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On Friday 17 May, girls from high schools across Stockport were invited to Edgeley Park to compete in a friendly football tournament and to learn about important railway safety along the way.

Passengers are being warned of a six-day closure of the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield while vital A38(M) maintenance takes place.

Over £24m is being invested over the late May bank holiday weekend to improve journeys on the West Coast main line between London Euston and Scotland.

Innova, the partnership between Network Rail Property (NRP) and a UK subsidiary of IJM Land Berhad, have secured the opportunity to promote and develop eight sites across four London boroughs: Brent, Camden, Islington and Westminster.

Network Rail is inviting residents in New Mills, High Peak, to an information drop-in event about urgent railway work on Thursday 9 May.

Network Rail has reopened the railway following major improvements to the network across the North West, West Midlands and route into London Euston which will improve journeys for passengers and freight services.

Passengers travelling on the West Coast main line between Birmingham and London over the early May bank holiday are being urged to check before they travel.

Passengers travelling between Wigan North Western and Preston stations on the West Coast Main Line are being advised to check before they travel because of damaged overhead power lines.