The town of Golborne near Wigan will be connected to the rail network for the first time since 1967.
Locals have welcomed plans for a new railway station, saying it would attract investment to their town.
The proposals have had overwhelming support from residents, the Mayor of Greater Manchester said.
Andrew Tait and Craig Parr, both 42, led officers to the "biggest drug seizure in UK history", police say.
A man is arrested after a woman in her 30s is hit by a car and killed on the East Lancashire Road.
A £32m plan has been submitted to build a new railway station in the town of Golborne in Wigan
The 10 other men working in the same seam as Brian Rawsthorne died in the Golborne Colliery tragedy.
Sharron-Lee Honey says "enough is enough" as ambulance workers demand an uplift in wages.
Sir Graham Brady confirms the transport secretary told him the Golborne Link would be scrapped.
