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BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for tram-train link to connect 'forgotten' Bolton, says mayor
Greater Manchester's mayor has said towns left out of a new transport funding boost have not been "forgotten", as he revealed plans for a new tram-train service. Andy Burnham said full details of a proposed new transport link that would connect Bolton and Leigh to the Metrolink system via Atherton would be published next comes after the government announced £2.5bn in extra transport funding for the tram network to extend to Stockport and see added stops in Bury, Manchester and told BBC Radio Manchester he wanted "all our boroughs to be connected by a Metrolink style service". The mayor was challenged by listener Alison while on BBC Radio Manchester's phone-in, who asked why the £2.5bn cash injection made no mention of Bolton. She said: "Has Bolton been forgotten yet again? When, when, when will Bolton be linked to the Metrolink?"Burnham said the town had not been "cut out of the picture or forgotten", and a plan to connect Bolton and Leigh to the Metrolink service via Atherton would be published next month. This would see the use of tram-trains, able to operate both on tram tracks and existing rail lines, he said. 'Attractive place' The mayor said the reason Bolton had not been included in the chancellor's announcement was that transport schemes elsewhere in the region were "more viable at this moment in time. "He also said that rail passengers would see other, non-infrastructure changes in Bolton said: "Two rail lines which connect via Bolton are coming into the Bee Network by 2028."That means Bolton will all of a sudden be a very attractive place from a travel point of view."Passengers will be able to tap in at Bolton station and they'll be in the Bee Network cap. That's going to be a change that comes quicker than any new infrastructure."In effect, those services will be like Metrolink, they'll be quicker and passengers will be in the same system." Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Major route closed after hole appears in road
A major commuter road has been closed to traffic in Greater Manchester after a hole appeared. Part of Bury New Road, Bury, which takes traffic to the M60, Whitefield and towards Manchester city centre, has collapsed. It is thought that a sewage pipe has burst. A diversion is in place with drivers advised to avoid junction 17 of the M60. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on BBC Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram, and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer
BBC News
07-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
🎧 A dire derby
The latest episode of The Devils' Advocate podcast is available Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater and Joe McGrath are joined by boxer Pat Brown to discuss Sunday's goalless Manchester derby between United and City at Old to the full episode on BBC Sounds
