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More pay parking bays and charges in Bristol city centre at the weekends - This is Bristol
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:04:45 GMT
More pay parking bays and charges in Bristol city centre at the weekendsThis is BristolMORE than a dozen new pay and display spaces are to be introduced in the city centre to help raise £500000 for the council's coffers. Parking charges are also going up, in some cases by as much as 66 per cent. And parking bays that were previously free ...Car parking charge for Wapping Wharf residents disputedBBC Newsall 3 news articles » Read more >>>
Win the city parking war - CITY A.M.
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:47:12 GMT
Win the city parking warCITY A.M.Anyone living in the capital with a car knows central London is a parking nightmare. Resident parking hardly alleviates the problem because many boroughs, like Westminster, offer limited spacing. Of course, you can always drive around hoping a space ... Read more >>>
Hospital staff are nicking parking spaces outside our homes - Glasgow Evening Times
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:40:28 GMT
Hospital staff are nicking parking spaces outside our homesGlasgow Evening TimesTenants of a Royston housing association say doctors and nurses from the infirmary are using residents' spaces and risking lives by parking on pavements. The hospital is one of three in Scotland where charges are still in place because the car parks ...and more » Read more >>>
Fresh calls for fair play over parking charges - Morpeth Herald
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:28:46 GMT
Fresh calls for fair play over parking chargesMorpeth HeraldThe figures have been estimated by the chamber's Car Parking Sub Committee Chairman Charles Robinson. He said there are 7056 council-owned car-parking spaces across the county, which cost about £1million to maintain and run. Breaking down the figure it ... Read more >>>
Belfast bus tour man bashed rival's head during parking space row - Belfast Telegraph
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:45:59 GMT
Belfast bus tour man bashed rival's head during parking space rowBelfast TelegraphBy Alan Erwin A bus tour worker punched a rival operator up to 10 times and banged his head off a kiosk in a row over parking in Belfast city centre, a court has heard. Michael Johnston said he was left drifting in an out of consciousness after David ...and more » Read more >>>
Call for a rethink on town centre - Tewkesbury ADMAG
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:09:39 GMT
Call for a rethink on town centreTewkesbury ADMAGMr Tether says he is concerned about the position of the parking spaces, the length of time for parking, inadequate bus stop provision in the north end of High Street and the poor state of paving on the west side of the High Street.and more » Read more >>>
Car parks freed up to provide space for Saints - St Helens Today
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:16:21 GMT
St Helens TodayCar parks freed up to provide space for SaintsSt Helens TodayCOUNCIL chiefs are to open their town centre car parks to provide cut-price parking for Saints fans on matchdays. The town centre three main car parks Chalon Way and Tontine multi storys and the former Tesco site on Chalon Way - are all within walking ... Read more >>>
Parking sensors to take pain out of finding a space - New Scientist
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:02:10 GMT
Parking sensors to take pain out of finding a spaceNew ScientistIT'S a problem familiar to most of us: you circle for ages waiting to find a parking space and just when you've spotted one, someone else darts in first. Now a "parking patch" could change that by bringing together wireless sensors and mobile apps to ...and more » Read more >>>
Vow to keep north Shropshire parking charges sparks fury - shropshirestar.com
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:16:41 GMT
shropshirestar.comVow to keep north Shropshire parking charges sparks furyshropshirestar.comOn Monday Councillor Simon Jones, Shropshire Council's portfolio holder for parking charges, told the Wem and Shawbury Local Joint Committee meeting in Wem that the charges, introduced in the area after April last year, will remain.and more » Read more >>>
Workers at Imperial Tobacco threaten strike over Workplace Parking Levy - This is Nottingham
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:14:33 GMT
BBC NewsWorkers at Imperial Tobacco threaten strike over Workplace Parking LevyThis is NottinghamBut the GMB union claims it has been told that workers will have to pay £192 each, to help cover the cost of the factory's 400 car parking spaces. The cigarette manufacturer, however, says it plans to spread the charge across its 600 employees, ...Nottingham Workplace Parking Levy: Imperial Tobacco strike possibleBBC Newsall 2 news articles » Read more >>>