CEP-Research correspondent wins Journalist of the Year award

January 11, 2012

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style=”MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 12pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none” class=”MsoNormal”>style=”FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; COLOR: #1a304f; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Times; mso-ansi-language: EN-US” lang=”EN-US”>Will was presented with the award at a ceremony in London on Tuesday 13 ^th December 2011, attended by more than 150 transport professionals andjournalists.