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• The trial of several former employees of Cranes and Commercials (Exports) of Southampton's Western Docks began last Monday at Winchester Crown Court. Trevor Slowen, Mark Slowen, Neil Slowen, Robert Alexander, Lesley Pegrum, Albert Johnson, Michael Burke, Alan Lewis and Sean Tossell are all charged with conspiracy to steal, burglary and handling.
Bar review
• The results of the Judicial Review into the London Lorry Ban will be announced today (Thursday 9 November) at the High Court in London. In July, Lord Justice Watkins and Justice Hutchison heard Anthony Lester QC argue for the road transport industry that the mandatory fitting of air brake silencers under the ban went beyond EC law.
Flying to Leyland
• British Airways transport manager John Gibbons is leaving the company to become service director of Leyland Daf.
Heavy light
• Scientists from Liverpool University are using a fibre-optic sensor to catch overloaded trucks using the Severn Bridge.
Dangerous study
• The European Commission has launched a study of the transport of dangerous goods and wastes, to assess the possibility of multimodal transport and to define any road safety and environmental benefits.
Yorkie bar
• The Freight Transport Association's Northern branch is objecting to the proposed extension of York's pedestrianisation scheme, which extends the vehicle ban by an extra 30 minutes.
Prescott stays
• Labour MP John Prescott will stay on as the party's transport spokesman for at least another year in the wake of Neil Kinnock's Shadow Cabinet re-shuffle.