Bus travel discounts for Doncaster jobseekers - Business - Doncaster Free Press

Bus travel discounts for Doncaster jobseekers - Business - Doncaster Free Press: "BUS operator Stagecoach, which runs services in Doncaster, has launched the country’s first nationwide discounted bus travel scheme for people looking for work.

The new initiative, launched today, will give thousands of job seekers across the UK a 50 per cent discount on their bus travel to help them find employment."

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Major methane release is almost inevitable - environment - 21 February 2013 - New Scientist

Major methane release is almost inevitable - environment - 21 February 2013 - New Scientist: "The Siberian permafrost is a particular danger. A large region called the Yedoma could undergo runaway decomposition once it starts to melt, because microbes in the soil would eat the carbon and produce heat, melting more soil and releasing ever more greenhouse gases. In short, the melting of Yedoma is a tipping point: once it starts, there may be no stopping it."

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Demonstrate the nolltaxedagen March 2 «fi Stockholm

Demonstrate the nolltaxedagen March 2 «fi Stockholm: "Nolltaxedagen On March 2, we gather to fee free public transport with Planka.nu, Young left and the Pirate Party. We all have different arguments and different methods of influence, but share the conviction that the zero tariff solves major problems that we see in society today. The good examples are many:"

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Arriva ordered to offer free bus service in Derby | Central - ITV News

Arriva ordered to offer free bus service in Derby | Central - ITV News: "Arriva has been ordered to offer a free bus service in Derby for a year.

The bus regulator has made the order following a public inquiry into the company's failure to run two local services properly.

North West Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell made the ruling after hearing that the firm did not give the correct legall notice for changes to routes running between Alvaston and Derby."

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Ford, Peugeot, Toyota lead Europe auto sales to new low | Reuters

Ford, Peugeot, Toyota lead Europe auto sales to new low | Reuters: "Registrations fell to 918,280 new cars, the Brussels-based industry body said in a statement, the slowest January since its records began in 1990, as austerity measures and unemployment hit consumer spending."

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Edinburgh businesses want tram service fare-free

Call for free introductory Edinburgh Trams service - Transport - Scotsman.com: "CITY leaders in Edinburgh have agreed to consider demands from the business sector to run free services on the Edinburgh Trams network in the weeks following its launch.

• Ticket prices would be waived to introduce passengers to the route and boost business

• The city’s transport leaders said Edinburgh City Council would consider the scheme

• The chairman who proposed the measure said the shops, pubs and restaurants needed the boost following the complications of the project

Ticket prices would be waived to introduce passengers to the route and boost business after years of downturn caused by disruption from the project.

Business leaders said the move would provide shoppers with an incentive to return to the city centre after turning to out of town retail centres."

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Dickson calls for free transport study - Local - Carrick Times

Dickson calls for free transport study - Local - Carrick Times: "“Part of the logic for offering transport concessions to over-60s is to tackle social exclusion. Research has shown that children and young people are more at risk in that regard, adding another reason why we should give serious consideration to free school transport.

“We should be attempting to bring about a shift in attitudes to public transport, which is another benefit of a policy such as this. If we can instil a preference for public transport in children and young people, that will help us to widen our effort to bring about a modal shift away from our dependence on the private car.”"

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Riga, Latvia, free public transport for vocational school students and persons with 3rd category disabilities to commence March 20

Free public transport for vocational school students and persons with 3rd category disabilities to commence March 20: "RIGA - Riga City Council's Traffic and Transport Committee today approved free public transportation for vocational school students and persons with third category disabilities from March 20 this year, Riga City Council informed LETA."

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Turkish PM heralds free public services for old and disabled people

LOCAL - Turkish PM heralds free public services for old and disabled people: "Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Feb. 12 a series of new measures such as free public services for the transportation of the families of deceased soldiers, veterans and for elderly people, increased employment of disabled people by state institutions, as well as increased employment of disabled people as teachers. "

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About the Free Public Transport Day | Freepublictransports.com

About the Free Public Transport Day | Freepublictransports.com: "On the 2nd of March the Free Public Transport Day will be celebrated for the sixth time. In Sweden there are already things planned for that day and week! We hope that you will join us in making this day a truly worldwide event and celebration. If you’ve got something planned for the day, please mail the information to info@freepublictransports.com and we’ll post it to the free public transport blog and if there’s nothing planned in your city, consider doing something yourself! Arrange a ticket swap, write a letter to the editor, put up stickers, hand out flyers or arrange a party!"

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Demonstration i Stockholm på Nolltaxedagen! : Nolltaxedagen

Demonstration i Stockholm på Nolltaxedagen! : Nolltaxedagen: "På nolltaxedagen den 2:a mars samlas vi för att avgiftsbefria kollektivtrafiken. Vi har alla olika argument, olika metoder för påverkan men delar övertygelsen att nolltaxa löser problemen vi ser i dagens samhälle. De goda exemplen är många:"

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Free Public Transport Correlates With Surge of New Registered Residents | Society | News | ERR

Free Public Transport Correlates With Surge of New Registered Residents | Society | News | ERR: "In the first 30 days of free public transport, an additional 3,000 people registered as Tallinn residents."

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