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16th March 2006, Page 14
16th March 2006
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Stuart Thomas brings you his regular round-up of the way our local and national press has covered the wonderful world of road transport this week...

According to The Herald, the activities of timber hauliers in the "sleepy" Eskdale valley of Scotland are raising the ire of local Buddhist monks.

But there's worse news for the shaven-headed reincarnates truck traffic is predicted to double over the next decade as the country's timber harvest peaks. At this rate Scotland's answer to the Himalayas will soon have more in common with a driving range than a mountain range.

"Samye Ling, one mile from Eskdalemuir in Dumfriesshire, is almost surrounded by huge swathes of commercial forestry," says the paper. "Every day a stream of timber lorries trundle through the town on the B709, causing distress, upset and the odd headache.'' The "odd headache" might refer to a particularly unfortunate accident that occurred three months ago in the Tibetan Buddhist community. A truck careered out of control, crashing into the

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