Transport

A research project led by the train operator Northern has opened-up a debate about what actually constitutes littering. According to some respondents to a study of nearly 2,000 regular rail users, used coffee cups left on trains are not considered to be litter

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.

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.

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.