Yeoman’s Canyon Travel and DRM Bus have stepped in to ensure the continuation of services of the outgoing First Midland in their area. First announced it was to shut down operations in Herefordshire earlier this month (see B&CB 1334, 3 July 2015). The news coincided with similar closure proposals for Bracknell and Newcastle-under-Lyne in the […]
Arriva has acquired two more bus operating companies in Slovakia. The operator has taken on SAD Liorbus Group and SAD Trnava Group. SAD Liorbus Group currently operates a regional bus network in northern Slovakia, the Zilina Region, as well as city services in three towns. SAD Trnava Group operates a regional bus network in western […]
The new £1.9m Cradley Heath Interchange has opened in the West Midlands. It features a new waiting area, improved access to train services and four connected bus stands with digital timetable information. It has seen an additional two bus stands built on a newly constructed island, replacing the previous bus stop on Forge Lane. The […]
MAN has announced it is addressing its current cost structures and significantly enhancing efficiency to better respond to market fluctuations in the future and to maintain its high competitive level. The company has launched a Group-wide efficiency program, which includes streamlining administrative functions at MAN Truck and Bus and reorganising truck production. What it describes […]
Devolution has begun in the bus and coach industry, with a deal being struck in Cornwall that will give the local authority more powers over the county’s buses. It comes as part of a package of changes designed to give Cornwall new powers to control local services. The move, which comes without the previously stated […]
A decision has been made by the European Commission concerning the Bus and Coach Association’s urging of an investigation into alleged unfair community transport operation (CTO) funding. The Commission looked at two councils’ CTO funding practices, Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) and Derbyshire County Council (DCC). It concluded that the funding granted by NCC to CTOs […]
Actress and comedienne, Jen Williams, has taken up a sales and marketing role at Belle Vue Manchester. Jen has starred in Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks and over 20 films and TV dramas. She has joined the Stockport based company in the newly created position of Travel Consultant. Her links with the operator began last year […]
FirstGroup’s Balfron Depot in Stirlingshire has been named the company’s best depot in Scotland at an internal awards ceremony. The services provided by Balfron and its 40 employees allow customers in isolated villages to access local shopping, education and leisure facilities, as well as providing commuter links to Stirling and Glasgow. Other Midland Bluebird winners […]