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UNEXPECTED BACKING Chancellor Gordon Brown has given unexpected backing to London Mayor Ken Livingstone over his controversial congestion-charging plans.

3rd January 2002
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Page 4, 3rd January 2002 — UNEXPECTED BACKING Chancellor Gordon Brown has given unexpected backing to London Mayor Ken Livingstone over his controversial congestion-charging plans.
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ROAD RUNNERS Consignia, the private company that runs the Post Office, is threatening to substantially reduce the amount of mail carried on trains, switching it instead to road and air.

JONIT KONG The Freight Transport and Road Haulage Associations have met with Home Office Minister Lord Rooker to discuss the implications of the recent High Court judgement on stowaway fines. No further fines will be imposed until the government's appeal is heard.

STOWAWAY THREAT UK and French industry associations have warned that the future of international rail freight between the UK and France is in jeopardy unless measures are taken to improve anti-stowaway security at the Frethun rail terminal in Calais.

WEIGHBRIDGE REVISIONS Our thanks to Camber Produce of Peterstow Ross-on-Wye, for telling us that its weighbridge is for check-weighing only and that bridges at Phoenix Coal (Ross) and Herefordshire Fuels (Ross) are now closed, Also, Mick Jones reports that the bridge at Okehampton is no longer operating. But the good news is that Tollerton. Yorkbased Geoffrey Munford's 50brine, 15x3 bridge next to the A19 Thirsk-York road (phone 01347 838502) is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week so it should be added to the guide.

STEPPING DOWN Phillipe LazarĀ°, the chief executive of Eurotunnel has stepped down from his position with the company following a difference of views on the management of the company.


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