Graham Slater, 51, a taxi driver is banned from the road who caused a horrific city centre tram smash. He ignored two stop signs at the junction of Nicholas Street and Mosley Street and drove into the path of a tram. Firemen had to cut the roof off the private hire vehicle to rescue the two male and two female passengers. All four were injured while one ... Read More »
Northern and Bakerloo lines services will not stop at Embankment Works to change four escalators at London Underground’s (LU’s) embankment station will start at the beginning of next year for about ten months. because of the nature of the works Bakerloo and Northern line services won’t be stopping at the station till works are complete. The escalators were installed over ... Read More »
Motorists are paying over £1,000 a year in taxes to the Treasury, per the local government Association. The Association, that represents 370 councils across the country, same Whitehall can build £38.0 billion within the current year from Vehicle Excise Duty, fuel duty and VAT – an increase of £400 million on the previous twelve months. With thirty four million cars ... Read More »
Growth in Britain’s manufacturing sector eased slightly in September from a two-year high the month before, due to less robust export orders, a survey showed on Tuesday (Reuters). The Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index slipped to 56.7 from August’s two-and-a-half year high of 57.1, a slightly weaker reading than the rise to 57.3 economists had predicted in a Reuters poll. But employment ... Read More »
A taxi driver has been left heart broken after his only cab was stolen and set on fire. Jay Zimrul, of Heywood Way, Heybridge, felt devastated when his Mercedes Vito van was stolen at around 10pm last Monday. The taxi, worth £8,000, was found burnt out the following morning in Church Street, Great Totham. Mr Zimrul, who runs the Maldon ... Read More »
The record for visiting all 270 London Underground stations in the quickest possible time has been broken by eight minutes. Geoff Marshall, 41, from Ealing, west London, and Anthony Smith, 28, completed the record in 16 hours, 20 minutes and 27 seconds. It is the second time Mr Marshall has held the record, after a total of 25 attempts. The ... Read More »
Edinburgh’s Trams will be running by May 2014, the city council announced. According to the council statement, the capital’s streets would be clear of roadworks by 19 October after six years of construction. Tram testing process between the airport and Edinburgh Park will begin earlier in the month. Test trams will be running along the entire route to the city centre ... Read More »
BMW’s revolution in public transportation made its arrival today at the 2013 edition of the LCV show in Britain. UK Transport Minister Norman Baker visited the show and checked out the electric vehicle. He announced that the BMW i3 is eligible for the UK Government’s Plug-in Car Grant, helping to make the first zero-emission vehicle in the premium segment more ... Read More »
The Largest Consumer-Voted Travel Awards in the UK HAVE you had a perfect package holiday, been on a fabulous flight or enjoyed cracking customer care when booking a break? Here’s your chance to reward superb service. British Travel Awards is the largest consumer-voted programme in the UK. Last year, the coveted awards attracted more than one million public votes to ... Read More »
Your chance to enter the UK’s biggest competition for amateur travel photographers and Win a Trip to Jordan Travel Photo of the Year competition is the UK’s biggest amateur travel photo competition; last year it attracted more than 9,000 entries. The winning photos, plus a selection of shortlisted shots, will be printed in The Independent and Wanderlust, as well as being ... Read More »
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