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Rail upgrade consultation for Colne Valley

Consultation is taking place about improvements including an upgrade of Marsden stationNetwork Rail has started public consultation for another phase of the TransPennine Route Upgrade, that along the Colne Valley between Gledholt and the Standedge Tunnel, near Marsden.

The proposals would fill a gap in the multi-billion pound programme to improve the railway over 70 miles between York and Manchester through Huddersfield, providing station improvements at Slaithwaite and Marsden. The scheme also includes new track, signalling and drainage and rebuilding a number of road bridges to allow clearance for overhead wires for electric trains. The plans also cover the siting of temporary works compounds while the scheme progresses.

Track improvements will include increasing the number of tracks from two to three between Marsden and Huddersfield.

Marsden and Slaithwaite stations would both have access to three longer platforms with a footbridge including lifts.

The consultation continues up to Friday March 27. The Network Rail website features an online consultation room. In-person events have already been held at Slaithwaite Community Centre and at Marsden Mechanics.

Further details at this Network Rail webpage.

League One
Huddersfield Town face top club Lincoln on Tuesday night

Town are at home to top club Lincoln on Tuesday nightHuddersfield Town somehow held on to their sixth position in the play-off zone of League One after a goal-less game with bottom club Port Vale on Saturday.

Stockport in seventh place lost their game with top club Lincoln leaving the Terriers in place, although Stockport still have two games in hand over Town.

Town face Lincoln, who are undefeated in 20 games,at hone at the Accu Stadium on Tuesday night (March 17, 7.45pm).

The Terriers are already 24 points behind the league leaders and are needing the points now just to remain with a play-off chance.

Find out more at the Huddersfield Town official website.

Food hall set to open this summer beneath former market's unique roof

Inside the progressing work on the new food hall at September's Heritage Open Day eventWork continues at the former Queensgate Market and Piazza site in Huddersfield town centre with plans to create a social dining area, new public square and library which are due to open this summer.

Kirklees Council has planned the redevelopment of the area around the former Market Hall. It has seen the demolition of part of the Market building to allow a new public square to be created in front of the old library building and beside the Town Hall.

The listed part of the Market building with its unique airy roof design and sculptured panels along Queensgate are being retained as part of a new food hall, social dining area and part of a new library. Work inside the conversion of the old Market Hall was revealed at an Heritage Open Day last September.

A model of the proposed Cultural Heart plansThe new food hall makes use of the roof structure of the former marketEventually a town park will stretch from the public square to the corner of King Street and Queen Street. The old library building is due to be retained as a museum.