Vectare has acquired Simonds of Botesdale, a bus and coach operator with a heritage of 96 years of operation. Simonds, which is based in Diss, on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, operates home to school, private hire and rail replacement services, alongside tours and day excursions and a small network of local bus services. The business will […]
First Bus has hosted its inaugural ‘Our Way’ Awards to recognise and celebrate frontline colleagues across the business. Colleagues gathered at London’s St Pancras Renaissance Hotel on 17 April, where TV presenter Steph McGovern presented the awards. The awards involved a robust nomination and shortlisting process, comprising two rounds of judging by independent panels and […]
Transport Museum Wythall is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Birmingham’s iconic 50 bus service this Spring bank holiday weekend. On 26 and 27 May the Transport Museum, based on Chapel Lane in Wythall just outside Birmingham, will pay tribute to the long-running 50 bus service by providing free bus rides to Kings Heath and back […]
Cornwall Council is addressing concerns over coach parking in Truro. The worries were raised following reports of a lack of spaces at Truro Coach Park due to buses being parked there. Cllr Rob Nolan, who sits on both Truro City Council and Cornwall Council, told B&CB that buses from Go Cornwall Bus’s fleet parked in […]
Bus Éireann, Ireland’s national bus company, is working with public transport data intelligence specialist, CitySwift, to optimise its network. CitySwift is to work with the operator over a five-year contract to optimise the network in Galway, Cork, Limerick and other large urban centre’s outside of Dublin. Bus Éireann is to leverage CitySwift’s platform to get […]
Stagecoach East has put in place new earlier and later bus services in Cambridge to serve late/early shift workers. The timetable changes are to ensure that employees of John Lewis and other Grand Arcade stores can get to work and back home on time. Stagecoach East was contacted by representatives from John Lewis and the […]
Arriva has won an award for a road safety campaign in Merseyside. It won Campaign of the Year at last night’s Safety and Health Excellence Awards in Birmingham for the Stop and Stay campaign, which was launched in September 2023. Arriva Merseyside’s hard-hitting Stop and Stay campaign is aimed at encouraging pedestrians to wait before crossing […]
Lothian Buses has today (2 May 2024) been accredited as a Living Wage employer. The operator’s Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at Lothian Buses receive a minimum hourly wage of £12 per hour. This rate is higher than the government minimum for over 21s, which currently stands at £11.44 per hour. As the […]