Manchester Headlines 31 January: More ASLEF train driver strikes happening this week and next

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Headlines for Manchester January 31: More ASLEF train driver strikes happening this week and next, Manchester Food and Drink Festival awards & Plans for 16-storey apartment building in Stockport.

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

00:05 Train Drivers' Union, Aslef, has embarked on a fresh wave of strike action as part of

00:10 an ongoing fight for better wages and working conditions.

00:14 Union members will strike on the 30th and 31st of January and on the 2nd, 3rd and 5th

00:18 of February.

00:20 Some of the region's best food and drink businesses and individuals were celebrated at the Manchester

00:25 Food and Drink Festival Awards.

00:27 On Monday 29th January more than 350 people gathered at New Century Hall to watch the

00:33 best of Manchester's foodie scene win accolades.

00:37 And finally, a planning application has been submitted for a new 16-storey apartment building

00:42 in Stockport.

00:43 If approved it could create up to 76 new one and two bedroom apartments in the town centre,

00:49 above two floors of working space.

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

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