HS2

Sinkhole which has opened up above HS2 work in Buckinghamshire

Sinkhole opens up above a tunnel built for the HS2 high rail line Sam Johnson

Construction on sections of the HS2 route have been delayed (Photo by Mark Case/Getty Images)

HS2 needs to be completed to transform north of England Patrick Hollis

An early representation of what the new HS2 trains could look like.

Part of HS2 to be delayed in bid to cut costs Patrick Hollis

What HS2 trains could look like.

How Wiganers can find out more about HS2 Sian Jones

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Wigan borough MP speaks out in Parliament against removal of HS2 Golborne link Gaynor Clarke

Coun David Molyneux

Wigan council leader 'extremely disappointed' as HS2 Golborne link is scrapped George Lythgoe

Irene Thomson from Lowton Hedgehog Rescue and chair of LENDF

Wigan residents react to axing of HS2 link Sian Jones

Andrew Stephenson MP and HS2 minister

Controversial Wigan HS2 link to be scrapped Sian Jones

Irene Thomson from Lowton Hedgehog Rescue and chair of LENDF

Wigan group opposes HS2 construction George Lythgoe

A "landmark moment" in improving the North West's rail connections will happen on Monday when the Bill to extend HS2 to Manchester is laid in Parliament, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said

HS2 Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for North West’s rail connections, says Shapps Neil Lancefield

Wigan is hoping to capitalise on the arrival of HS2

Blueprint for a brighter business future in Wigan Charles Graham

Were HS2 to stop in Wigan it would cut journey to London times to 80 minutes

Anger as new HS2 proposals suggest bypassing Wigan Charles Graham

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham

Ministers vow rail benefits 10 years sooner amid fury over cuts to HS2 scheme Neil Lancefield

Chris Green MP

CHRIS GREEN MP: Good leadership requires many qualities Chris Green MP

The protest in Mesnes Park

Protest against HS2 rail link in Wigan town centre Andrew Nowell

Activists will set off on an epic trek across the North West to raise awareness of how HS2 will affect the region

Campaigners set for 100 mile walk to Wigan in protest against HS2 Liam Soutar, Reporter

The XR protestors at the start point of their walk in Lowton

Green protestors set off from Wigan woodland on anti-HS2 walk Andrew Nowell

Network Rail says improvements are needed

Lancashire rail users face disruption on West Coast main line David Nowell

James Grundy, pictured with resident campaigners, has launched a petition against the proposed route

Borough opposition grows over HS2 proposals Ben Butler

XR Wigan demonstrators outside Wigan North Western station

Extinction Rebellion Wigan activists hold HS2 protest at train station Andrew Nowell

Passenger trains between Old Oak Common in west London and Birmingham Curzon Street are due to start running between 2029 and 2033 (Photo: PA)

The HS2 project has been given approval to begin construction - here’s where wor... Claire Schofield