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HS2 rail link to Manchester 'safe' - but with a 20-year wait

'They know it would be politically and economically disastrous for them to scrap it'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News

Betrayal of the North as HS2 delayed yet AGAIN by Tories in 'staggering failure'

Section of controversial high speed train project is put on the back-burner as Government blames increased costs but Labour says the North is paying the price for Tory incompetence

Daily Mirror

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Government warned of being 'penny wise, pound foolish' after announcing HS2 delay for the North

Construction north of Birmingham will be put on hold for two years

Manchester Evening News

HS2 leg to be delayed and road projects slowed to make savings

Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the move on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Construction of HS2's link line to Manchester delayed by two years

Labour said the Phase 2a delay meant the North was again having to 'pay the price' for Government failures.

Manchester Evening News

HS2 route to be delayed by TWO years in Tory betrayal of northern voters

Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said the Government will delay building the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 by two years. Labour said: 'The North is yet again being asked to pay the price for staggering Conservative failure'

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Government confirms further HS2 delays in bid to cut costs

Construction of the line between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years

The Independent UK

HS2 construction delays expected in bid to cut costs

Delays expected to hit sections from Birmingham and Crew, and Crewe and Manchester

The Independent UK

Manchester HS2 links set to be DELAYED in bid to save money

The Manchester to Crewe connection will face a set back as part of a cost-cutting strategy

Manchester Evening News

Large sections of HS2 to be delayed to save cash, ministers set to announce

The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites

Daily Mirror

Government announces HS2 construction delay to cut costs

Construction of HS2 between Birmingham and Crewe will be delayed by two years, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said

Evening Standard

HS2 construction delay to save money 'potentially a real body blow for the UK's economic recovery'

The delays could mainly impact the railway between Birmingham and Crewe, and between Crewe and Manchester

Birmingham Post

HS2 could be delayed further, project boss says, but 'confidence' over Manchester route remaining

'I think it all sounds eminently sensible and I think the challenge is that this isn’t unique to HS2.'

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

A brief history of Bentley’s famous W12 engine

The luxury car firm said production of the W12 will cease in April next year after more than 100,000 have been produced at its factory in Crewe.

The Independent UK

Bentley to end production of W12 petrol engine in move to electric motoring

More than 100,000 examples of the W12 engine have been built at the company’s factory in Crewe, Cheshire over the past 20 years.

Daily Mirror

HS2 in CHAOS as Tories won't deny £60bn rail scheme may not run to London Euston

Britain's flagship HS2 rail could end up only running to the suburn of Old Oak Common in West London rather than the central Euston location as the shambles sparks fears the Birmingham to Crewe and Manchester legs could also be scrapped in their entirety

The Guardian - UK

‘It will affect all of us’: how bank closures have hit one UK town

In a week when several big banks announced they were axing branches, we talk to locals concerned over effect on elderly and vulnerable people

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The Independent UK

Luxury car maker Bentley hits record sales

The Crewe-based company, which dates back to 1919, said it delivered 15,174 cars last year.

Motor1

Bentley Records The Nutcracker With Sounds From Carbon-Neutral Factory

Feel the Christmas season with sounds made by Bentley engineers from the Crewe plant.

Daily Record

Missing 17-year-old boy found dead in park pond after police search

Police have confirmed the death of the teenager who was discovered in Queens Park in Crewe during the early hours of December 8.

Daily Mirror

Nine members of brawling family jailed after 50-person 'bloodbath' fight at wedding

Michael Stokes became the ninth member of his family to be jailed following a 'bloodbath' 50 person brawl at a wedding in Cheshire that left the walls covered in blood and glass

Liverpool Echo

Man buys nine separate tickets for one train journey and saves £360

Kieran Maguire was horrified to discover his return journey from West Sussex to Liverpool Lime Street would cost £441.20

The Independent UK

Commuter’s hack saves him £360 on round trip

Kieran Maguire, 60, was horrified to discover his return journey from Haywards Heath to Liverpool Lime Street would cost £441.20

Daily Mirror

Commuter discovers hack to save £360 on a single train journey - by buying nine tickets

Kieran Maguire, 60, has discovered that by buying nine separate tickets and changing trains seven times, he can save £360 on his journey to and from work in Liverpool twice a week

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