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Andy Burnham: Scotland should have as close as you can get to home rule

Andy Burnham said the constitution of the UK needed to be ‘completely rewired’.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham slams Edinburgh-bound train 'double-booking chaos'

The prominent politician took aim at Avanti West Coast after travelling from the Greater Manchester town to the Scottish capital and noticing the lack of seating.

Edinburgh Live

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak tear into "miserabilist mayor" Andy Burnham during Manchester Tory leadership hustings

Both candidates made their pitch to over an audience of over 1,000 local party members in the city tonight - and took the opportunity to attack Mr Burnham's record

Manchester Evening News

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Liz Truss brands Manchester’s Andy Burnham a ‘miserabilist mayor’

Ms Truss targeted the Mayor of Greater Manchester in her speech at Friday’s Tory hustings in the city.

The Independent UK

Anger as train firm boss awarded £1m share bonus amid strikes and railway chaos

Andy Burnham said: "If these bosses had any decency they would read the room and hand these bonuses back."

Manchester Evening News

New CYCLOPS junction to be built in Whalley Range

The design of this cyclops junction will change road access in the area to aims and ease congestion

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast rival launches £75 first-class train service from London to Manchester

The 'luxurious' new service has been introduced to help passengers frustrated by a wave of disruption and cancellations

Manchester Evening News

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Train firm chief is awarded £1million share bonus in week of railway chaos

FirstGroup owns chaos-stricken Avanti West Coast whose passengers scaled a spiked fence on Tuesday - and it awarded boss Graham Sutherland nearly a million shares on Thursday. They take five years to cash in, subject to performance

Daily Mirror

Arrive bus strike officially over as unions claim 'magnificent victory'

Arriva members of both GMB and Unite have voted to accept an 11.1 percent pay rise after 29 days of walk-outs

Manchester Evening News

‘It was sacrilegious’: why the destruction of Manchester’s Ian Curtis mural struck a nerve

The public outcry – and outpouring of affection – after the mural was defaced shows just how deeply rooted a piece of public art can become in a community

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak accuses Andy Burnham of 'failing' to get a grip on crime in Greater Manchester - he's come out fighting...

The former Chancellor said he would empower local councillors to hold "failing" mayors to account

Manchester Evening News

Manchester mayor slams Grant Shapps for not knowing details of Avanti cuts

‘All I can tell you is there are still trains running down the west coast mainline,’ says transport secretary

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham will ask new PM to strip Avanti of their contract if they don't improve services

The Mayor of Greater Manchester held talks with the rail firm's bosses after they slashed services between the region and London

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham urges people to use buses more as price drops confirmed - but admits system still needs to improve so people like him on outskirts can get one to work

'I just live in an area where I have to get the train'

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Mural of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis painted over with advert

Rapper Aitch has vowed to remove advert for his new album and restore the painting of ‘local hero’ in Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester and Andy Burnham's fight for bus reform faces a bumpy road ahead

"I’m really supportive of what Andy is trying to do, but at the moment passenger levels are not where they were and we are going to need more subsidy to keep this thing on the road.”

Manchester Evening News

Andy Burnham 'firmly committed' to trial allowing bikes on Metrolink trams despite embarrassing 'error'

The Mayor's team say his manifesto commitment to piloting both dogs and bikes on trams 'still stands'

The Guardian - UK

Labour demands action over Avanti West Coast reduced train service

Transport secretary urged to press for restoration of full timetable or strip operator of contract after 12 cancellations on Monday

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The Northern Agenda: The £4.8bn fund that could make dreams come true in Bolton, Bradford, Blackburn and North Shields

This is what Northern leaders want from round two of the Levelling Up Fund

Manchester Evening News

Ex-gangster whose brother was stabbed to death issues message to parents

The message of the campaign is #SpeakingOutCouldSaveALife

Manchester Evening News

Avanti West Coast passengers brace for 'weekend of misery' as under-fire rail firm issues 'do not travel warning'

The embattled rail firm has slashed its timetable and suspended ticket sales due to 'unofficial strike action'

Manchester Evening News

The Northern contenders to host Eurovision Song Contest 2023

'Underdog' Darlington the latest hopeful to throw its hat in the ring

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan And Andy Burnham Join Forces To Criticise Avanti West Coast Service Cuts

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have criticised Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables, branding the decision “completely unacceptable”.In a letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, the regional leaders said the train operator’s recent timetable cuts were a “national outrage”.Avanti West Coast slashed its…

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham join forces to criticise Avanti West Coast service cuts

London mayor Sadiq Khan and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham have criticised Avanti West Coast for drastically reducing its timetables, branding the decision “completely unacceptable”.

Manchester Evening News

'Frankly a national outrage': Greater Manchester leaders and London Mayor hit out at decision to cut trains to and from capital

People are unable to currently buy tickets for Manchester to London while the timetable is being slashed.

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