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A CAMPAIGN group fighting for the rebuilding of the Skipton-Colne railway link between east Lancashire and Yorkshire, for fast trains to Leeds and…

A campaign group wanting a new Colne to Skipton railway link between Lancashire and Yorkshire says progress has been made with industry groups and…

SIR – In 2012 our community was “blessed” with an industrial wind turbine (Letters, November 28), which stands 300 ft above us, blighting the South Downs National Park.

The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal has ruled a lower court judge went too far last year when he banned protests against COVID-19 measures at a hearing that proceeded without the protesters present.

Nova Scotia’s highest court says the previous provincial Liberal government went too far in its efforts to contain an anti-vaccine protest in May of last year.

Northern Ireland faces economic problems similar to those of rest of the UK, with some extras all of its own. Now what it has achieved is threatened by a looming trade war

There are about 134,000 claimants of universal credit in NI - but a £20 a week top up has ended.

Stormont's Department for Communities has put in a bid for an initial £55m.

Charities in Northern Ireland have called on Stomront to renew efforts to tackle child poverty by committing to investment and targeted reductions as part of the upcoming Anti-Poverty Strategy.

CAMPAIGNERS hoping to have the missing rail line between Skipton and Colne reinstated have launched a video. SELRAP (Skipton and East Lancs Rail Action Partnership wants a brand new trans-Pennine route to connect East Lancashire, Yorkshire and beyond. The Join Us Up campaign says just 12 miles of track will mean Colne to Leeds direct would take just 50 minutes to travel. Two trains would be scheduled per hour, ideal for students, leisure and commuting. Campaigners are lobbying for a n...