Electrification of the line connecting Hull, York, Leeds and Manchester would propel this area forward.
From: Dave Ellis, Magdalen Lane, Hedon.
Should improvements to trans-Pennine rail services take precedence over HS2?
I READ with much interest both sides of the story about the planned reforms to rail travel across the Pennines from Hull to Liverpool, culminating with Network Rail chair Sir Peter Hendy’s more optimistic and realistic view (The Yorkshire Post, June 5).
Firstly I question the time of travel in a car from the east side of Hull to Liverpool. For the next four years, getting in and out of Hull will take up to an hour with the construction of the much needed upgrade of the A63 Castle Street.
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Disgraced former Post Office chief executive Paula Vennells (left).
My solution would be a judge-led inquiry and interim compensation to those involved, certainly within three months of their convictions being quashed. Compensation would not just be limited to loss of earnings.
I have always associated the Labour Party with a strong belief in justice and fairness.
Therefore I would like to see Sir Keir Starmer, with his legal background, raise this serious issue at PMQs until a judge-led inquiry is established. Common sense surely suggests this.
From: Dave Ellis, Magdalen Lane, Hedon.
GOVERNMENT Ministers need to take some of the blame for the problems of the Post Office fraud scandal (Tom Richmond, The Yorkshire Post, May 1).
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Death notices and funeral announcements from the Hull Daily Mail this week
Many have placed death and funeral notices for loved ones in the paper this week
Death notices and funeral announcements in the Hull Daily Mail this week
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