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Rail users suffer as fare rises outstrip salaries
Passenger watchdog finds that proportion of people satisfied with their rail expenditure falling with London and south-east especially feeling the pinch
Utility companies will have to 'rent' roads they want to dig up
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Police cuts will lead to more drunk and dangerous drivers, says charity Brake
Frontline policing cuts will see more drunk and dangerous drivers on Britain’s roads, a leading charity claimed yesterday.
Friday, 27 January 2012
Manchester Evening News
- Transport bosses urge MPs to reject bus pass means test for pensioners Transport chiefs in Greater Manchester will write to MPs calling on them to oppose plans to means test pensioners before giving them free bus passes. It comes after deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said better-off elderly people should make a ˜sacrifice™ to help the government balance its books.
Burnley Express
- Rossendale bus drivers vote in favour of strike over payEAST Lancashire bus drivers could be set to go on strike over a new pay deal.
Other Regional Press
- Elwick villagers handed a bus trial lifeline
- Bus passengers face fare price hikesBUS passengers in Scotland face paying 10% more for journeys this year as firms are squeezed by Government funding cuts and soaring fuel costs, an industry-funded report has warned.
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