Central government should scrutinise more closely how local authorities are investing in roads, light rail and buses, a committee of MPs has said.

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Tucked away on winding, oak tree-lined roads or in one-traffic-light towns, bastions of smoked brisket have lured the palates of many discerning carnivores.

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These are small-scale automated transports designed as affordable alternatives to light-rail networks, since they run on cheap roads rather than costly rails.

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Dorset Council contractor SSE Contracting is now changing the light sensor on each light to a timed version in the town's quiet roads.

BBC: Swanage street lights switch-off to save ?150,000 a year

Unlike existing motorways, the construction costs of future roads cannot be recouped through toll fees, explains the corporation, because traffic is expected to be light in the mountains.

ECONOMIST: Once again, Japan's bureaucrats are under attack

It was the kind of snow you see in films, white and perfect and deep, the cars moving slowly along white roads, the people coming out of their houses in the morning or stopping on the High Street to notice the light.

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