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ALMOST £70m is to be spent on improving rail links between the port of Southampton and the Midlands.

LONDON BRIEFING: M&S weathers virus with help from government, Ocado Wed, 26th May 2021 08:21 (Alliance News) - Clothing, homewares and food retailer Marks & Spencer on Wednesday reported a fall in revenue and swing to loss for its recently ended financial year, but hailed its transformation in the period. Revenue fell by 10% to GBP9.16 billion in the year to April 3 from GBP10.18 billion, with M&S swinging to a pretax loss of GBP209.4 million from profit of GBP67.2 million the year before. "Ou...

Julia Hatmaker The Department for Transport said the investment would improve the punctuality and reliability for trains going between Manchester, Leeds and York. More than 100 trains cross the route every day, making it one of the busiest stretches of track in the region according to the department of transport. The planned works will make journeys faster by improving connectivity. But first, it will create some delays. Services will be disrupted between Manchester Victoria and Stalybridge/Roc...

The government has unveiled a new £401m funding package to carry out upgrade work in England. The majority of funding will go into the Transpennine Route, with £317m earmarked for various upgrades on lines between Leeds, Manchester and York. It will also cover early works on the electrification between York and Church Fenton. Proposals for further electrification on the Transpennine Route are being considered. The new funds come after years of uncertainty over the Transpennine route upgrades,...

Daniel Clark Cllr John Hart, leader of Devon County Council - Credit: Daniel Clark The Conservatives have retained control of Devon County Council for another for years – but with a reduced majority.  The Conservative Party now holds five of the eight North Devon seats and all of five of the county council election seats in Torridge.  Under John Hart’s leadership, the Conservative Party has been in charge of the council since 2009, and Thursday’s local elections saw it stretch that reig...

Campaign to reopen Plympton station gathers steam After being closed 62 years ago and the need for more eco-travel, residents in Plympton are saying the station should be brought back Plympton Station in 1962 Never miss a big story in Plymouth again with our daily newslettersInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related ...

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Celebrity chef Dipna Anand used the local produce in her signature dish - Makhani Chicken. She was judging the final of the Lockdown Cook-Off - a Ready Steady Cook type competition for those chefs who were unable to work during the lockdown. Dipna, Ankur Biswas, of the Royal Naval College, and Sureshraj Dhanabal, Executive Chef of The Mint Room in Bristol, were invited down to the depot in Marsh Barton to cook their signature dishes on a purpose-built stage. Dipna recently appeared on S...