Manchester Headlines 2 October: Andy Burnham says he will not give up on plans for platforms 15 and 16 at Manchester Piccadilly station

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Headlines for Manchester October 2: Andy Burnham says he will not give up on plans for platforms 15 and 16 at Manchester Piccadilly station, The Conservative Party Conference begins in Manchester & Historic pub to be turned into drive-thru Greggs.

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

00:05 Andy Burnham said he has not given up fighting for new platforms at Manchester Piccadilly

00:10 Station. The Mayor said platforms 15 and 16, which were promised around a decade ago, should

00:16 not be taken off the table despite the plans to build them being pulled earlier this year.

00:21 The Conservative Party conference began in Manchester on Sunday 1st October at Manchester

00:26 Central. Over 10,000 people are expected to visit the conference and train journeys into

00:32 the city have been affected by rail strikes. And finally, a historic Greater Manchester

00:38 pub is set to be demolished to make way for a drive-thru Greggs. Despite objections from

00:43 residents, the planning application from Green King to knock down the vacant farmers' arms

00:48 in Stockport was approved. That's your local headlines for now.

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