NEW A VEHICLE GRANTED
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nECAUSE of the demand in London,
Manchester and Liverpool for farm produce and canned foods from Shropshire, Mr. A. J. Evans, of Minsterley, was granted a new A licence at Shrewsbury on Monday. He applied to replace a seven-year-old A vehicle with a more modern unit, but said that the carrying capacity would stay the same, and requested a new A vehicle of 51 tons to be acquired. Conditions for both units were to be: "animal feedingstuffs, dairy farm produce, canned food. building materials; Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol. Hull and the London area."
in evidence, Mr. Evans stated that sometimes he had to keep his customers waiting a week -when. he could not move their traffic. It was not easy to subcontract vehicles and some companies did not like them to be used.
TYNE TUNNEL START
WORK on the L124-m. Tyne tunnel will commence on October 9.