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• Wrexham bus driver says public back him for highlighting drug abuse at bus station

  07-03-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Daily Post published Gavin Roddas images of drug paraphernalia and what he claims are addicts slumped on the floor at the King Street site
  
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• Vauxhall deal prompts cautious optimism from UK government

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government seeks to reassure workers at Ellesmere Port and Luton car plants after Vauxhall's sale.
  
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• US flight bookings fall after Trump ban

  07-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Global air sales to the US dropped in the week after initial travel ban
  
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• UK flights cancelled as French air traffic controllers strike

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - EasyJet, Ryanair and British Airways forced to reduce number of flights to and over France as five-day action beginsEasyJet, Ryanair and British Airways have cancelled flights on Monday as French air traffic controllers (ATCs) start a five-day strike.Flights to and from the UK are among more than 1,000 likely to be scrapped this week.Continue reading...
  
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• UK car industry seeks jobs reassurance in wake of Peugeot Vauxhall deal

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - PSA Groups acquisition of GMs European operations will make the French firm the second largest automotive company in Europe, but the deal has led to uncertainty over UK jobs. Under the 2.2bn deal, PSAwhich owns Citroen and Peugeotwill acquire the Opel and Vauxhall brands, along with 12 facilities across Europe and
  
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• Uber to transport NHS patients and carers subscription

  07-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - NHS patients are to be ferried around in Uber taxis under a new deal signed with Cera, the social care company.
  
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• Trump imposes revised, narrower travel ban starting March 16

  07-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- US President Donald Trump has issued a revised, narrower travel ban than his previous executive order that was blocked by US federal courts, this time temporarily excluding citizens without already-issued visas from six countries from entering the US for 90 days starting March 16.read more
  
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• Thugs who repeat offend on public transport could soon be BANNED from using trams and buses

  07-03-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Transport bosses prepare for new battle on abuse and vandalism on public transport
  
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• The Guardian view of the car industry: an electric future Editorial

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The world is moving faster than we think towards more automated vehicles powered by renewable energyGone are the days when cars made in Britain were British. Mondays sale of Vauxhall/Opel to Peugeot meant only the transfer of two large English factories from the German subsidiary of an American firm to a French company, accompanied by the ritual promises that jobs would be safe. These seem insubstantial, given that the new management plans to save 1.7bn a year from the old Opel op
  
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• The ambitious Liverpool transport schemes that never saw the light of day - and one that might

  07-03-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -We take a look back at the ideas which never came to fruition
  
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• Takeovers: Angela Eagle and Michael Howard

  07-03-2017 01:00 via channel4.com
  
  Other News Sources - Labour MP Angela Eagle, former shadow business secretary whose Merseyside constituency includes many workers at the Vauxhall plant, and Lord Howard, former leader of the Conservative party.
  
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• South West Trains MD steps down after a year in post

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The managing director of South West Trains (SWT), Christian Roth, is preparing to step down from the role after one year in the position. It also marks the end of a decade-long tenure at the rail operator. Roth joined the company in 2008 having led the UK rail business for Siemens. During his...
  
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• ScotRail EMU refurbishment contract awarded

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Leasing company Eversholt Rail has awarded Knorr-Bremse RailServices a contract to undertake a...
  
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• Ryanair, EasyJet and BA flights among over 1,000 cancelled due to latest French air traffic control strike

  07-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - More than 1,000 flights are expected to be cancelled this week due to the latest strike by French air traffic controllers.
  
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• Proposed 350mph underground train could travel from East to West of UK in 29 MINUTES

  07-03-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -A 'levitating train' propelled by electrically charged magnets is now being spoken of in the North West
  
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• Potholes on Sir Richard's Bridge 'clearly need repairing' as county council and Network Rail dispute the cause

  07-03-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - "In an ideal world, Network Rail would fix the structural problems and the county council would come along and fix the road," a local councillor said
  
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• Peugeot sale is an 'opportunity', says Clark. An opportunity for pigs to fly John Crace

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Business secretary begs MPs to see Vauxhall sale in positive light as Labours Rebecca Long-Bailey asks if 40,000 jobs are guaranteedBritain is open for business, insisted Greg Clark. The only fly in the ointment was that it was principally open for overseas companies flogging their UK assets to other overseas companies. But the business secretary is by nature an optimist and was determined to cast General Motors sale of Vauxhall to Peugeot in a positive light. The devaluation of t
  
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• Peugeot plays down job loss fears after buying Vauxhall sites

  07-03-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - French car giant PSA Group has sought to play down fears of plant closures after confirming it is to buy the European operations of General Motors, including Vauxhall in the UK, for £1.9 billion.
  
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• Peugeot-Citron chief vows to save jobs in Vauxhall/Opel takeover

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - PSA Group buys carmakers from General Motors for £1.9bn and wants to turn them around without plant closures or job cutsThe chief executive of the French company behind Peugeot and Citron has vowed to turn Opel and Vauxhall around without factory closures or job cuts, after agreeing to buy General Motors lossmaking European arm for 2.2bn (£1.9bn).The acquisition of Opel/Vauxhall, which generated revenues of 17.7bn last year, will transform PSA Group into the second-big
  
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• October 2019 - Northern Pacers final termination date

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Withdrawal dates for Northern's Pacer fleet revealed in Government document.
  
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• NR launches '20 by 20' scheme to inspire greater gender diversity in workforce

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new programme has been launched by Network Rail (NR), setting a target to increase the number of women working in the industry by 20 by 2020 in an effort to involve more women in the male-dominated workforce. The scheme, mp;lsquo;20 by 20mp;rsquo;, has been brought in to combat the rail...
  
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• Newcastle Airport calls for government support in face of Scottish tax reductions

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Newcastle International Airport is urging the government to introduce measures which support English, regional airports from the impacts of Air Passenger Duty (APD) devolution to Scotland.
  
