Customer News

Network Rail and Great Western Railway have confirmed that three branch lines in Devon and Cornwall will remain closed until further notice to allow for safety inspections following last week's storms.

• Customers can fix energy prices for longer as E.ON Next reprices its Next Fixed 24-month tariff.
• The tariff will save customers £100, on average, against the current energy price cap.

A landmark policy to help reduce deaths and harm from excess alcohol use will be extended in Wales, following a vote in the Senedd.

Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet will be considering options for setting the 2026/27 Council budget at its meeting to be held on Monday, 9^th February.

One of the city’s longest-serving foster carers who has given more than 100 children a better start in life is calling on others to follow in her footsteps.

The Scottish Government and Road Safety Scotland are launching a campaign encouraging road users to keep their mind on the road at all times.

A new strategy outlining Leeds’s commitment to strengthening social cohesion across the city is set to be presented to council leaders on 11 February.

Cotswold District Council has announced that a Notice of Vacancy has been issued for The Beeches Ward following the resignation of Councillor Nigel Robbins. 

Senior councillors will next week be asked to approve a five-year strategy designed to guide Leeds Kirkgate Market successfully into the 2030s – and beyond.

Annual budget to be debated and voted on at full council meeting on 25 February

Cotswold District Council Leader Cllr Mike Evemy has written to the government sharing a sample of the huge volume of views and concerns received during the council’s consultation on its local plan update – to set out in black and white “the sense of anger and frustration” that communities feel. 

The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, will today (Tuesday, 3 February) announce £60 million in funding to boost housing delivery across Wales. 

With less than two weeks until a £7.9m upgrade to six lines serving Manchester Piccadilly station, passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance of a nine-day railway closure.

University of Cumbria has recently appointed two new professors to help shape the future workforce for nursing, midwifery, pharmacy and allied health professions.

E.ON has partnered with the Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) to offer courses in first aid through its Net Zero Training Academy.

Pubs, restaurants, cafes, bars and live music venues across Wales will benefit from additional business rates support, the Finance Secretary has announced.

Customers travelling with LNER will find it easier than ever to locate an available seat or wheelchair space, thanks to new smart sensors being introduced across the Azuma fleet. 

LNER is pleased to announce the extension of its partnerships with Edinburgh football clubs Heart of Midlothian FC and Hibernian FC through to 2026.

“It is time for a fundamental reset - to rebuild trust - that work begins now.”   - Deputy First Minister.