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Brighton pursuit sees four police cars damaged

Courtesy: BBC NEWS Four police cars and several other vehicles have been damaged after a van failed to stop for police in Sussex. Officers had been alerted to the grey transit van being driven erratically in North Street, Brighton, at about 15:45 BST on Sunday. During a police pursuit it was involved in a number of “damage only” collisions with police ... Read More »

Plans for new £9m railway station in Warrington

Courtesy: BBC NEWS  Proposals to build a £9m railway station in West Warrington are being put forward by the borough council. The council said a new station near Chapelford was needed to cope with an increase in passenger numbers. New housing developments and industrial estates in the area have increased the demand for public transport, the council said. Plans for the ... Read More »

Network Rail South West flooding

Network Rail South West flooding compensation cost revealed By Chris Ellis Courtesy: BBC News Online, South West  Railway line flooding – described as the worst in a decade – on the south-west of England’s rail network has resulted in about £12.5m in compensation being paid. The payments, from Network Rail, were made to train and freight operators because services could ... Read More »

Taxi licenses will continue for vehicles not suitable for wheelchair users

Written byLAURA HAMMOND Click here to read on the Burton Mail website TAXIS which are not suitable for wheelchair users will continue to be licensed in East Staffordshire, regardless of looming legislation suggesting they ought to be phased out. Licensing staff at East Staffordshire Borough Council recommended that saloon hackney carriages, which stand at ranks throughout the borough, should no ... Read More »

London buses made in Ballymena travel to Manhattan with PM

By David Maxwell BBC News One of London’s new buses will carry Prime Minister David Cameron and Prince Harry through New York later. The double decker, made by Wrightbus in County Antrim, has been transported to Manhattan for an event designed to promote Britain. Two of the buses are to tour the world as part of the ‘Great’ campaign that the ... Read More »

Longbridge tunnel Mini Clubman will be auctioned

A car hidden for more than 30 years is to be auctioned after being left in a tunnel under the factory where it was built. The Mini was used by workers to travel around the car plant at Longbridge in Birmingham but was dumped in the late-1970s after it was damaged. It was saved by a former factory worker last year and ... Read More »

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