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Technology

Parkeon demonstrated a barcode printer on its Strada parking payment terminal for the first time at Parkex 2013.
This will enable businesses to give... continue
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Parking Policy

Properly managed parking can be a boon to local economies and the environment, local transport minister Norman Baker said in a recorded address shown... continue
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Parking Policy Lead Story

Mark Moran
Councils should be more lenient when enforcing High Street parking as a way of boosting local trade, communities secretary Eric Pickles told the... continue
Councils should be more lenient when enforcing High Street parking as a way of boosting local trade, communities secretary Eric Pickles told the... continue
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Yellow Lines

Exeter’s John Lewis Car Park, which won the Best Refurbishment trophy at the British Parking Awards last month, was previously known as the King... continue
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Operational
The introduction of paid parking at a Marks & Spencer store on the Isle of Wight has gone smoothly because shoppers can redeem the first... continue
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Debates
Archana Vidyasekar
Over the past two decades delivering goods into the cities has become a challenge with cities getting overly congested and traffic jams resulting in... continue
Over the past two decades delivering goods into the cities has become a challenge with cities getting overly congested and traffic jams resulting in... continue
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Developments
Proposals have been put forward for a £35m revamp of the Elliot’s Field Retail Park, near Rugby, in Warwickshire. The plans include... continue
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News Lead Story

Mark Moran
The Olympic Games and a match-day car park used by fans of both Liverpool and Everton were among the winners at the British Parking Awards, which... continue
The Olympic Games and a match-day car park used by fans of both Liverpool and Everton were among the winners at the British Parking Awards, which... continue
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News Lead Story

Deniz Huseyin
Mirsad Bakalovic has become new head of parking services at Tower Hamlets, taking over from John Chiltern who has retired after seven years in the... continue
Mirsad Bakalovic has become new head of parking services at Tower Hamlets, taking over from John Chiltern who has retired after seven years in the... continue
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Developments
The second phase of a town centre development in Dorchester has been described as “not financially viable”, a report for West Dorset District Council... continue
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Debates

Martin Blackwell
Business secretary Vince Cable is right in saying that what is happening in the retail sector is partly lack of demand, he believes there is more... continue
Business secretary Vince Cable is right in saying that what is happening in the retail sector is partly lack of demand, he believes there is more... continue
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Construction

Parking for more than 1,000 vehicles features in plans for Haywards Heath railway station, in West Sussex. Mid Sussex District Council’s... continue
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Debates
Some mid-range and smaller centres overcharged for parking space during 2011 in relation to their retail and leisure offers, suffering higher than... continue
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Parking Policy
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging local authorities across the country to scrap town centre car parking charges all year round. The... continue
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Construction

Plans to replace the 3,000-space twin level car park at the Castlepoint Shopping Park in Bournemouth should be finalised this year, seven years after... continue
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Construction
Plans for a new £65m leisure and retail development containing a new cinema, cafés and bistros, a 100 bed hotel, shops and stores, all... continue
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Parking Policy
Patrick McDonnell
Retailers in Folkestone say their takings have dropped by an average of 30% since the introduction of parking charges in September. In March,... continue
Retailers in Folkestone say their takings have dropped by an average of 30% since the introduction of parking charges in September. In March,... continue
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Parking Policy
Patrick McDonnell
Nottingham City Council is now consulting on a third round of parking charge changes after businesses complained that it would deter visitors to the... continue
Nottingham City Council is now consulting on a third round of parking charge changes after businesses complained that it would deter visitors to the... continue
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Parking Policy
Patrick McDonnell
Car parking charges in Cornwall will be frozen next year. Cornwall Council’s cabinet rejected a proposal to increase charges in council owned... continue
Car parking charges in Cornwall will be frozen next year. Cornwall Council’s cabinet rejected a proposal to increase charges in council owned... continue
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Business News
The Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke has been bought by US pension fund TIAA-CREF for a reported £280m The centre was redeveloped... continue






