A vintage coach bought for £1 and restored to full use after being left in a field for 20 years has become a collectible for model vehicle enthusiasts. A 20-strong team at Stockport transport firm Belle Vue Manchester painstakingly stripped down, repaired, rebuilt and repainted the Duple … [Read more...]
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How not to get a suntan in the Canaries
Answer; Spend all your time in a ship’s engine room! Last month, staff at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s UK Ltd’s (MDT-UK) Headquarters in Hazel Grove were contacted by a customer on the Canary Islands concerning a problem with an engine on one of their high speed crafts on the busy Tenerife to Gran … [Read more...]
Manchester Airport passenger numbers hit 23.5m
Manchester is proving more popular than ever before as more than 23.5 million passengers have flown from the UK’s 3rd largest airport in the last financial year (2015/16), a 5.4% increase over 12 months. In March 2016, 1.74m people jetted off on holiday and on business where the top five … [Read more...]
New rail bridge on track and slips into place
Work on the A6 to Manchester Airport Relief Road took a huge step forward over the Easter weekend as a new 2,000 tonne rail bridge was successfully slid into place on the Hazel Grove to Buxton railway line. Carrying the railway line over the new road, the bridge is one of the longest single span … [Read more...]
Pearl of flights for Singapore Airlines from Manchester Airport
Singapore Airlines is celebrating a pearl of an anniversary as it becomes Manchester’s Airports longest serving long-haul carrier. 30 years ago today, 1st April 1986, the first scheduled Singapore Airlines flight touched down at Manchester Airport, when Cliff Richard and the Young Ones were … [Read more...]
New drone delivery service reaches new heights
A north west based paint company is promising customers a swift, traffic free delivery service. HMG Paints have invested in a drone capable of flying at speeds of 50mph to deliver up to 25 litres of paint direct to its destination within a fraction of normal delivery time. The innovative HMG … [Read more...]
Virgin Atlantic adds two new direct USA routes from Manchester
Virgin Atlantic is to add two new direct routes linking the UK’s gateway to the North with the West and East coasts of the USA which, Manchester Airports managing director has welcomed, saying "the new routes will deliver a real boost to the North's economy by providing a direct link to the world's … [Read more...]
Vueling Airlines adds Tenerife route from Manchester Airport
Vueling Airlines is set for further expansion from Manchester Airport this summer adding a new route to Tenerife. The Spanish low-cost airline will operate one flight a week to the Canary Island during July and August and two flights a week in September and October. Vueling, part of … [Read more...]
Norwegian hots up with new Spanish routes
Low cost airline, Norwegian is expanding its UK network with new low-cost routes from Manchester to three popular Spanish destinations in time for the summer getaway. Manchester to Barcelona From 30th April will operate on Tuesdays and Saturdays – Fares from £34.90 Manchester to Malaga From … [Read more...]
City leaders united in backing vision for Northern Powerhouse
The north’s major city leaders have agreed to work together to bring to reality the Government’s vision for a Northern Powerhouse. The joint statement recognises that the vision can only be achieved through sustained long-term investment in people, places and infrastructure. Businesses and … [Read more...]
Chancellor’s pledge to put HS3 on track in budget announcement
Chancellor George Osborne has vowed to make Britain’s infrastructure “fit for the future” and has committed £60m to HS3 as part of a £461m infrastructure spending spree announced ahead of tomorrow’s Budget. A blueprint for HS3 will be drawn up by next year. In addition to the money set aside … [Read more...]
February flying high as 1.5m passengers jet off from Manchester Airport
Winter sun and half-term breaks at the start of 2106 encouraged 11% more passengers to take off from Manchester Airport than in February last year. Now offering more destinations than ever before, popular destinations for local and regional sun seekers include Dubai, Orlando, Tenerife and … [Read more...]