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Extra ?3.9bn announced today for the Transpennine Route Upgrade

Rail Minister Huw Merriman has today, Monday, 4 December, announced a £3.9 billion funding boost for the TransPennine Route Upgrade[1] which is designed to reduce carbon emissions and deliver significantly better services between Manchester[2], Hudders…

A63 closed near Brough as lorry strikes bridge – live updates

The A63 has been closed in both directions, reportedly after a lorry struck a bridge.
Motorists described seeing “cables hanging from the bridge” and a cloud of concrete dust this morning, as traffic started to slow down. The road has since been closed…

Ski Holidays By Rail Booming

Initial data from a ski tour operator and a ski travel agency indicate that rail holiday bookings to the Alps are booming for the coming ski season, as Brits embrace a return to the original form of travel to the Alps, before the onset of mass market …

Appeal following fatal A66 crash near Brough | News and Star

The pedestrian, Daniel Stephens, from Middlesbrough, sadly died at the scene (July 7). 
The crash occurred at around 6:10am near the Brough junction. 
Police are appealing for drivers travelling on the A66 between 5:30am and 6:15am on July 7 who may ha…

Mobile speed cameras in Hull and East Yorkshire July 16-22 …

One of the busiest routes for Hull commuters will be visited by mobile speed cameras in the coming week. Speed monitoring will be happening on the A63, between South Cave and Brough.
It is one of a number of routes due to be visited by enforcement offi…

Middlesbrough man who died in A66 crash named

A man who died following a crash on the A66[1] has been named as Daniel Stephens.
Cumbria Police were called to a collision on the A66, at Brough in Cumbria, shortly after 6.10am on Friday after receiving reports of a ‘serious road traffic collision’. …

Missing Amanda: Police reveal last-known sighting in Swanland

Police searching for a missing 46-year-old woman from Kirk Ella have released details of a sighting in Swanland.
Amanda was reported missing at 6.45pm yesterday (Wednesday), almost 10 hours after she was seen in the Godmans Lane area of Kirk Ella[1] at…