Transport Topics

Helpline needs more drivers - Guide and Gazette
CARNOUSTIE Community Helpline, the charity which arranges car transport to medical appointments for mobile patients unable to use other forms of transport, held the annual general meeting in the Philip Hall recently. Chairperson Mrs Edna Boffey ...16 Hours 26 Minutes agowww.guideandgazette.co.uk

Campaign for cleaner air - Doncaster Today
The national conference, hosted by Doncaster Council's pollution control team on behalf of organisation Care4Air, will include expert speakers presenting on topics such as the impact of air quality on health and encouraging uptake of electric vehicles.13 Hours 50 Minutes agowww.doncasterfreepress.co.uk

Your views on the news: Elected mayors, easy GCSEs and cruise ship pay - The Guardian (blog)
For some things you need to look outside of which borough you are in (transport being the obvious one) and implement a plan for the whole city. The mayor of London and other large-ish cities (Manc, Brum) is seen as being outside of the council and the ...04 May 2012 08:14www.guardian.co.uk

Councils turn red as voters give coalition a shock - WalesOnline
The new council leader in Cardiff will be Heather Joyce, who promised to improve public services in the city including schools, social services and transport. Asked whether former council leader Russell Goodway, who earlier this week categorically ...05 May 2012 06:51www.walesonline.co.uk

Leading article: A poor example set by London - The Independent
... travelling on public transport. Hardly an edifying spectacle. In fairness, the blame rests, in part at least, on the degree to which the Mayor's power is circumscribed by central government. With no say over such hot topics as health and education, ...29 April 2012 15:03www.independent.co.uk