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Local authorities have redoubled efforts to convince Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support projects such as a new Deeside Parkway station and the modernisation of Chester’s station in the Budget Statement on 3 March.

Local authority leaders from Cheshire West & Chester, Wirral and North Wales have asked Chancellor Rishi Sunak to help fund three schemes to boost cross-border connectivity, including the refurbishment of Chester train station. 

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

There will now be hourly rail services linking North Wales and Cheshire to Liverpool, due to the £14m reopening of the Halton Curve track.

With London Euston set to close to all rail services from the North over the next three weekends, the remaining options for rail travel to the capital have been set out by operator Virgin Trains.

The Welsh Government has confirmed that a long-awaited £135m highways project is to go ahead.

The public consultation on the third Menai Strait crossing has closed, the chairman of Anglesey's Enterprise Zone has said, with the final option set to be announced by the summer.

Jones Bros and SCP have been chosen to deliver the third phase of the Llangefni link road in Anglesey in a deal worth £3m after the scheme was given additional funding from the Welsh Government.