of the family fun day
  
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• Silverlink triple decker roundabout: Drivers warned to prepare for two years of disruption

  03-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Work is due to start on the A19 and A1058 Coast Road junction in North Tyneside in August
  
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• ScotRail staff holding 24-hour strike on Sunday

  03-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Members of ScotRail staff are striking on Sunday after talks to resolve a row over driver-only trains broke up.
  
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• Railways boss: 'I am sorry. But I haven't got a magic wand'

  03-07-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE boss of a scandal-hit train company has apologised for the performance of Southern rail but said she did not have a magic wand.
  
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• Rail chaos again hits passengers across Scotland

  03-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTLAND was preparing for a day of transport chaos as it was confirmed that strike action would go ahead today, affecting tens of lines across the country..
  
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• QiCycle electric folding bicycle uses Tesla battery and costs 335

  03-07-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - The QiCycle electric folding bicycle boasts cutting edge technology, uses the same batteries as Tesla, and retails for the equivalent of 335. With the growing realisation that pollution from car use must be drastically reduced,China is embracingthe electric bicycle; 200 million e-bikes are currently on the roads in China, a tenfiold increase in the last decade. The speed of uptake The post QiCycle electric folding bicycle uses Tesla battery and costs 335 appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Potter Logistics reopens Knowsley Rail Freight Terminal

  03-07-2016 02:00 via mhwmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The first freight train since 2006 came through Potter Logistics Knowsley rail freight terminal on June 28 2016. This new twice daily train service will operate five days per week and once on Saturdays and will initially move freight from Knowsley Industrial Park to the North East.
  
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• "No end in sight" for bus strikes as drivers say "the public are with us"

  03-07-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ONE of the striking bus drivers in Weymouth claims there is
  
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• New 'exciting' rail product set to boost British Steel works

  03-07-2016 02:00 via scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A revolutionary new rail product called Zinoco is set to boost the fortunes of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe and the 3,500 employees.
  
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• Is it worth owning an electric car in Kirklees?

  03-07-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Many drivers face a lengthy trip to the nearest charging point
  
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• Hundreds call for expansion at Heathrow Airport rally

  03-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of people living near Heathrow hold a rally to call for the government to back the building of a new runway at the airport.
  
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• FTA's ABC Guide to Brexit

  03-07-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A week after the EU Referendum result, the Freight Transport Association has identified the top ten crunch issues for British logistics as the ...
  
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• East coast payouts derailed subscription

  03-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Network Rails funding woes could slash the £3.3bn due to the taxpayer from the east coast mainline.Virgin and Stagecoach won the franchise in 2014 with a bid far beyond the reach of rivals. They took over the line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh last March, and pledged to pay the government £3.3bn in premiums over eight years.
  
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• E-cigarettes BANNED at New Street Station and anti-smoking campaigners are not happy

  03-07-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Groupsconfused as to why Network Rail has banned the devices and it seems that Network Rail doesn't know why either
  
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• Driverless car ethics (and why you will soon be obselete)

  03-07-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - A fatal crash yesterdayinvolving a Tesla using an automatic lane changing function brings added poignancy to the issue of driverless car ethics. Theautopilot function concerned uses radar, ultrasonic sound, GPS navigation and cameras to allow computer-assisted parallel parking, steering and lane changing on motorways. It is seen as a precursor to fully automated cars. By coincidence, Science Magazine last weekposted The post Driverless car ethics (and why you will soon be obse
  
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• Dean Saunders' huge parking fine will be waived but only if Wales win Euro 2016

  03-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The former Liverpool and international striker left his car in the short stay car park at Birmingham Airport fearing Wales wouldn't escape their group
  
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• Brexit will 'strengthen Northern Powerhouse not threaten it'

  03-07-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Teesside MP James Wharton said it's a 'huge opportunity' for north
  
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• Birmingham Airport offers Dean Saunders Euro 2016 parking deal

  03-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Birmingham Airport promises to rip up former Wales striker Dean Saunders's huge parking fee if they win Euro 2016.
  
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• Amazing time-lapse video shows Airbus A380 getting a makeover

  03-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Airbus A380 was repainted over the course of 15 days at the Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai. Last year Emirates gave 33 aircraft new licks of paint, as part of a strategy to keep their fleet modern,
  
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• A peak inside the design of Crossrail stations

  03-07-2016 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - As Crossrail turns from building site into polished end product, a new exhibition showing off the design of the future Elizabeth line stations has opened at London Transport Museum.
  
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