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Northern has appointed Jayne Breen as its new head of property. 

Northern has unveiled two scale models for a new sculpture that will soon take pride of place at Bridlington station to celebrate some of the town’s railway heritage.  

Northern has advised its customers across the North of England that services will be brought to a halt on Saturday 30 September as the latest ASLEF strike takes place. 

Northern is set to interpret its announcements into British Sign Language (BSL) on some of its services.  

To mark National Cask Ale Week (Thursday 21 September – Sunday 1st October) Northern is raising a glass to the best pubs on its network.  

With the UK set to mark World Car Free Day on Friday (22 September), Northern is preparing to pick up the slack as road users across the North of England ditch their cars for alternative forms of transport.

Northern is looking to recruit as many as 74 new train conductors for its bases in Greater Manchester and Yorkshire over the next 12 months – and the train operator is urging anyone that finds themselves at a ‘career crossroads’ to apply.

Northern has supplied grassroots rugby teams in Cheshire, East Yorkshire, Merseyside and West Yorkshire with new kit and equipment to help improve the training experience for young players.

Northern has joined forces with students from Bradford City Community Foundation to raise awareness of ‘unwanted sexual behaviour’ in society.

Northern is set to run a workshop to give jobseekers in the north east a competitive edge in the job market after the success of three previous online sessions.   

Northern has appointed 16 new engineering apprentices to support the team responsible for maintaining, repairing, modifying and servicing its fleet of 345 trains.

A new adoption group is helping to transform one of Northern’s Cumbrian stations.