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Andy Burnham's key demands as Avanti West Coast gets new six month contract

"Very few people in Greater Manchester will support this extension"

Manchester Evening News

Rail regulator 'gains assurances' from Avanti over advanced timetable publication

The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said the news would 'provide some comfort' for passengers

Manchester Evening News

'Dutch-style' cycling vision could be brought to Wigan thanks to new £80k funding package

Wigan is the first of the five boroughs who applied for the Mini Hollands Feasibility Study grant of £78,947.

Manchester Evening News

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"The Government has rewarded chaos and failure": Anger in Greater Manchester as Avanti handed new six-month rail contract

'People deserve far better'

Manchester Evening News

Home Office issue Hillsborough apology as politicians call for review postponement

The Home Office has issued an apology to the Hillsborough families over not telling them about the review

Liverpool Echo

Avanti given six more months to run west coast mainline despite 'unacceptable' service

The firm cut trains from Manchester to London to one an hour this summer

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast handed six-month lifeline to improve trains after months of chaos

The train firm will get an extension to April 1, giving it one last chance to win a contract to carry on running the West Coast Main Line, in what unions branded a 'reward for failure'

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Prime Minister rules out energy-saving information campaign - despite blackout warning

Liz Truss reportedly blocked Jacob Ress-Mogg's proposal

Manchester Evening News

Government to 'consider all options' on Avanti as calls grow for West Coast Main Line operator's contract to be removed

Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham hits out at "chaos" on line

Birmingham Post

The Mancunian Way: Manky or swanky?

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Thursday October 6, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Home Office branded ‘thoughtless’ over Hillsborough review

The government department did not inform Hillsborough families before announcing a review into pathology at the original inquests.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham says latest Hillsborough review should be 'immediately suspended'

The families of the Hillsborough victims say they had not been made aware of the review which was announced yesterday (October 5)

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham admits there could be more disruption IF Avanti lose their contract

The Labour mayor says train services between London and Manchester must improve immediately

Manchester Evening News

Hillsborough families only learn of new review three months after it started

A new review highlighting the failures of the original pathology report was announced yesterday

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

Avanti should run more trains or lose contract – Manchester mayor

Firm should run 2 trains per hour to London in October and then 3 by December, says Andy Burnham

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham demands Avanti trains ultimatum after passengers hit by months of chaos

The mayor of Greater Manchester has written to Transport Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Manchester Evening News

Labour claim average mortgage 'will go up by £500' a month and say Tories 'have crashed the economy'

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy also accused the Tories of 'cutting first time buyers out' of owning a home

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A £3 weekly shop

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Wednesday October 5, 2022.

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Manchester Evening News

'He can't afford it': Tory mayor questions Andy Burnham's vision for London-style bus system

Ben Houchen accused Greater Manchester mayor of having power without responsibility

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A cool £8bn

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Monday October 1, 2022.

Manchester Evening News

Black people nearly FOUR times more likely to be stopped and searched by police in Greater Manchester

The use of stop and search by GMP has increased

Evening Standard

Booze, business and Blair: inside the Labour Party conference 2022

With the return of big business and corporate sponsors, many think that Labour is starting to seem electable, says Ethan Croft

Daily Mirror

Andy Burnham won't stand in by-election and brands leadership speculation an 'annoyance'

Rumours had been swirling that Greater Manches could throw his hat into the ring for an upcoming by-election in West Lancashire

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Life expectancy improves

Read the Mancunian Way newsletter for Thursday September 29, 2022.

Liverpool Echo

Andy Burnham rules out standing in West Lancashire by-election

The Labour mayor responded to speculation about his political ambitions on BBC Radio Manchester

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