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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. "Our results for the year bear the impact of the pandemic spanning the beginning of the first natio...

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/Rochdale between 31 July and 15 August. During that time, those travelling between Leeds and Manchester...

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, which included the government being forced to deny reports it planned to ditch improvement plans. L...

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 reign until 2025.  Coming into the vote, the Conservatives held 41 of the 60 seats, but they only held ...