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Less trains could stop at North East stations in future

It emerged before Christmas that major changes to railway timetables are expected to come into force in December 2024 that have infuriated North East leaders.
The shake-up would see more and faster trains running between Newcastle and London – but at t…

Wansbeck MP Ian Lavery on railway timetable changes

It emerged before Christmas that major changes to railway timetables are expected to come into force in December 2024 that have infuriated North East leaders.
The shake-up would see more and faster trains running between Newcastle and London – but at t…

Grand Central now calls at Peterborough

The Office of Rail and Road has given the go-ahead for some of Grand Central’s trains to call at Peterborough – six years after its most recent proposal was rejected. Arriva-owned GC has been operating on the East Coast Main Line since December 2007, b…

OPINION: Government sleight of hand delivers little relief to …

On the 18th December 2023, The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced their provisional local government finance settlement for 2024/25[1]. The Government figures indicate that local authorities’ total core spending powe…