A £401 million government funding boost promises rail services in the North of England and the Midlands with new stations, faster journeys and more reliable services.
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The DfT also announced that £15 million from the
New Stations Fund would go towards the construction of new stations at Marsh Barton in Exeter and White Rose and Thorpe Park in Leeds.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the package of funding would “help deliver reliable, punctual services that passengers across the UK can count on”.
“Modernising and upgrading our vital transport links is critical to levelling up every part of this country, unleashing our economy and spreading opportunity as we build back better,” he said.
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The DfT said the “bulk” of new funding for the Transpennine Route Upgrade would be used to “improve connectivity” between Leeds, Manchester and York, and deliver electrification and upgrades between York and Church Fenton in North Yorkshire.
LONDON BRIEFING: M&S weathers virus with help from government, Ocado
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(Alliance News) - Clothing, homewares and food retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday reported a fall in revenue and swing to loss for its recently ended financial year, but hailed its transformation in the period.
Revenue fell by 10% to GBP9.16 billion in the year to April 3 from GBP10.18 billion, with M&S swinging to a pretax loss of GBP209.4 million from profit of GBP67.2 million the year before. Our results for the year bear the impact of the pandemic spanning the beginning of the ï¬rst national lockdown through to near to the end of the third lockdown in the UK. However, they also reflect an acceleration of the transformation which enabled the business to deliver a resilient performance, the retailer said.
Devon and Cornwall s lost and abandoned railways - and how some will return to life
Some of these lost railway routes could be restored
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