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• Very few voters to spoil Theresa May's day as she chills on Facebook Live | John Crace

  15-05-2017 20:52
  
  With 14,500 viewers tuning in over 45 minutes, the event would have registered as an audience of zero if it had been on TVAfter a gruelling morning in Abingdon on Monday, where she accidentally met a couple of people who were not convinced by her supremacy, the Supreme Leader retreated to ITV’s Facebook page for the afternoon so that she could happily talk to herself without any fear of interruption. With between 13,000 and 14,500 viewers tuning in throughout its 45 minutes, Theresa May&rs
  
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• Commercial Manager – Stagecoach Yorkshire

  15-05-2017 18:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Commercial Manager
  Reporting to the Commercial Director, the new post of Commercial Manager based at Stagecoach Yorkshire Head Office at Eldon Arcade in Barnsley town centre will play a key part in the development and delivery of the Company’s commercial strategy.
  Stagecoach Yorkshire operates a fleet of 400 buses across South Yorkshire and North East Derbyshire and into West Yorkshire from five depots located in Barnsley, Rotherham, Chesterfield and Sheffield. In addition the comp
  
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• Woodlands Lane M3 bridge: What next? And what's left to do as the M3 Smart Motorway project continues

  15-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The M3 Smart Motorway project is forecast to be complete by the end of June - but there's a fair old bit of work left to do...
  
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• Trams expected to run normally on Monday morning after Metrolink communications chaos

  15-05-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Engineers worked late into the night and have identified and fixed the problem, according to Transport for Greater Manchester
  
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• This is the man tasked with helping to fix Newcastle's transport woes

  15-05-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Councillor Simon Bird has been handed the Cabinet position for Transport and Air Quality and will lead on the delivery of major transport schemes, local highways improvements, promoting cycling and improving air quality.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Talks set to resume with unions in bid to resolve year-long staffing and driver-only train dispute

  15-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bosses from parent company Govia-Thameslink Railway are set to hold talks with the RMT and ASLEF unions this week
  
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• Southern Rail: Latest talks between Southern and RMT begin

  15-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail firm will meet the RMT union in the sides' latest bid to resolve their year-long dispute.
  
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• Shamed: Police reveal snaps of 'horrendous' parking in Birmingham

  15-05-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Now new photos show more vehicles parked diagonally or squarely on pavements, obstructing the path for pedestrians and road users
  
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• Record fleet investment at Trentbarton

  15-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Railway news at Sheffield open meeting

  15-05-2017 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - An open meeting will update on news at the May 23 AGM of the Friends of Dore and Totley Station. Guest speaker at the Totley Library, 7.30pm meeting will be Richard Isaac of Northern Railway, on plans to increase services and improve trains.
  
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• Rail repairs force longer bus journeys for trips to London from the region

  15-05-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail passengers heading to and from the capital from East Anglia were faced with longer bus journeys on Sunday after engineering work had to be extended.
  
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• Rail passengers hit by delays after 'urgent' track repairs

  15-05-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Rail passengers hit by delays after 'urgent' track repairs
  
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• Pothole damage to cars soars despite dry and mild winter as road repair bill faces '730m shortfall'

  15-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Nine of the worst superbugs lurk on London's public transport; Scientists discover 121 bacterial and moulds on buses, tube trains and taxis

  15-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Nine of the worlds most threatening superbugs have been found on the capitals public transportand it could be a breeding ground for more, researchers warn.
  
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• Next week is Walk to School Week

  15-05-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Walk to School Week is an initiative very close to our hearts. The very first Walk to School week was in 1995 and involved five primary schools takingpart in our very own Green Transport Week. Since then the event has grown and grown. It has had to; a generation ago, 70 of us walked to schoolnow its less The post Next week is Walk to School Week appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Maynes Coaches crowned UK Coach Operator of the Year

  15-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Manchester Metrolink tram network halted by systems failure

  15-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Greater Manchester system was suspended on Sunday as control room staff could not see the trams.
  
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• Low-cost airlines blaze trail in race over the Atlantic

  15-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Norwegian Air lays down challenge to legacy groups in lucrative long-haul market
  
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• Fairoaks Airport: What do Surrey Heath's election candidates have to say about the controversial plans?

  15-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
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  Get Surrey
  spoke to the four general election candidates what they thought about the Fairoaks 'garden village' plans for 1,500 new homes
  
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• Derbyshire start-up business wins major rail contracts

  15-05-2017 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Contracts totaling £100,000 within the rail industry have been won by start-up business The Sanitaryware Supplies Company.
  
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• Building one more runway is not enough Subscription

  15-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Business leaders are lobbying the next government to build two more runways in southeast England and are demanding no repeat of the delays that dogged the expansion of Heathrow.
  
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• Blakes wins top spot at UK Coach Rally

  15-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Atlantia starts engine on bid for rival toll road group Abertis

  15-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Italo-Spanish tie-up would create one of largest groups in sector
  
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• AirAsia to launch China joint venture

  15-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The budget carrier already has operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, India and Japan
  
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• AEF hosts seminar on national airspace and Heathrow

  15-05-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- With several consultations open that will determine the direction of airspace and environmental policy for aviation in the coming years, AEF hosted a seminar in late April for communities to better understand the Governments plans and help shape AEFs response.
  
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