The biggest sign yet the Metrolink will FINALLY go to Stockport
It's been on the cards for years. Now there's signs Metrolink services in Stockport are FINALLY taking a step closer to becoming reality.
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Council workers slammed over claims about huge crack in road that killed 'true gent' cyclist
Council workers who suggested a six-inch deep crack in a road which killed a cyclist could have closed up - and then reopened - on its own have been slammed by a coroner. Retired teacher Harry Colledge suffered a catastrophic brain injury after he was thrown from his bike when his front wheel became lodged in a huge crack in the road, LancsLive reports.
Tory conference in Manchester: What we learnt, what we lost and what we gained
The Conservatives came to Manchester this week under a cloud of speculation that the high-speed railway line we were promised more than a decade ago would be scrapped. After weeks of denial, Rishi Sunak finally confirmed the Northern leg of HS2 will not be built in a speech at Manchester Central Convention Complex - a former railway station in the heart of the city - on Wednesday (October 4).
Police issue urgent appeal over 'high-risk' missing 12-year-old boy
Police have issued an appeal for help to find a 'high-risk' missing 12-year-old boy.
'Once in a generation opportunity' to be thrown away with cuts to HS2 David Cameron warns
A 'once-in-a-generation opportunity' will be lost thanks to the 'wrong' decision to cancel the rest of HS2, David Cameron has warned Rishi Sunak.
The Mancunian Way: HS2 axed for ‘Network North’
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Every transport project Rishi Sunak claims will happen instead of HS2 in the north
Rishi Sunak unveiled today unveiled plans for a new 'network north' which he claimed would improve connectivity in the region - after scrapping the northern section of HS2.
LIVE HS2 updates as Rishi Sunak to announce Birmingham to Manchester leg will be SCRAPPED
Rishi Sunak is widely expected to announce he is axing the Birmingham to Manchester HS2 leg today after weeks of speculation. The Prime Minister - who yesterday said he would 'not be rushed into a premature decision' and denied that he had already made his mind up over the future of HS2 - will axe the scheme during his speech in Manchester today.