Article: Wanted: a bold, dramatic icon of modern Wales.(Business)

Article: Scrap the toll on Severn Crossing tomake a ...
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  April 20, 2007 ;     547 words ... ... simple statement. Reverse the costs of entering Wales at the Severn Crossing. That will announce, in a far more constructive and original ... erect a 'Welcome to a free Wales!' sign on top of the Severn Crossing toll booths. Michael Chubb Pitman Street, Cardiff

Article: Why are we still paying Severn crossing tolls?
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  January 1, 2008 ;     641 words ... ... drivers crossing from the West Country into Wales. The Second Severn Crossing, which was completed in 1996, cost pounds300 million ... right that motorists would end up paying for the Second Severn Crossing three times over before the Government would even consider ...

Article: Severn crossing hold-ups
South Wales Evening Post;  November 24, 2007 ;     258 words ...The Second Severn Crossing on the M4 will be partially closed for repair work this weekend and next. The bridge will be reduced to one lane westbound and ...

Article: Prince Charles opens the new Second Severn Crossing
The Independent - London;  June 6, 1996 ;     253 words ...Royal toll: Prince Charles opened the three-mile Second Severn Crossing yesterday, and in a traditional gesture gave a penny to each of four children before cutting the ribbon. The new gateway to Wales ...

Article: Severn crossing was the key to Wales landmark, says ...
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);  February 23, 2008 ;     477 words ...WALES coach Warren Gatland has cited Tom Shanklin's decision to move across the Severn Bridge to play his club rugby in Wales as a key reason behind the Cardiff Blues reaching his 50th cap milestone today. Shanklin moved to the Blues region from Saracens in 2003 and has since flourished at the Arms

Article: EU chases Britain over Severn Crossing VAT.
The Evening Standard (London, England);  May 7, 2002 ;     621 words ...Byline: ROBERT LEA THE British Government has got into a row with Brussels over unofficial State aid running into tens of millions of pounds for the privately owned second bridge over the River Severn. It has emerged that the European Commission is preparing to take "infringement proceedings"

Article: Rural Matters: Tradition to return for Severn ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  January 13, 2004 ;     413 words ...A ferry which will restore a crossing that has been in existence on the River Severn since the 16th century was unveiled to the public yesterday. The Hampton Loade ferry in Shropshire will return to the river in March when it is hoped it will link the needs of transport, tourism and heritage in the