Peel eyes 2021 for Haydock Point start as road route revealed

The local rail operator is still awaiting funding to support the drop in income during lockdown, despite Greater Manchester's Metrolink receiving a £13m emergency package.

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

The cost of works at Junction 1 of the M58 near Maghull has increased by £1m, after the project "experienced significant delays following prolonged land assembly issues".

Work led by Farrans Construction on the £17m modernisation of the Twelve Quays terminal in Birkenhead is due to be completed by January, Peel Ports and Stena Line have said.

The council is to sign off a cycling and walking project to link Prescot to Cronton via the planned Halsnead Garden Village.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is to invest nearly £173m in 18 transport and infrastructure schemes, including the creation of new train stations in the Baltic Triangle and at Headbolt Lane, along with major interventions in the region's cycling network.

Closures at stations including Green Lane, Chester, and West Kirby are expected as Merseyrail continues preparing its network for new trains.

Knowsley Council is poised to accept a £12m grant from Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's strategic investment fund, to deliver access routes into the Halsnead Garden Village site. 

Plans for a Sainsbury’s supermarket at Meols Cop retail park in Southport were last night deferred until 31 July by Sefton’s planning committee, following late representations.