Headlines for Manchester January 31: More ASLEF train driver strikes happening this week and next, Manchester Food and Drink Festival awards & Plans for 16-storey apartment building in Stockport.
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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester Headlines.
00:05 Train Drivers' Union, Aslef, has embarked on a fresh wave of strike action as part of
00:10 an ongoing fight for better wages and working conditions.
00:14 Union members will strike on the 30th and 31st of January and on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th
00:18 of February.
00:20 Some of the region's best food and drink businesses and individuals were celebrated at the Manchester
00:25 Food and Drink Festival Awards.
00:27 On Monday 29th January more than 350 people gathered at New Century Hall to watch the
00:33 best of Manchester's foodie scene win accolades.
00:37 And finally, a planning application has been submitted for a new 16-storey apartment building
00:42 in Stockport.
00:43 If approved it could create up to 76 new one and two bedroom apartments in the town centre,
00:49 above two floors of working space.
00:52 That's your local headlines for now.
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