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A 17-year-old schoolgirl from Northamptonshire will have her first year’s university tuition fees paid after landing the top prize in a national competition to encourage more young women to consider a career in IT.

Network Rail is refurbishing the iconic Reddish viaduct on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield and Manchester to help protect it for the next 100 years.

Passengers are being reminded that essential work to improve rail links across the north will mean closures to two stations in Greater Manchester over the Easter holiday and following week.

Millions of passengers will benefit from major railway improvements being carried out this Easter – but they are being urged to check before they travel as some journeys will be affected over the bank holiday weekend.

Millions of passengers will benefit from major railway improvements being carried out this Easter – but they are being urged to check before they travel as some journeys will be affected over the bank holiday weekend.

Liverpool City Region (LCR) train passengers are to benefit from £340m of rail improvements over the next three years.

Network Rail is warning users of Barthomley level crossing, Cheshire, to stop putting lives at risk by leaving the crossing gates open onto the busy Crewe to Kidsgrove railway line which sees an average of four trains per hour.

Passengers using Penrith station in Cumbria will find it a much easier experience thanks to a £3.5m investment to make the station more accessible.