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Fly-tippers in the Deepdale area of Preston are being urged to stop dumping waste on railway land or face criminal consequences.

Work to upgrade the lift giving passengers access to platforms 13 and 14 at Manchester Piccadilly station is complete.

• Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
• Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries

• Passengers advised not to get caught out by hugely reduced Saturday service due to RMT strike action
• Many routes have no trains at all - those which will run will finish in the afternoon
• Advice is to only travel if necessary and regularly check National Rail Enquiries

Gig goers using Manchester Piccadilly station this weekend are being advised to plan ahead if travelling to the city for concerts by The Killers, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys and Parklife festival.

Liverpool FC fans planning to travel to the city by rail for this weekend’s victory parade are being advised to check before they travel as Lime Street station will be extremely busy.

Manchester City and Liverpool football fans are being reminded against travelling by rail to and from the FA Cup semi-final this Saturday while major railway improvements are taking place.

Rail passengers travelling to Liverpool Lime Street for the Grand National are being given top tips to help them get off to a winning start when the world-famous horse racing festival returns tomorrow.