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West Coast Rail Passengers in Line for 28,000 Extra Seats As Virgin Trains’ Franchise Extension Signed
Passengers using the busy West Coast Main Line are set to benefit from extra carriages and more seats from April next year Rail Minister Theresa Villiers has announced, after the Government signed an extension to Virgin Trains’ existing contract...
New Bridge to be Built Across the River Mersey Between Runcorn And Widnes
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has given the green light for up to £470m of funding for a new bridge across the River Mersey between Runcorn and Widnes.
Consultations Open Into Change in Services At City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal
The City of Liverpool Cruise Terminal could be permitted to change the way it operates under proposals put forward for consultation by Shipping Minister Mike Penning today – potentially paving the way for passengers to start and end their voyages...
Man Reported Overboard From the Ullswater Lake Vessel ‘Lady of the Lake’.
At 10.15 this morning Liverpool Coastguard were alerted to a man overboard from the Ullswater lake vessel ‘Lady of the Lake’. The vessel had 53 passengers on board at the time. How People Arrived Here: Russian captain drunk overboard
Captain Pleads Guilty After Near Miss Followed By Near Grounding
On the afternoon on Wednesday 6 January 2010, the Gas Carrier ‘Sigas Sylvia’, bound from Liverpool to Tees Port was transiting the Strait of Dover when it was involved with another tanker, MV ‘Clipper Leander’. This was observed on radar by HM...
Rail Passengers in North West England Set to Benefit From New Electrification Program
U.K. Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis has announced details of plans to electrify three major rail routes in the North West Rail allowing passengers to benefit from greener, more comfortable and reliable rail journeys. The £200m electrification program,...
Halloween Clampdown on Antisocial Behavior
As the nights draw in and young people take to the U.K.’s streets for Halloween, more than 1,000 dedicated youth workers and police officers will be patrolling communities during Halloween weekend. This Friday and Saturday night will see youth workers...
Government Funded Professional Music Rehearsal Space Opens in Liverpool, England
Aspiring young bands in Liverpool, England will be the first in the country to benefit from a professionally equipped, Government funded music rehearsal space, opened today by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham and UK Music Chief Executive Feargal Sharkey. The...
