Headlines for Manchester January 25: Disruption to rail services this morning due to overhead power failure at Piccadilly, Manchester’s first trans councillor to run for MP & Middleton bus station to close for five weeks.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.
00:04 Manchester commuters were hit with delays and cancellations on the trains on the morning
00:09 of the 25th of January due to an overhead power failure at Piccadilly station.
00:14 National Rail announced shortly after 9am that engineers on the scene made repairs and
00:19 power was restored.
00:21 Manchester's first trans councillor will stand to be an MP against Labour's Lucy Powell at
00:25 the general election.
00:27 Liberal Democrat councillor Chris Northwood became Manchester's first trans councillor
00:32 when she won her local election in May 2023.
00:36 And finally, bus passengers in Middleton have been urged to check new stop locations as
00:41 the town's main station is to close for over a month.
00:44 A full closure of the bus station will come into effect on Sunday 4th February and work
00:49 will take place over five weeks.
00:52 That's your local headlines for now.
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