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FirstGroup hangs on to Great Western – and state subsidies
FirstGroup may be handed an extension to its Great Western rail franchise, underwritten by a multimillion-pound taxpayer subsidy – despite having served notice on the contract to avoid a payout of more than £800m to the government.
Network Rail bosses to share £1m bonus pot
Network Rail has approved “golden carrot” awards totalling almost £1million to three directors.
Friday, 20 July 2012
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- A14 upgrade to be toll roadThe government announces plans to introduce a toll road to upgrade part of the A14 through Cambridgeshire to ease congestion.
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- New road schemes in the pipelineTHREE road schemes in the south of Scotland worth nearly £70 million have moved a step closer as the Scottish Government announced details of the bidding process to build them.
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- Drivers are 'victims of speculators' as petrol prices riseCost of unleaded rises from 132.28p to 132.28p, while diesel increases to 137.33p, according to analysis by the AA.
Manchester Evening News
- Snap! The speed camera in Manchester which has clocked up £800k in finesSpeed cameras around Greater Manchester have snared nearly 176,000 motorists over five years “ raking in fines totalling £10.5m. The camera which caught the most speeding drivers “ some 13,330 “ stands in a 30mph zone on the A62 Oldham Road near Manchester city centre.
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- 'Do nothing' ministers criticised as road deaths rise Ministers need to show some leadership on road safety to halt the increase in deaths on the roads, MPs have urged.
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