Chancellor George Osborne yesterday revealed his vision for a ‘Northern powerhouse’ in his final budget ahead of May’s General Election.

The rail network in Manchester and the North of England is to be revitalised between now and 2020, according to new government plans.

The Chairman of the Manchester transgender charity Sparkle has condemned the Russian law banning transgender people from driving.

Manchester MPs think Transport for the North (TfN) will be good for business, but have said it needs to be beneficial for everyone else as well.

Commuters across Bolton using both Northern Rail and First TransPennine Express faced severe overcrowding throughout the festive period – resulting in many people being left on station platforms.

The nine-piece Mouse Outfit created a Kickstarter project following the financial burden of having to hire their own transport – the idea of band member James Defty.

Metrolink users can look forward to a fare freeze that is set to continue until the end of August 2015 due to ‘major transformation’ to the network.

A Bolton MP has hit out at the government’s ‘broken promises’ to improve the train service and add more carriages on the journey to and from Manchester.

A project laid out by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) could see the entire Metrolink fleet of trams installed with Wi-Fi by March 31 2015.

Altrincham Interchange has officially opened its doors to the public after a £19million cash boost aiming to make travel easier, safer and more convenient for residents and bus passengers.

Manchester could be set to benefit from a Trans-Pennine tunnel linking the city to Sheffield, as part of a £800million road scheme in the North West.