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• Labour's proposer for
thre .c1r 0-licence to be introduced instead of the suggested continuous 0licensing was rejected 12 to 13 in an all-party committee vote last week.
The Government has sanc tioned the fthr.
into a three-lane motorway between Wetherby and Walshfard in Yorkshire. The 5km stretch is to be given top priority.
P&O Ferrymosters has
started on intermoda. cJntribution service
between Italy, France, Benelux and the UK, under the name of Combitalia.
• Local authorities have until
1 October 1995 to put ,.1 stree irkin. .nt;
out to competitive tender.
• The Health and Safety Commission has published a consultation document updating , regulations or hazardous goods and packaging of dangerous chemicals which were introduced last year.
UK turnover for contract distribution business McGregor Cory rose 13%, but profits were only up 10% in 1993, according to financial figures from its parent the Ocean Group.
• The e Inspectorate has published three codes to help hauliers check they
have been n justly by VI staff working on vehicle testing, roadworthiness and traffic enforcement and the annual vehicle test.