Manchester Headlines 25 September: The Bee Network launched this weekend

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Headlines for Manchester September 25: The Bee Network launched this weekend, Andy Burnham hits out at HS2 rail project & Lancashire pub crowned best in the country for dogs.

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00:00 Hello, I'm Emma Higgins with your Manchester headlines.

00:04 The B Network officially launched in Greater Manchester on Sunday 25th September.

00:10 Buses in some boroughs have come under public control as part of the first piece of the

00:15 region's integrated transport network, eventually intended to include trams, trains and bikes.

00:21 Andy Burnham has hit out at the debate over the future of the HS2 project and said people

00:26 in the north are once again being treated like second class citizens.

00:30 There's increasing speculation that the northern leg of the rail project will be scrapped and

00:35 an announcement is potentially coming in the next few days.

00:39 And finally, a pub just an hour away from Manchester has been named the best pub for

00:44 dogs in the country.

00:45 The Bellflower in Lancashire won the accolade at the Great British Pub Awards this week

00:50 for the second year running.

00:52 That's your local headlines for now.

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