DfT is giving an extra £2m to nine transport schemes building on their success in encouraging more sustainable travel choices under the Local Sustainable Transport Fund. The schemes will show how sustainable transport is benefiting communities across England. Tyne and Wear is to receive £609,000 for a project encouraging families to use push bikes for […]
Chalkwell has held a quiz night to raise funds for Air Ambulance Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The evening resulted in £1,100 being handed over to the charity. The operator has now raised a total of £1,600 for their chosen charity for 2014. The quiz attracted approximately 70 staff, family and friends. The quiz was immediately […]
The Lough Swilly bus company was formally wound up on 18 April with the loss of 80 jobs, approximately 20 of which were in Northern Ireland with the remainder in Donegal. The winding up followed the company’s appointment of a liquidator the previous week. In March, HM Revenue and Customs had petitioned the High Court […]
Go North East is searching for seven new apprentices to join the company this summer. It seeks apprentice electricians, fitters and body technicians to work at its depots in Gateshead, Sunderland, North Shields and Stanley. The four year scheme includes 13 weeks a year at college working towards fully recognised engineering qualifications. During the rest […]
Talisman Coach Lines has taken the last Setra to be built for the UK. The tri-axle Setra S416GT HD has 53 seats with seat back tables, a toilet, a DVD player with two monitors and an air conditioning system. The vehicle was supplied by EvoBus UK in Coventry. Its first job was an Easter weekend […]
An amended voluntary code of practice for coach operators taking passengers to designated sporting events has been published. The guidance is part of the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Document on Good Repute and Fitness. It has been reviewed at the request of Police in England and Wales. The proposed changes were then open to a […]
Following the announcement of its plans to cut services in Wales and close its Brynmawr depot (see B&CB 1271, 11 April 2014), Stagecoach has confirmed it is to reduce its South Wales fleet by 10% from mid-July. The decision follows what it describes as ‘drastic’ cuts in investment by the Welsh Government. The biggest impact […]
As bus companies make major service withdrawals across Wales, the Welsh Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has announced funding to trial new, more efficient ways of delivering public transport. The new methods are aimed at improving access to jobs and services, particularly in rural areas. The Vale of Glamorgan and Ceredigion councils will each receive £100,000 […]