Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced he is scrapping plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link to be built between Birmingham and Manchester. The announcement follows much speculation in the media that the Northern leg of the high-speed rail line would be cancelled in a bid to curb rising costs … [Read more...]
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Business and political leaders in the North oppose cancellation of Manchester leg of HS2
Ahead of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's address to the Conservative Party Conference today (4th October), business and political leaders in the North and Midlands of England have expressed their support for the HS2 high-speed rail service to reach Manchester. Following much media speculation that … [Read more...]
Northern professionals encouraged to apply for top public sector jobs
Baroness Neville-Rolfe, Minister of State at the Cabinet Office, has urged professionals from across Northern England to apply for senior roles with public sector bodies. The call for more Northerners to join the public sector comes was made at a speech address business leaders in Darlington on … [Read more...]
North-west economy set for £242 million boost from manufacturing tech adoption programme
A programme to boost tech adoption and digitalisation within the manufacturing sector in the North-west is forecast to add £242 million to the local economy and create over 1,500 jobs in the region. New analysis of the Made Smarter programme has found that the 334 projects already delivered with … [Read more...]
Major employers give backing to Greater Manchester’s plans for technical education
Over sixty businesses in Greater Manchester, including major local and global employers, have come forward to share their support for the city-region's plans for technical education, Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham revealed at a breakfast event on 26th September. Representing sectors from … [Read more...]
Avanti West Coast reveals new fleet of trains
Avanti West Coast has revealed the newly liveried Class 805 trains set to enter service on its network connecting London and the North-west in the coming months. The trains have been revealed at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe facility in the North East on 22nd September, with the first three units … [Read more...]
Business and transport leaders call on Prime Minister not to cancel Manchester leg of HS2
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing calls from business and transport leaders in the North not to cancel the Manchester leg of HS2, amid growing rumours that he is considering axing part of the line to curb rising costs. With the cost of the full route from London Euston to Manchester … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester’s first Bee Network buses take to the roads
The first buses under local control in Greater Manchester since the mid-1980s took to the roads on Sunday 24th September, with the launch the first Bee Network services The new buses in yellow Bee Network livery are now in operation in Bolton, Wigan, and parts of Bury, Salford and Manchester, … [Read more...]
New employment scheme launches to support recent arrivals to North-west from Hong Kong
A new programme, following on from the success of the United for Ukraine scheme, to help recent arrivals from Hong Kong access employment has been launched in the North-west. The Growth Company's Jobs for Hongkongers programme aims to support those who have arrived in the North-west from since … [Read more...]
Avanti awarded long-term contract to continue running West Coast Mainline
Rail operating company, Avanti West Coast, has been awarded a long-term contract to continue running West Coast Mainline services between London and the North-west, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. The award of a long-term contract, which will have a core term of three years and … [Read more...]
TfGM launches new Bee Network ticketing app
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has launched a new Bee Network ticketing app as it prepares for the first franchised bus services in the city-region to take to the roads. The launch of the new app on 18th September comes one week before the first locally-controlled bus services in the … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester businesses encouraged to support city-region’s young people in new campaign
A new campaign, co-designed by young people aged 10-25, has been launched by the Greater Manchester Youth Network (GMYN) to encourage businesses to support the charity with their work. The campaign features young people who have been supported by GMYN, with the creative and wording designed by … [Read more...]
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