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Bidders ready to battle for Edinburgh Airport
At least five parties are due to make offers by Monday, including Global Infrastructure Partners and private equity groups 3i and Carlyle
Cycle protest will push Mayor hopefuls to take action on safety
Cyclists are planning a huge demonstration in a bid to force all mayoral candidates to improve road safety
Osborne's behind-closed-doors meetings with airport backers
Chancellor George Osborne and his officials held private meetings with Kent airport bidders, it's emerged.
Saturday, 11 February 2012
BBC News
- Farmers angered by HS2 rail planThe National Farmers' Union is briefing farmers whose land is on the route of HS2 high-speed rail line, which goes through the West Midlands.
- Network Rail pay chief to stayNetwork Rail dismisses calls for the chairman of its remuneration committee to step down following the controversy over executive bonuses.
Financial Times
- Bidders ready to battle for Edinburgh AirportAt least five parties are due to make offers by Monday, including Global Infrastructure Partners and private equity groups 3i and Carlyle
- Core UK operations remain a drag on FlybeFourth-quarter results in line with expectations following profit warning last month, despite demand for the company™s aircraft maintenance services
Daily Express
- Flybe's Finnair boostAIRLINE Flybe faced economic turbulence in the UK but got a lift from its move into mainland Europe through a joint venture with Finnair.
Daily Record
- Chief constable probed by own force over 'wrong side of road' smashEXCLUSIVE: POLICE are investigating a head-on car crash involving their own chief constable.
Mail Online
- Train driver who took one in four days off sick wins £28,000 unfair dismissal payoutA train driver who took 134 sick days in 22 months has won a £28,000 payout for unfair dismissal. Darrin Thomas, from Ramsgate, Kent, was sacked by rail operators Southeastern after taking the huge number of sick days – more than one every four days – because of his asthma.
- Carnival to mark centenary of Titanic sinking slammed as ¿insensitive¿ by family of magnate who built shipCouncil chiefs in Liverpool have organised a three-day ‘sea odyssey’ spectacular to commemorate 100 years since the doomed liner sank next month.
Daily Post (North Wales)
- Gwynedd villagers call for lower speed limit near BangorVILLAGERS have called for the speed limit along a dangerous stretch of road to be lowered – before somebody is killed.
- Ice causes chaos on Wrexham roadsA CAR ended up on its side in the middle of a busy road as treacherous black ice continued to cause chaos for commuters yesterday.
- Fuel thieves target lorries on A55 and A483 in North WalesTRUCKERS parked in lay-bys are being targeted by opportunist thieves stealing gallons of fuel.
London Evening Standard
- Cycle protest will push Mayor hopefuls to take action on safetyCyclists are planning a huge demonstration in a bid to force all mayoral candidates to improve road safety
- Derailed train 'driven too fast'The 129 tonne freight loco which derailed at Bletchley a week ago halting services on the West Coast main line was travelling too fast, rail safety chiefs said
Manchester Evening News
- Pictured: Hooded youths wanted over brick attack on bus at Salford precinctPolice have released CCTV images of a group of hooded youths they want to speak to about a brick attack on a bus full of passengers on Churchill Way in Pendleton near Salford Precinct.
Nottingham Evening Post
- Nottingham Post published Change on Nottingham parking charges, but it is not what traders...TRADERS say changes to city centre car parking charges don't go far enough.
Sheffield Telegraph
- Stagecoach bus fares increaseBUS fares went up this week for passengers on Stagecoach buses in Sheffield.
Carlisle News & Star
- Car and bus crash on Cumbrian road A bus and a car crashed on Main Road in Maryport yesterday.
Sunderland Echo
- Big drop in car tax dodgersA HUGE fall in car tax dodgers has been reported after a crackdown and awareness campaign.
Other Regional Press
- Rail death victim namedA man who was killed after being hit by a high-speed train at Biggleswade rail station has been named as Peter Williams...
- Police and customs seize fuel in raidCUSTOMS officers seized three vans, a car and thousands of litres of fuel in a raid.
- Osborne's behind-closed-doors meetings with airport backersChancellor George Osborne and his officials held private meetings with Kent airport bidders, it's emerged.
International Herald Tribune
- Pet Airways, in Financial Straits, Is Canceling FlightsPet Airways, once the great transportation hope for animal owners, is low on cash and has been canceling flights.
Railway Gazette
- DB Schenker to boost London - Poland serviceEUROPE: DB Schenker Rail is to add a second weekly train between Barking and Wroclaw in September, and it hopes to expand the operation to a daily service by the end of 2013, according to CEO Dr Alexander Hedderich. Speaking at a reception at the Polish embassy in London on February 9, he confirmed that the weekly train which began running on November 11 had been a great success. Offering a 60 h journey time, the train is the first regular service to bring UIC-gauge wagons to the London area via High Speed 1, carrying a mix of traffic in 9 ft 6 in high swap bodies and containers. Punctuality d...
Aviation Industry
- Final Call: Ryanair CEO Taunts Laid-Off Spanair Workers, Ruff Times at Pet AirwaysFlight cancellations are putting Pet Airways in the doghouse, Ryanair's O'Leary makes new enemies in Spain, on-board a USAF Osprey, EVA Air is flying new Hello Kitty jets, and more...
Other News Sources
- Amey and CarillionMouchel to submit final bids for £1.2bn schemeSheffield City Council has revealed that the winner of the Sheffield PFI highways deal will be chosen in April.
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