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‘Field of Dreams stuff’: will Leeds finally get its trams after decades of promises?

Plans for return of such transport have been discussed for years, and not all local people believe that service will come

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The Independent UK

Why the Lake District could drop a congestion charge on summer visitors

Exclusive: ‘You wouldn't charge it in the winter, you wouldn't charge it on quiet days outside the school holidays’

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A prize worth pursuing: has Elizabeth line shown what rail investment can achieve?

Project has smashed forecasts on passengers numbers and created a story of regeneration along its route

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Sunak suffers poll blow as levelling-up cash-for-votes row erupts

New poll gives Labour its biggest lead since Liz Truss meltdown as ‘Tory towns’ gain most from new funds

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Britain’s levelling up agenda was stymied from the very start

Inherent flaws and political churn doomed Boris Johnson’s signature policy – and it was hobbled through bureaucracy and high inflation

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s chaos’: ruined plans, lost hours at UK’s worst station for cancelled trains

Huddersfield’s travellers are used to poor service. But many fear for the economic damage a dysfunctional rail system causes

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Government accused of ‘misleading’ public over HS2 alternative

Documents published on Wednesday stated that the Leamside Line in Northumberland would be reopened, it was reported.

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Rishi Sunak refuses to make ‘premature decision’ over HS2

PM declines to reveal if Manchester to Birmingham line will be scrapped amid speculation over soaring costs

The Guardian - UK

No 10 refuses to guarantee HS2 will run to Manchester

The Independent UK

Humber's low carbon plans exhibited on international stage

Recently relaunched Future Humber brought together private sector partners for the Innovation Zero Congress

Birmingham Post

How TransPennine Express ended up being brought under government control

Travellers in the north have been familiar with chaos on the rails for years

Manchester Evening News

Powerhouse chief hails Humber's future as one of several high profile additions to place marketing board

Significant refresh and expansion of place marketing organisation's board has been announced this week

Birmingham Post

Manchester introduces tourist tax - everything you need to know

Advocates of the scheme say such a small levy of £1 would not put people off visiting the city.

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Tourist tax 'could generate £428m' for councils by adding £1 a night onto hotel bills

The 'tourist tax' levy has been brought in for hotels in Manchester and, shortly, Wales - and this is what cities across the UK could net

Manchester Evening News

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'

Evening Standard

HS2 high-speed trains may not reach Euston until around 2040

Transport Secretary Mark Harper promises to ‘prioritise’ first stage between Birmingham and new station at Old Oak Common

Daily Mirror

Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'

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Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak gives his own wealthy constituency £19m to 'level-up'

The Prime Minister announced the cash to regenerate the town centre in Catterick six months after footage emerged of him boasting about diverting levelling-up funds from deprived, urban areas

The Independent UK

Fear of more train chaos in North when timetables change

A number of routes which suffered cuts earlier this year will get more trains scheduled.

Birmingham Post

UK 'must capture the carbon capture supply chain' to make race to Net Zero a true success story

Northern Powerhouse boss calls for strategy to ensure Humber's solution isn't purely a 'quick' win for Net Zero as needs laid out by refinery chief

Chronicle Live

Major concerns as GCSE and A-level results expose 'worrying' gap between the North East and London

Our region had the lowest percentage of pupils achieving top GCSE grades this year, with a 10.2% disparity to London

Daily Mirror

GCSE results expose 'gaping' north-south divide - see difference in your area

'These results suggest the government has not just failed the north of England, but systematically failed many of the poorest children in our country', an expert declared

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results expected to confirm widening of north-south attainment gap

Tory leadership candidates called on to commit to fixing growing regional disparities in education

Chronicle Live

Figures show North East earns £8,404 less as Tory leadership hustings to be held in region

Northern Powerhouse Partnership think-tank has accused the leadership hopefuls of betraying voters.

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