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Labour Matters (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two major investment projects in Broxtowe were today, October 10th, officially launched by Labour's new Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt. Hon Geoff Hoon. Geoff officially opened the new T1 Phoenix Flyer bus service, which connects Kimberley, Nuthall, Awsworth and Cossall to the Phoenix tram stop in Cinderhill and he also officially opened the new £70m Giltbrook Retail Park. On his first visit...
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Londonist (Free subscription) | yesterday
Expansion plans at both Stansted and London City airports have been approved by the Government . Under the proposals, rubber-stamped by new Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon, another 10 million passengers will join the 25 million currently enjoying the jaunt Essexwards on the Stansted Express each year, while City will welcome a 50% increase in flights, bringing a total of 3.2 million passengers annually....
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An Englishman's Castle (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ministers unwilling to speak up for brave helpers - Times Online Only one out of 16 serving and former ministers who have visited Iraq was willing to comment on the plight of the interpreters who are risking their lives to...
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The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE BRITISH government has overruled a local council to allow Stansted airport to handle an extra 10 million passengers a year.
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The Twydall Tory (Free subscription) | yesterday
After 11 years of loyal service as a Labour MP, Paul Clark has been made a Minister in Gordon Brown’s most recent reshuffle. Mr Clark now assumes the mantle of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transpor, alongside Jim Fitzpatrick MP, and under Lord Adonis (Minister of State for Transport) and Geoff Hoon MP (Secretary of [...]
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners reacted angrily to the government's decision to allow a massive expansion in capacity at one of Britain's largest airports.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Two London airports have won approval for large increases in flights and passengers in the biggest expansion of aviation for a decade.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Stansted's expansion was described as "disastrous" by John Welch whose rural idyll is threatened by Geoff Hoon's decision.
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Stansted airport's expansion is to go ahead leaving those under the flight path facing an extra 63 flights a day.
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icWales (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Environmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Government's decision to allow a massive expansion in capacity at one of the UK's largest airports.
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Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - UK & world news (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Environmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Government's decision to allow a massive expansion in capacity at one of the UK's largest airports.
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Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Environmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Government's decision to allow a massive expansion in capacity at one of the UK's largest airports.
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Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Shadow Transport Secretary Theresa Villers has just sent out this press release... Villiers: Hoon turns to BAA to write his aviation policy Geoff Hoon’s first move as Transport Secretary has been to approve plans to increase the flight numbers at Stansted airport. Commenting on the announcement, Shadow Transport Secretary, Theresa Villiers said: “We have always taken the view that Stansted could, with...
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A View from Middle England (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Geoff Hoon only got his feet under the desk as Transport Secretary this week. He now comes up with the idea that expansion is a good thing for Stansted Airport. That remains to be seen, but none of this airport growth is joined up. Each airport is competing with the next for passengers, most of whom will come out of thin air in order to make the numbers game work. If you added up all the passengers...
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icWales (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The Government has backed plans to allow the expansion of Stansted Airport to handle an extra 10 million passengers a year.
