All posts tagged "travel"
- Safer barriers installed in motorway upgrade
The final phase of work to install new, safer central reservation barriers along a stretch of the M6 is set to begin as part of an upgrade of the motorway. The steel central reservation is being replaced...
- Posted August 28, 2019
Delta returns to Manchester to join forces with Virgin AtlanticVirgin Atlantic and Delta Air Lines are boosting flights between the U.K and U.S. from next summer, with Delta returning to Manchester Airport, once again joining forces with its partner Virgin Atlantic. Delta will operate a new...
- Posted August 24, 2019
- HS2 review commissioned
The fate of the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail project, and associated large-scale developments around Manchester and Crewe, will be decided by the autumn after the Government confirmed it has commissioned a review into “whether and how HS2 should...
- Posted August 21, 2019
- Highways England urging motorists to ‘check it before towing it’
Highways England is today calling on motorists to ‘check it before towing it’ following dramatic footage showing a trailer rolling down the M25 in Surrey. The incident happened on the Surrey/Kent border and caused five miles of...
- Posted August 21, 2019
- MAG and HS2 see high speed link to the North as key for a connected, global Britain
Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss progress on the development of the line to Manchester and the proposed station at Manchester...
- Posted August 12, 2019
- Biggest ever emergency exercise planned for M62
One of the biggest ever motorway emergency exercises will take place on the M62 this weekend to help improve responses to major road incidents. Around 100 workers from Greater Manchester and Cheshire’s emergency services will work with...
- Posted August 9, 2019
- Cheshire tour operator unveils brand-new headquarters
Chester-based luxury tour operator ITC Travel Group today officially opened its new city centre headquarters. The business, which has been based in the city since its inception over 45 years ago, has moved into Bridgetown House on...
- Posted August 9, 2019
- Manchester Airport CEO comments on proposed links between Leeds and Manchester
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised a faster rail route between Leeds and Manchester, claiming the benefits would be “colossal”. In a speech in Manchester he gave his backing to the trans-Pennine transport link to “turbo-charge the...
- Posted July 28, 2019
- Highways England issues driver advice for expected heatwave
Following a Met Office prediction of a heatwave across much of the UK this week, Highways England is offering advice to drivers on how to prepare. Forecasts show temperatures are expected to continue to climb, and could...
- Posted July 24, 2019
- Luxury Boutique Hotel Dakota reveals grandest suite in Manchester
Dakota Manchester has unveiled its palatial penthouse suite, the largest in the city offering unparalleled luxury. The glistening jewel in Dakota Manchester’s crown, the penthouse suite, known as the Grand Deluxe Suite, is the largest and grandest...
- Posted July 14, 2019
