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The Latest Breaking News from HS2

Rail firms slam ‘hugely disappointing’ decision to axe £3bn HS2 Golborne Link

The link will be removed from the HS2 Phase 2b Bill despite it being included in the Integrated Rail Plan.

The Independent UK

Tories quietly scrap controversial £2bn rail link on day of no confidence vote

The Golborne Link, which would take HS2 trains on the line to Glasgow, has been formally ditched after months of speculation. Sources insisted the date was a coincidence and it had been in the diary for weeks

Daily Mirror

Government confirms move to scrap £3bn HS2 link

Construction was due to start in the early 2030s

Birmingham Post

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West Midlands businesses to hear more about the 'tens of thousands' of HS2 contracts up for grabs at online summit

Businesses from across the region are invited to take part in an online summit later this week

Birmingham Post

Protestors oppose route-wide HS2 injunction plan targeting ‘persons unknown’

The injunction is being sought against anyone damaging, delaying or hindering the project’s agents contractors, sub-contractors and employees.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham demands to see the maths behind dashed plans for underground station at Piccadilly

'Future generations won't forgive us. This goes beyond politics, it's what's best for the North of England for the rest of this century and beyond'

Manchester Evening News

London's £19bn Elizabeth line opens today - but where's the Crossrail for the North?

'Boris is now saying we need a Crossrail 2, and yeah, we probably do but that will be another £30bn. Where’s that money and why isn’t it being spent in Manchester and Leeds?'

Manchester Evening News

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Tell us if you think the North is being 'levelled up' or not

Northern leaders have shown expressed their dissatisfaction at the plans for HS2

Manchester Evening News

Government finally gives its reasons why Manchester can't have underground HS2 station - unlike London

The government wants to build an overground station - which region's leaders say would create a 'concrete jungle'

Manchester Evening News

Could HS2 make it to Wales as rail chiefs renew calls to electrify line?

The high speed rail service is currently not set to enter Wales despite the project being classed as an England and Wales project

Birmingham Post

Vinci Construction appointed to build HS2 station car parks

Contractor will work on two new schemes in Solihull which could deliver up to 7,000 new spaces

Birmingham Post

HS2: Anger as bosses set to ditch Euston construction debris rail pledge

Seb Dance, Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for transport, has called on the Government to block the plans amid pollution fears

Evening Standard

Railway revolution as 34 new train stations could open across UK - see full list

All over the UK new stations are in the pipeline. From under construction to just a twinkle in city planners' eyes, these projects will transform their local area.

Daily Mirror

List of 35 new train stations and wish list schemes leading the UK railway upgrade

Here is a rundown on the latest rail station developments currently underway with details of schemes that local leaders say will transform the economy if they get built.

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Manchester Evening News

Scrapping controversial HS2 branch would ‘jeopardise’ Wigan's future and impact ‘already fragile’ economy

Wigan Council's leader has written to the Transport Secretary for clarification after Sir Graham Brady claimed he’d had ‘assurances’ the Golborne Spur will not go ahead.

Manchester Evening News

Controversial £3bn HS2 link to be scrapped, says Sir Graham Brady

The Altrincham and Sale West MP said Grant Shapps had told him the Golborne Link would be dropped

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tory says Shapps privately assured him £3bn HS2 branch will be scrapped

Exclusive: Assurances offered to Graham Brady may raise questions about why decision has not been made public

Manchester Evening News

'I fear local people will move out of the area' - Anger over Wigan HS2 plans

"This will cause years of utter chaos, noise, pollution, dust, and traffic gridlock for a railway we can’t use."

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The Guardian - UK

High court overturns acquittal of HS2 protester after appeal by prosecution

Judges direct conviction of Elliott Cuciurean in what is being seen as blow to right to protest

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester unites against 'severely suboptimal' HS2 Bill in Parliament

Leaders support HS2, but described the current proposal as 'deficient'

Manchester Evening News

High speed rail link HS2 to pass through Trafford - people have until end of March to respond to plans

The council is understood to have employed 35 staff, including two specialist consultants at a cost of around £31,000, to help them respond

Manchester Evening News

Tameside Council to vote on formally opposing HS2 bill

The HS2 plans would affect Metrolink services in Tameside

Birmingham Post

HS2 minister 'concerned' as cost rises by almost £1bn

The previous estimated cost of HS2 was between £72bn and £98bn

Birmingham Post

MIPIM 2022: West Midlands showcases £15bn of investment opportunities

Projects such as HS2, Paradise and Coventry Airport gigafactory have been put in front of investors at global property conference

Birmingham Post

Views sought on HS2 route expansion to Manchester ahead of deadline

The deadline for the consultation is March 31

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