Why was a giant bee projected into the sky? PLUS Should Avanti improve the fleet? AND Why ‘everyone is skint’ in Manchester
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The government says the rail operator - which replaced Virgin Trains in December 2019 - has made significant improvements in the level of service since a slew of problems last year. Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, says he does not disagree with the government’s decision to extend Avanti’s contract. But he says there needs to be investment in the fleet to ensure a better service and improve patronage.
The Department for Transport says Avanti has reduced the proportion of trains cancelled to 'as low as 1.1 per cent over the past year'. Back in February, Mr Murison said Avanti West Coast should apologise for the ‘economic disaster’ the operator’s service had caused to Northern cities. And it turns out very few people have been surprised by the results of a survey that says Mancs typically spend nearly 80 per cent of their income after tax on things like food, rent, bills and travel costs - compared to just 66 per cent for those living in London according to the Money Supermarket research.
Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell says she is contacted each day by people who are struggling - from those on low incomes who can't afford to heat their homes and feed their families, to people struggling with rapidly rising rents and service charges. He says energy bills, childcare costs and food inflation are all having a huge impact. "Poorer people are spending a much higher proportion of their monthly salary on food,” he says. "People here are scared to death. We have people who are thinking of moving abroad. When you suddenly have to pay an extra £800 a month, it's just not sustainable."
Today, the British Medical Association slammed government plans to make doctors and nurses work on strike days as 'another kick in the teeth' to the profession. Joseph Timan reports that a senior GMP officer said 'several' police forces and 'many' government departments are also involved during a public meeting on Monday. Chief resource officer Lee Rawlinson told the Greater Manchester police, fire and crime panel that the data breach is being treated as a 'very serious event'.
“One of the reasons why we wanted to open Oldham is a significant number of young people – over a third – have five or more good passes at GCSE but actually fewer than ten per cent go on to convert those into the kind of A level grades you’d need to access the top universities,” he said. Now The Guardian critic has written a glowing review of The Edinburgh Castle, on Blossom Street in Ancoats.
A667 Stoneclough Road, Kearsley, in both directions closed due to roadworks between Brook Street and Quarry Road. Until Oct 1.
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