Posted on August 29, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Internet mapping and GPS is wiping the UK history off the map, according to one of Britain’s leading map experts.  Mary Spence, President of the British Cartographical Society says hundreds of churches, stately homes and historic landmarks are not being represented in online maps or GPS systems and are fading from public consciousness as a result.  Argus [...]

Posted on August 28, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Bad news for UK passengers who pick up their UK car hire with their budget flight.  Low fares carrier Ryanair has just announced that it is to axe daily flights to East Midlands and Glasgow Prestwick airports from Cork at the end of October.  The decision to cut flights has been blamed on increased charges levied by [...]

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

You may question the headline, but bear with us, you’ll see where we’re going with this one. Rising fuel costs and an economic downturn are proving to be successful in cutting road congestion, according to a new report.  Congestion was 12 percent less in the first six months of this year according to a new report [...]

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Staff at Manchester Airport have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action on August 27 and September 1st.  The airport has said that passengers will face considerable disruption during the strike days.    An estimated 75,00 passengers will use Manchester airport on each day of the strike.  The walkouts will affect passengers using a number of airlines including Virgin Atlantic, [...]

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Car Hire UK customers will face travel chaos over the bank holiday weekend as staff at Gatwick and Stansted have voted to go on strike. Handlers and check-in staff are set to stage a walkout on Monday August 25 after rejecting an offer in an ongoing pay dispute. Holidaymakers will also be subjected to a second 24-hour strike at [...]

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Fiona Hilliard

Car Hire customers who’ve braved the British summer can at least look forward to cheaper petrol as the price war between UK supermarket chains hots up. Britain’s fourth largest supermarket chain Morrisons sparked a series of price cuts when it slashed 2p off the price of a litre of diesel and unleaded yesterday morning.  Tesco [...]