Manchester Headlines 25 September: The Bee Network launched this weekend
Headlines for Manchester September 25: The Bee Network launched this weekend, Andy Burnham hits out at HS2 rail project & Lancashire pub crowned best in the country for dogs.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.
00:04 The B Network officially launched in Greater Manchester on Sunday 25th September.
00:10 Buses in some boroughs have come under public control as part of the first piece of the
00:15 region's integrated transport network, eventually intended to include trams, trains and bikes.
00:21 Andy Burnham has hit out at the debate over the future of the HS2 project and said people
00:26 in the north are once again being treated like second class citizens.
00:30 There's increasing speculation that the northern leg of the rail project will be scrapped and
00:35 an announcement is potentially coming in the next few days.
00:39 And finally, a pub just an hour away from Manchester has been named the best pub for
00:44 dogs in the country.
00:45 The Bellflower in Lancashire won the accolade at the Great British Pub Awards this week
00:50 for the second year running.
00:52 That's your local headlines for now.