Courtesy: BBC NEWS The first talks between the Orange Order and north Belfast nationalists have ended withoutest agreement. The talks were arranged in a bid to avoid a repetition of disturbances that marked previous 12 July Orange parades in the Ardoyne area. A residents’ spokesman described the talks as significant but added that they had been initiated too close to ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS A 77-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after being hit by a bus in Glasgow, police have said. It is thought that the man had been crossing Sauchiehall Street when he was struck by the vehicle. Emergency crews were called to the scene of the crash, between Newton Street and Holland Street, at 17:30 ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS A mobile enforcement car is to be used in South Gloucestershire to catch drivers parking dangerously outside schools, bus stops and taxi ranks. Fitted with number plate recognition cameras and GPS technology it will also film vehicles on pedestrian crossings. Costing £74,000 a year to run, the vehicle “should pay for itself with a net contribution of about ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS The Environment Minister Alex Attwood has delayed plans to introduce a single tier licensing system for at least a year. The new system would have meant that the public would have been able to pick up any taxi in Belfast without having to pre book. Earlier this month about 200 public hire taxi drivers protested against the move. ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS Two parking enforcement officers have been photographed parked on double yellow lines and a pavement as they ticketed a car and van in Lincoln. The officers are allowed to park on double yellow lines in order to ticket people more quickly. But the business owner who photographed them said there was no excuse for causing an obstruction on ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS An unlicensed cab driver who raped a drunk female passenger after he took her home from a birthday party in central London has been given a seven year prison sentence. Mohamed Hacene-Chaouch, 46, of Catford, south London, was found guilty of rape at the Old Bailey. The court heard he picked up the woman, 24, after she got ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS Roads in part of Bristol city centre have been closed in the city’s first car-free Sunday. Baldwin Street, King Street and Corn Street are among the roads shut to traffic in Mayor George Ferguson’s Make Sunday Special initiative. Some people claim Mr Ferguson – who was closing the roads from 09:00 to 18:00 BST – is anti-motorist. But ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS A rise in fares will “only just keep taxi drivers’ heads above water” says Jersey’s transport minister. Deputy Kevin Lewis said the 1.6% increase would only cost passengers “pennies more” on short journeys. The transport department and Jersey Taxi Drivers Association (JTDA) agreed the rise. Michael Tostevin, president of the JTDA defended the price rise which was “broadly ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS An Edinburgh taxi driver has been injured after a stone thrown at his black cab smashed one of the windows. The incident happened at 21:00 on Thursday as the driver was travelling along Henderson Street. It is thought the stone was thrown by a group of youngsters in the Henderson Street park area. A police spokesman said: “This ... Read More »
Courtesy: BBC NEWS A taxi driver has been killed in a crash in Walsall. The 37-year-old man’s Toyota Avensis went down an embankment at Wednesbury Road, near the junction with Bescot Crescent, West Midlands Police said. Emergency services were called out at about 04:45 BST on Wednesday. No other vehicles were involved, Anyone who saw what happened or who feels they ... Read More »
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