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The Latest Breaking News from Manchester Piccadilly

Blind student awarded £18,000 in compensation after falling onto train tracks

Abdul Eneser, 23, injured his knees, hands and neck in the incident at Manchester Piccadilly in May 2022

The Independent UK

‘It was a very lucky escape’: blind man who fell on to tracks calls for rail travel improvements

Abdul Eneser blames his fall on the lack of tactile paving on the platform and was awarded £18,000 by Network Rail

The Guardian - UK

U-turn on Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston 'ghost train' plan

The ORR has decided against the timetable change, which was supposed to take effect in mid-December, after receiving feedback

Evening Standard

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New Year’s Day travel facing disruption amid wind, rain and snow warnings

On Wednesday morning 132 flood warnings, meaning flooding is expected, were in place for England, 10 for Wales and 32 for Scotland.

Evening Standard

Rail passengers targeted in cyber security attacks on station Wi-Fi

Messages about terror attacks were seen at Network Rail-managed transport hubs, including London King’s Cross and Manchester Piccadilly

The Independent UK

'It's scandalous': Manchester Piccadilly rail passengers slam controversial plans to shut section of station

"They can’t close Piccadilly surely! The impact it would have would be massive!"

Manchester Evening News

Railway station ticket office closures list in full - is your local station affected?

A full list of train stations that will lose their ticket offices under new plans has been unveiled - with London Marylebone, Manchester Piccadilly and Birmingham New Street among the cuts

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Outrage after pigeons trapped by netting under bridge at Manchester Piccadilly

The netting has been removed after complaints from distressed locals.

Manchester Evening News

Government 'drops' plans for two extra platforms at Manchester Piccadilly as MP calls HS2 surface station a 'sub-optimal solution'

Lucy Powell MP pressed the case for an underground HS2 station at Piccadilly and blasted trains and rail connectively in the north as 'quite frankly, absolutely rubbish'

Manchester Evening News

Blind man fell onto the tracks at Manchester Piccadilly as freight train approached

Abdul Eneser is taking legal action against Network Rail, alleging there was no tactile paving on the platform's edge

Manchester Evening News

Blind man who fell on to rail tracks sues Network Rail over lack of tactile paving

Abdul Eneser described incident at Manchester Piccadilly as ‘most traumatic experience’

The Guardian - UK

How the outside of hoped-for underground HS2 station at Manchester Piccadilly could look

Manchester leaders are calling on MPs to amend the current plan for a surface turnback station

Birmingham Post

Urgent appeal to find missing teenager last seen on train to Manchester Piccadilly

L'Vaion, 15, had boarded a train to Manchester Piccadilly on Monday afternoon (June 5)

Manchester Evening News

'Build it once and built it right' plea to government over HS2 rail station in Manchester

London's Mayor has added his voice to calls for an underground station at Piccadilly as civic leaders say they fear 'permanent damage' to UK economic ambitions

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Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan lead calls for HS2 not to be scaled back

Leaders in Manchester and London have made a joint appeal to the government

Manchester Evening News

Line into Manchester Piccadilly blocked as commuters hit with cancellations

Delays are due to an 'overhead wire problem'

Manchester Evening News

Knife and drugs seized after huge police search operation at train stations

Cheshire Police worked with British Transport Police to conduct the swoops at Manchester Piccadilly, Stockport and Macclesfield

Manchester Evening News

Sign language travel information screens go live for commuters at Manchester Piccadilly station

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Concern over missing man, 57, last seen at Manchester Piccadilly

Andrew Sculley was last seen just before 10am this morning

Manchester Evening News

Burger King reopens Manchester Piccadilly Gardens restaurant tomorrow - and you can get free food

The 24-hour restaurant will be giving away free burgers for one day only to mark its reopening

Manchester Evening News

A 'sleek and spacious' new hotel is opening in Manchester City Centre - and you can even take your dog

It features 155 rooms all fitted with a kitchen, perfect for city breaks and long stays

Manchester Evening News

Cancellations on services between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe after signal issues

It is unclear when the issue will be resolved

Manchester Evening News

Train disruption as number of services between Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe cancelled

“Disruption is expected until the end of the day"

Manchester Evening News

Police appeal to find missing woman last seen in her pyjamas at Manchester Piccadilly station

Katlyn was last spotted at the station wearing grey pyjamas and a dressing gown

Manchester Evening News

Train lines blocked as police respond to 'person in precarious position'

Multiple lines from Manchester Piccadilly were blocked

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