An artist s impression of how Bradford Interchange could look in the future - it is hoped the station could link with the Northern Powerhouse Rail line. LOCAL politicians have expressed anger after a report suggested the North could miss out on much needed rail infrastructure because London schemes were going over budget. Last month the National Infrastructure Commission released its Rail Needs Assessment, a report that suggested long planned, much needed rail schemes in the North may not go ahead as hoped. Two big projects are the Leeds leg of HS2, which would create a High Speed Rail link between the region and London, and Northern Powerhouse Rail, a High Speed line that would link the East Coast and West Coast, including a stop in Bradford.
The community interest company runs leisure facilities in the town, on behalf of the council. As reported last week, the Warrington Guardian understands the number of redundancies could be in double figures. LiveWire says it has faced a ‘crippling drop’ in income because of the coronavirus pandemic. It added that it is working with trade union representatives and will do all it can to minimise the impact on job losses. Jason Horan, Unison Warrington branch secretary, has reacted to the news. He said: “Unison is incredibly disappointed, but not surprised, that LiveWire are making vital public service workers redundant. “We have repeatedly warned Warrington Council that LiveWire is not a satisfactory organisation to provide local leisure services.
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Robert Jenrick has called in yet another big sheds scheme in the North West.
Plans for an 850,000 sq ft plus Home Bargains warehouse on green belt land in Bold as part of the Omega development were called in just before Christmas.
Planning permission had been granted by St Helens Council’s planning committee in October.
The application sought full planning permission for the creation of an 829,725 sq ft logistics warehouse, referred to as Unit 1, with 48,287 sq ft of ancillary office development.
The applicant also sought outline planning permission for a combination of manufacturing and logistics to the remaining application site with the whole development totaling 2.2 million sq ft on land to the west of Omega South.
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image captionChester was moved from tier two to tier four within five days
Cheshire s hospitality industry is on its knees after seeing the toughest Covid restrictions imposed over Christmas, said business leaders.
Cheshire West and Warrington have been placed in tier four, five days after moving into tier three on Boxing Day.
Steven Hesketh, who owns a number of hotels and restaurants in the region, said the latest move will mean pure devastation for the industry. There is no gas left in the tank. It s heartbreaking, he said.
Mr Hesketh, chairman of the Chester Hospitality Association, said it was the worst time for this to happen .