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London launches cycle hire scheme
London launched a major cycle hire scheme Friday which aims to make transport in the city greener ahead of the 2012 Olympics following in the tracks of cities like Paris and Shanghai.
Potholed roads causing sleepless nights misery
TRIMLEY ST MARY: A woman whose life has been blighted by noise “like a bomb exploding” from a road next to her house has spoken out after months of sleepless nights.
PGM output edges higher at Smokey Hills in Q2 2010 30th July 2010
Platinum Australia saw pgm output at its flagship mine in South Africa increase in the second quarter of 2010, it has been confirmed. The company revealed that production at Smokey Hills rose by five per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis to 8,680 oz pgm 4E (platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold).
Susan Morrison: An idea to give the Capital a lift
In deepest Belize there's a huge hole in the ground. The SAS abseil down into the gloom, filming themselves and shrieking with excitement when spiders the size of dinner p
The first year of the new-look Bedford Borough Council, by the chief executive
Philip Simpkins on his "baptism of fire" (29/07/2010 14:56:03)
Evening Times
Glasgow’s pothole problems are the worst in Scotland. A new survey of Scottish motorists shows 42% of Glasgow drivers have had their cars damaged by potholes.
£1.5m plan to repair 150 Shropshire roads
More than 150 Shropshire roads most in need of repair after the severe winter weather led to more potholes will be resurfaced in the next eight months as part of a £1.5m scheme.
Evening Times
East End drivers have praised The Evening Times’ Pothole Watch campaign. Locals are demanding action on their roads after we highlighted more dangerous potholes.
Istanbul to Leeds charity challenge: Mike Tomlinson diary
The YEP is charting the family's progress in twice-weekly diaries.
Evening Times
Potholes on Kilmuir Crescent are driving residents crazy. Picture: Lenny Warren Glasgow is still pothole city despite the council spending millions of pounds to repair the roads.
Bucks council warns massive service cuts ahead
Bucks County Council has warned that it will no longer be able to continue with many of the services it currently provides due to massive public spending cuts.
Letter: New approach needed to Wellington railway station
Letter: It is grand to see the "regeneration of Wellington". Millions of pounds have been spent on swopping the bus station and car park round, digging up New Street and laying super-duper new paving, not to mention the civic centre being built. Would not be possible, with a bit of the change left over from these projects, to put aside a few bob so that the station approach could be resurfaced?
Driving over potholes "can save fuel"
Driving over potholes could in the future cut fuel consumption thanks to a revolutionary new shock absorber.
Axe threat to Blackburn cycling race
A TOP-class cycling event may not return to Blackburn next year after costing £15,000 to run and attracting few spectators.
Potholes plea over 'appalling' Woking roads
ALMOST 800 signatures have been collected in support of a petition calling for pothole-ridden roads in Woking to be repaired.
£10m project will plug our potholes
Last night’s full Oldham Council meeting Oldham’s potholed roads will get a £10million “quality” improvement over the next four years. The spending is part of £32 million to be invested over the next four years in big capital schemes.
TV chef's mission to rekindle our 'love of driving'
CELEBRITY chef and motoring enthusiast James Martin was in Guildford last week to start off a journey to find Britain’s best and worst roads.
Evening Times
Double-decker buses are in particular danger of toppling over at this spot in Renfield Street, say council chiefs, due to the collapse of the road. Pictures: Mark Gibson
AFRICA: Six challenges to delivering treatment as prevention
Source: IRIN Using HIV treatment to drastically reduce transmission of the virus is the big issue at the International AIDS Conference in Vienna; scientists and health workers are optimistic but recognize that scaling up treatment will not be easy, especially for poor countries.
Major roadworks start on busy west Cumbria road
Major roadworks were due to start on a busy Workington road today.
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