First rejects proposed take-over
FirstGroup has rejected a proposed take-over offer by Apollo Global Management. The proposal was analysed by the operator and it...
Lucketts acquires Mortons Travel
Lucketts Group has acquired north Hampshire-based Mortons Travel. This is the company’s second acquisition in four months,...
Bus bonds success for Big Lemon
Brighton-based The Big Lemon has achieved its target of gathering £405,000 funding for three Optare single-deckers ahead of...
Astons Coaches takes over M&S Coaches
Astons Coaches, the Worcester bus and coach operator, has taken over M&S Coaches of Hereford. M&S was started 25 years...
Community transport operator to run longest Metrobus route
Bristol Community Transport (BCT), part of the HCT Group, has been unveiled as the operator of Metrobus’s longest route. The...
Plans for car-sharers in Manchester bus lanes criticised
Manchester’s Congestion Deal has been deemed “counter-productive”, according to Bus Users UK. Alarming the industry...
£48m for low emission buses officially announced
Transport Minister, Nusrat Ghani, has announced the new Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme, which provides a £48m funding pot for...