Leeds headlines 4 December: Rail boost for Leeds and Northern England

Leeds Headlines 4 December 2023.

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00:00 Three stories in brief, and the Government has pledged £3.9 billion for a rail project

00:06 to improve connectivity in northern England. The investment will see faster journeys between

00:11 Leeds, Huddersfield, York and Manchester. It comes after the HS2 link between Birmingham

00:16 and Manchester was scrapped.

00:18 Next, staying with the railways, as the number of dangerous attacks on trains operated by

00:23 Northern is down almost 90% in the last 12 months. The number of recorded incidents this

00:29 year has been 8 compared with 69 last year. Northern have added a further 600 CCTV cameras

00:36 to deter and capture crime.

00:38 And finally, Leeds' Kirkgate Market now has stoma-friendly toilets after a campaign by

00:43 a woman who was upset by the lack of facilities in the city centre. Leeds City Council have

00:48 installed a shelf and mirror to help those with stomas following Lynne Morgan's campaign.

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