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• New £192m bypass opens linking M6 and M56 motorways

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The new road is designed to ease severe congestion on the A556 route between Knutsford and Bowdon.
  
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• MPs slam upgrade plan as costs soar

  07-03-2017 01:00 via gazetteandherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE troubled Great Western rail line has been labelled as an example of how not to deliver on major infrastructure schemes.
  
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• MP slams government Severn Bridge toll plans

  07-03-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PLANS to cut tolls on the two Severn bridges to £3 for cars have been branded the techniques of the fairground, by Newport West MP Paul Flynn.
  
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• Mechan Acquired by Major French Rail Group

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is joining France's CIM Group - one of the industry's most ambitious international suppliers of integrated solutions.
  
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• Jobs fears in Wales as Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port plant sold to Peugeot as part of £1.9bn deal

  07-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -There are 450 Welsh car workers at the plant
  
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• Hundreds sign petition after residents fear Sankey for Penketh station will close

  07-03-2017 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A PETITION to save Sankey for Penketh station has been launched after residents fear its days are numbered thanks to plans for for a new train station near Chapelford.
  
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• Hundreds of people sign Bettws congestion petition

  07-03-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MORE than 350 people have signed a petition in less than a week, asking Newport City Council to address the issue of traffic congestion in Bettws Lane.
  
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• Hill International and CH2M picked for Valley Metro Rail's transit projects

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -Hill International and CH2M have been selected as programme and construction management consultants for Valley Metro Rails future transit projects in the US.
  
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• High-tech future requires keen new talent

  07-03-2017 01:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Jason Ford, news editor There can be little doubt that the automobile is undergoing its own revolution right now, whether its by redefining the driving experience itself, or the methods in which they are assembled. Only last week Nissan took to the streets of east London to demonstrate how a suite of technologies including millimetre
  
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• High-speed 'hover train' plans submitted for North

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans for a high-speed
  
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• Heathrow to Wales flights 'could bid for funds'

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh Government says airlines wanting to fly from Wales to Heathrow will be able to bid for a share of a 10m route development fund.
  
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• Fly the flag for Vauxhall and ensure we save thousands of British jobs

  07-03-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The Tory Government must engage with the new £1.9billion owner over the Channel and safeguard plants making Astra cars and Vivaro vans
  
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• First refurbished Class 170 train about to enter service for a better journey in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire

  07-03-2017 01:00 via greateranglia.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Rail passengers in Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire are to benefit from cleaner, smarter trains with more seats and plug points, as Greater Anglias first refurbished Class 170 trains re-enters passenger service.
  
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• Fears for jobs as Peugeot buys Vauxhall

  07-03-2017 01:00 via channel4.com
  
  Other News Sources - For a shade under £2bn, French car makers Peugeot have snapped up General Motors' loss-making European business, including Britain's Vauxhall.
  
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• EasyJet, Ryanair and BA cancel flights after French strike

  07-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - EasyJet, Ryanair and British Airways called off more than 80 flights between them as the five-day strike beginsand there is a separate call to strike tomorrow by Air France workers.
  
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• DOT freezes regulatory process on Obama-era airfare transparency proposals

  07-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has indefinitely suspended comment periods on two late-term Obama administration regulatory actions related to how airlines display airfares and ancillary fees, essentially freezing the regulatory process on the actions.read more
  
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• 'Don't ditch diesel, keep Britain trading' FTA tells Government

  07-03-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA), the UKs largest membership association representing the countrys freight and logistics industry, is ...
  
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• Do we have credible costing methods for major projects?

  07-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Lord Berkeley, chairman of the Rail Freight Group and member of RTMmp;rsquo;s editorial board, questions the methodology of estimating costs on major projects, including Great Western electrification. For some time I have been strongly critical, not just of Network Railmp;rsquo;s ability to produce...
  
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• Diesel car sales drop my 9

  07-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - New car registrations fell to 36,981 in Februarya year-on-year drop of 9.1 per cent, figures show. Meanwhile, sales of petrol cars rose 5.8 per cent to 42,826 over the same period.
  
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• Dartford Crossing's east tunnel 'flooded' as fire sprinkler system tested

  07-03-2017 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Footage shows 2,500 litres of water pour from the ceiling per minute as safety checks are carried out on the underground road.
  
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• Dartford Crossing not included in assessments of air quality as it was wrongly classed as rural

  07-03-2017 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Dartford's crossing - which carries 160,000 vehicles every day - has been wrongly classified by the government... as a rural road!
  
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• Coal collapse drives down UK carbon emissions

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A collapse in the use of coal has driven UK carbon emissions down to levels barely seen since the Victorian era, new figures show.
  
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• Bus workers' dispute could spread across country, warns McCluskey

  07-03-2017 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - A bus workers' dispute over pay and industrial relations could spread across the country unless it is resolved, the leader of the country's biggest trade union has warned.
  
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• Budget 2017: Northern cities could derail plans for Crossrail 2 link

  07-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London's vital Crossrail 2 plans could be derailed by competing demands from northern cities for High Speed 3, MPs warned today.
  
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• Bloody needles and people unconscious in the street - the shocking pictures that claim to show drug use in a Welsh town

  07-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -A bus driver took the upsetting pictures and said he wanted to highlight the problems
  
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• 'Big increase' in drug use at Wrexham bus station

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus driver Gavin Rodda publishes
  
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• BA to offer less legroom than Ryanair on some planes

  07-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - British Airways will cram in more passengers on some of its aircraft used for European flights.
  
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• Alitalia to finalize new business plan by March 12

  07-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Etihad Airways equity partner Alitalia is making some amendments to its re-launch business plan, which it expects to finalize by the end of this week.read more
  
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