A new pilot scheme in North Wales has been launched to recruit more drivers and increase diversity in the transport sector. The move is part of the Welsh Government’s plan to support the public bus sector in Wales. Business Wales, the Welsh Government’s business support programme, launched the scheme in collaboration with the Welsh Government […]
Concerns have been raised over bus drivers’ access to public toilets in Bristol. Unite the trade union has warned Bristol council that the decision to close the vast majority of public conveniences in the city is denying workers access to toilets and has forced some to quit their jobs. Unite regional officer Malcolm Green recently […]
Reading’s Horseman Coaches has won the UK Coach Operator of the Year title at the UK Coach Awards. Director, James Horseman, said: “I was quite surprised for us to be awarded, especially when you’re up against the likes of National Express, Shearings and Turners. Obviously, it’s wonderful to receive recognition for the hard work you’ve […]
Operators are being asked to prepare for the Birmingham Clean Air Zone (CAZ). To help in this, the Business Breathes website has been set up by Brum Breathes, Birmingham City Council’s air quality campaign. It contains advice on which vehicles will be subject to the charge for not meeting Euro VI standards. Non-compliant buses and […]
Peter Thompson joins as Commercial Director, with Ann Timmons coming on board in the role of Marketing Manager. Georgia Tolley makes it three new recruits for the Binswood Media team, taking on an Event Assistant role. Reporting to CEO Mark Griffin, Peter Thompson brings a breadth of experience and knowledge to the team, joining […]
Bath’s famous landmark, the Georgian terrace of The Circus, has been closed to tourist coaches. Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) issued a traffic order almost without preamble, according to local operators, with all PSVs apart from local service buses and open-top sightseeing buses banned from 2 May, for what BANES says is an experimental […]
An Arriva bus and a white coach have collided in Loughborough. Police officers were called just after 5.30pm on 27 April to a report of an accident on the A512 Ashby Road. Images of the crash posted on the Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service Shepshed Station show the front of the bus torn away, while […]
As emissions bans are stepped up across Europe, the IRU tips biogas, HVO and diesel hybrid drives to take over from Euro VI diesel. The report, Coach of the Future, is compiled by IRU’s worldwide membership and predicts the growth in low-emission or even no-emission zones will continue, with the C40 meeting of nations in […]