Granada Transport

Drivers are being reminded that parts of the M53 near Ellesmere Port in Cheshire will be closed this weekend for the movement of an abnormal load.

Greater Manchester Mayor and London Mayor criticise Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables as a “national outrage”.

Journeys between Manchester and London Euston are the worst affected by the cut, with train frequencies reduced from three per hour to just one.