Dame Sarah Storey champions School Streets, as Wigan welcomes walking and cycling-friendly initiative
Newly appointed Active Travel Commissioner for GM, Dame Sarah Storey, marked Walk to School Week (16 – 20 May) with a visit to two...
Radical reform needed to save the railways post-pandemic, warns new report
Just over two years ago the United Kingdom went into its first national lockdown. Overnight, rail lost its monopoly on commuting. Journeys fell from...
Ban on pavement parking would encourage more people to walk and wheel
A new report out today by the charity Sustrans highlights the issue of pavement parking in urban areas across the UK and Ireland, and...
Greater Manchester to get £13 million from government’s Active Travel Fund to continue delivering...
new cycling and walking schemes are set to get the go-ahead in Greater Manchester following a £13.07 million funding boost from the government’s Active...
Bus operator plans appeal against Greater Manchester bus franchising plans
Greater Manchester’s plans for a bus franchise system have taken a slight set back as it has been revealed that one of the operators...
HS2 acquires second major development site paving the way for Manchester’s new high speed...
HS2 Ltd has reached an agreement with Bruntwood to purchase Square One on Travis Street in readiness for construction of Manchester’s brand new high...
Rail cuts will compromise safety with loss of 670,000 maintenance hours
Rail cuts will compromise passenger safety and could mean the loss of much needed train services, a new TUC report has warned today (Wednesday).
The...
Uber extends Local Cab in Manchester with Levenshulme based Intime Taxis
Uber has today announced that it is extending Local Cab in Manchester, enabling passengers to book trips with an additional operator via their app.
Anyone...
Government reveals plans to banish loud engines and exhausts on Britain’s noisiest streets
The Government has announced that it is banish boy racers’, snd disrespectful drivers could be hit with fine for revving engines and using illegal...
Refurbished Pendolinos return to the rails
Avanti West Coast’s first refurbished Pendolino has returned to service after being transformed as part of the UK’s biggest train upgrade.
The tilting, electric powered...