30% say they would want professional advice across all financial decisions. When facing an important financial decision, 41% turn first to family or relatives, compared with 31% who turn first to a professional financial adviser Reliance on family advice is particularly pronounced among younger respondents, while those aged 55+ are more likely to turn first to a professional adviser. Yet 44% of UK adults do not feel financially prepared for major future life events.

Almost 80% of drivers would consider a professional refresher or driver-confidence lesson in at least some circumstances. More than one in five would consider professional help if a collision knocked their confidence behind the wheel. Gold and Platinum AA Insurance customers involved in a collision can be offered a two-hour Driver Confidence session with AA Driving School.

CrossCountry is bringing eight more Voyager trains into service from early 2027, adding seats on routes that link the North East, Yorkshire and Manchester with the south coast. CrossCountry is to add eight more Voyager trains to its long-distance fleet, with the first due to carry passengers early next year.

Further cut would save around 6p a litre at the pumps. AA says lower fuel costs could help drivers, businesses and inflation

Community groups have just one more week to take advantage of grants up to £1,500 from Fibrus Broadband. The full fibre broadband provider is coming to the end of the latest round of applications for its £30,000 Community Fund. Local sports clubs, charities and other organisations have until Friday 16 October to apply to the fund. Since the fund was launched in 2023.

Business and university leaders have warned that devolution must strengthen the contribution of places to the UK's innovation economy without fragmenting the national capabilities needed to compete globally.

It boasts some of the best views across the city, arguably one of the most desirable city centre locations, just down the road from Leeds Trinity Shopping Centre and amenities you’d expect from a 5* hotel, but this isn’t a new luxury hotel, it’s the city’s latest purpose-built student accommodation tower.

CrossCountry customers encouraged to plan ahead for Christmas travel: Snow at Birmingham New Street Rail passengers travelling this Christmas are being encouraged to plan ahead, as major engineering work will mean no trains can operate to or from Birmingham New Street between Thursday 24 and Monday 28 December 2026.

Vital funding will help EMPOWER Youth Zones expand its work and create more opportunities for children and young people throughout Greater Manchester. The Matchroom Charitable Foundation has announced a £50,000 donation to EMPOWER Youth Zones, supporting the charity’s work with thousands of young people across Salford and Manchester.

More women looking for rewarding careers on the railway as Northern sees a sharp rise in job applications More women looking for rewarding careers on the railway as Northern sees a sharp rise in job applications The number of women applying for jobs with Northern has risen significantly, following the launch of a successful recruitment campaign.

Teenage girls are spending fewer evenings with friends, feeling isolated in their communities and dodging school sport at higher rates than boys, according to a report into England’s “bedroom generation”.  Polling of 15-year-olds for the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) finds that more than one in five girls (21 per cent) now spends no evenings out with friends during a typical week, compared wi…

After some four decades of silence, "Clotherholme's Big Ben" is chiming again, thanks to a new caretaker who gave up his weekends to bring it back to life. For the better part of half a century, the clock above Ripon Grammar School has been right twice a day. Now it is right all the time.

Passengers with mobility scooters are now able to travel on all of the different types of trains in Northern’s fleet with a free permit. It comes after the train operator updated its rules to allow smaller mobility scooters on Class 158 trains.

Miller Homes has opened applications for the second round of its 2026 Community Fund, inviting charities and community groups across the North West, including Coppull to apply for grants to support local projects and initiatives. The fund offers donations ranging from £250 to £2,000, helping organisations that make a positive difference within the communities where the homebuilder operates.

Dear Editor, Like most of us, I don’t think twice before hopping on a bus or train to go to work, meet friends or do a spot of shopping. However, for millions of people across the country who are deaf or have hearing loss, barriers on public transport can make even every day journeys feel impossible.

Noise pollution remains a significant but often overlooked threat to public health in the North West despite falling complaints figures, with new research suggesting many people are regularly disturbed by noise and that lower-income households are disproportionately affected.