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Blackpool is open for business.

That’s the call from Northern and Blackpool Council who are working in partnership during vital engineering work on the Blackpool to Preston lines.

There was a real ‘spring’ in the step of community volunteers at Newton for Hyde last week.

Northern is continuing its investment in Greater Manchester with the introduction of automatic gatelines at Rochdale.

Northern’s partners led the way at this year’s Association of Community Rail Partnerships (ACoRP) National Community Rail Awards.

Primary school children from Preston have been given a first-hand look at the workings of the railway.

Northern has renamed one of its trains the Yorkshire Warrior, in honour of the Yorkshire Regiment – also known as Yorkshire Warriors. 

Northern is working to keep the north of England on the move this evening.

Plan now for this evening’s peak travel.

That’s the message from Northern to customers planning to use trains this evening.

Northern is reminding customers to check before they travel by train on Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 October.

Train operator Northern has informed people attending Leeds Light Night on Thursday 5 October that they must seek alternative travel options for their journey home as due to strike action, last trains will depart in advance of the event’s 11.00pm closing time.

During RMT strike action on Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 October, Northern customers will be able to use their rail tickets on Arriva bus services across the north of England, helping to keep people on the move across the region.

Northern has issued further train timetable information for customers travelling in Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and Merseyside during RMT strike action on Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 October.