Fares across Greater Manchester are set to be simplified and standardised across the whole city-region's bus network from Sunday 4th September. Adults tickets will be capped at £2 for a single bus journey, while a £5 1-day AnyBus Adult travelcard will cover unlimited bus travel within the 10 … [Read more...]
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Manchester Airport served 2.6 million passengers in July
Manchester Airport's recovery has continued with 2.6 million passengers passing through the airport in July, representing 82% of pre-pandemic traffic. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has revealed passenger numbers across its airports reached 85% of pre-Covid levels in July. Figures released show … [Read more...]
Stockport Council leaders join in expressing anger over Avanti cancellations
Stockport Council's five group leaders have written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps, to share their shock and dissatisfaction at Avanti West Coast's action to slash services to one an hour. In their letter, reproduced in full below, Cllrs Mark Hunter, Leader of Stockport … [Read more...]
Avanti service cuts spark outrage from Greater Manchester and London mayors
Avanti West Coast has slashed London to Stockport and Manchester rail services to one train per hour amid staff shortages, prompting outrage from the mayors of London and Greater Manchester, Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham. In a letter to the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the two leaders, along … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester leaders call for rethink of the North’s high-speed rail plans
Business and political leaders are calling for an urgent rethink of plans for how HS2 and a future East-West high-speed rail service come into the city-region. Formal petitions to Government have been submitted GMCA, TfGM, Manchester Airports Group and others, raising the key changes they believe … [Read more...]
Airport and partners crack down on inconsiderate and illegal parking
Manchester Airport, Manchester City Council and the region’s police forces have reassured residents in communities surrounding the gateway that they are taking action to tackle inconsiderate and illegal parking. Following recent reports of poor practice by some unofficial parking firms operating … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport updates on recovery as school holidays begin
With more than 3.5 million people set to go on holidays from the Northern gateway this summer, Manchester Airport has provided passengers with an update ahead of its busiest time of year. The peak summer season of 2022 is set to be the airport's busiest since the start of the coronavirus pandemic … [Read more...]
Work begins on new active travel link between train station and new bus interchange
Work has begun on the construction of a new active travel link in the town centre to make it easier to walk or cycle between Stockport Railway Station and the town's new bus interchange and rooftop park, currently being built. The project is the latest milestone in Stockport's £1 billion … [Read more...]
House of Commons Transport Committee calls for government to reassess rail plans for the North
A report from the House of Commons' Transport Committee has called on the government to reassess its plans for the rail network in the North and Midlands of England. The report calls for the government to re-evaluate the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), the government's plan for investment in the rail … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester logistics industry receives £1 million training boost
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has awarded Seetec Outsource a £1 million contract as part of its three-year Skills for Growth programme to provide training to over 1,200 people working in the city-region's logistics industry. The fully-funded training, backed by the European Social … [Read more...]
Greater Manchester bus reforms get final green light following Court of Appeal ruling
Plans to reform the bus network in Greater Manchester can now go ahead unimpeded, following a Court of Appeal judgement ruled in the city-region's favour. Bus company Rotala, the city-region's largest bus operator under the Diamond Plus brand, had appealed the findings of a Judicial Review into … [Read more...]
Comments sought after trial of traffic restrictions around schools
Stockport residents are being invited to share the comments on traffic restrictions around schools after a trial during the summer term. Seven schools in Stockport took part in a ‘School Streets’ trial, which restricted vehicle access to parents and guardians as well as through traffic at the … [Read more...]
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