Transport

Northern is making £100,000 available to community groups across the North of England with ideas of ways to support social mobility in deprived areas on its network.

Labour refuses to commit to reopening the mothballed Leamside line, on the day the party unveiled a pledge to renationalise the railways, writes Local Democracy Reporter, Daniel Holland.

As a major upgrade to the A167 Rushyford roundabout got underway, local residents have expressed concerns at the lack of a pedestrian crossing in the plans for Middridge Road.

A North East council boss has claimed East Coast Mainline timetable chaos makes the case for reopening the Leamside Line even stronger.