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Accidents & Traffic
Three Metrolink lines in Greater Manchester to close for two weeks as part of 4km track upgrade: full route closures, express buses, and free bike hire from 19 October
Kasper Skov JensenThree Metrolink lines are closed from 19 October to 1 November for track renewal. Replacement shuttle buses, ticket acceptance and free bike hire details.
Read moreAir-con boost promised on Northern trains
Kasper Skov JensenRefurbished trains modernizing the Northern rail fleet
Read moreRail regulator rejects new London services to Blackpool, Rochdale and Wrexham
Kasper Skov JensenThe Office of Rail and Road has rejected bids for extra West Coast Main Line services, saying more trains would likely increase delays and cancellations.
Read moreDangerous driving arrest over woman's A34 crash death
Kasper Skov JensenA 21-year-old woman died after a car crashed at the Alderley Roundabout on the A34 in Cheshire. A 36-year-old man is being questioned.
Read moreCouple fear company could fold after Bridgewater canal repairs still not made
Kasper Skov JensenA couple who deliver fuel to boats say their business may not survive as repairs to the Bridgewater Canal breach at Little Bollington have still not started.
Read moreBolton's walking and cycling route upgrades to begin
Kasper Skov JensenA £5m scheme to improve walking and cycling routes on Bradshawgate and Great Moor Street in Bolton starts on 12 October.
Read moreManchester Airport rail station to get £115m upgrade for more trains
Kasper Skov JensenNetwork Rail's £115m Manchester Airport station upgrade will extend three platforms and modernise signalling between this winter and mid-2028.
Read moreWoman dies after being hit by lorry in Radcliffe
Kasper Skov JensenA woman in her 50s died after a collision with a lorry on Church Street West, Radcliffe, on 6 October. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Read moreTwo men arrested after about £160k cash found in cars near Eccles
Kasper Skov JensenGMP stopped two vehicles travelling from Merseyside into Greater Manchester on 2 October, seizing about £100k and £60k. Men aged 51 and 37 arrested on suspicion of money laundering.
Read moreWork under way on Golborne station as trains return to the town in 2028 after more than 60 years
Kasper Skov JensenConstruction has started on Golborne's new station on the West Coast Main Line, with an hourly Wigan to Stalybridge service via Manchester Victoria expected from spring 2028.
Read moreA third platform has been signed off for one of Greater Manchester’s busiest train stations
Kasper Skov JensenThe rail regulator has signed off Salford Crescent's new 157m third platform, lift and footbridge, with limited use from late October and full service from December.
Read moreTrain station returning to Cheadle after more than 100 years
Kasper Skov JensenSupporting railway station construction and new train station development
Read moreInvestigation after Bee Network bus drives wrong way on M67
Kasper Skov JensenDetails on the M67 motorway incident from Transport for Greater Manchester
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