Councils ask Treasury for Northern Hub commitment [BBC News]
Date: 17/02/2012
Leaders of the five largest cities in the north of England have written to the Treasury asking for a commitment to funding the Northern Hub rail project. Council leaders in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield said the £560m scheme would generate £4bn across the North. [From Mark Bartlett]
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Leaders request hub money pledge
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Leaders of the five largest cities in the north of England ask the Treasury to commit to funding the Northern Hub rail project.
