Council buys Blackpool Airport
Balfour Beatty has sold the controlling interest in the airport to Blackpool Council, returning it to public ownership after 13 years.
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Lancashire freight depot opens
Surefreight has opened a £1.3m depot in Heysham with the aim of improving business opportunities to and from Peel Ports Mersey.
Norman makes first appearance at Northern Transport Summit
The new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, Jesse Norman MP, made his first public appearance after eight days in his new role, at Place North West and Transport for the North’s inaugural conference.
Network Rail adds to list of temporary closures
Network Rail has released further details of the programme that will see the 17 miles of rail between Blackpool and Preston closed for up to 18 weeks later this year, and announced that Ashton-under-Lyne’s railway station is to be closed for three weeks in July.
Marina operator reveals five-year strategy
British Waterways Marinas has revealed its five-year growth strategy, with investments across its portfolio of marinas amounting to £3m in the first year.
Invest in HS2 or ‘risk creating British Trump’, says Rochdale leader
Cllr Richard Farnell, leader of Rochdale Council and Greater Manchester’s portfolio lead for housing and planning, has warned that lack of investment in Northern high-speed rail could lead to “our own version of Donald Trump”.
Tram pilot gets go-ahead in Preston
Plans to create a tramway pilot project in Preston have been approved, and will see a stretch of the former Longridge to Preston railway line reinstated in Deepdale.
Overruns on Broughton Bypass construction
Unexpected ground conditions have added £3m and five months to the programme for a new road from M55 J1 around the village of Broughton to the A6 in Lancashire, opening up development sites with potential for 1,400 new homes.
Rail works due over bank holiday
Network Rail will be carrying out electrification work in Chorley over the bank holiday weekend and is warning passengers between Preston and Manchester to check before they travel.
Tram and rail passengers face summer disruption
A summer programme of tram and rail works begins on Sunday 26 June that will cause upheaval for Metrolink passengers and rail users going between Preston and Bolton, as well as Manchester and Huddersfield.
