Another fire has started at Western Greyhound affecting the company’s Liskeard outstation. It follows the inferno at its Summercourt site last year that destroyed a third of its fleet. Three buses were destroyed in this latest blaze, according to press reports. Three fire fighting appliances, two from Liskeard and one from Callington, attended the fire […]
First Manchester Ltd has been given Office of Fair Trading (OFT) approval to acquire the Manchester bus business of Finglands Coachways Ltd, which is part of the East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) Group. Finglands operates a number of commercial bus services and school contracts to the south and east of Manchester. First will take over […]
Stagecoach North East has teamed up with Solo Martial Arts in Newcastle to offer bus passengers a free martial arts or fitness class throughout January. Operations Director, Stagecoach North East, Matt Cranwell, said, ‘We’re keen to encourage the local community to be more active and improve their health and wellbeing – and taking the bus […]
Richard Jones, General Manager of Lloyds Coaches, Machynlleth, has announced that he is stepping down today (24th) from his position in pursuit of ‘pastures new’ and a ‘fresh challenge’. He told B&CB that during over four years with Lloyds he felt he had ‘certainly put the company on the map’, and shown that ‘it is […]
First is inviting people to share their views regarding the recent bus fare changes in Bristol, which followed the extensive public consultation it held last year. It has launched an online survey, asking all bus users in the city to share their views on the consultation process, the changes implemented as a result and the […]
Temporary stops are being rolled out at Dudley Bus Station as a £6.7m redevelopment of the nearby market gets underway. The bus station will remain open throughout the Castle Street phase of the works, which are scheduled to finish in the summer. Buses are currently not permitted to exit via Castle Street and diversions will […]
Carrier, the bodybuilding operation of the French Fast Concept Car group, may yet be saved from liquidation. It was placed into receivership in November last year and a decision on the future of the concern’s plant was due to be made by the Tribunal de Commerce d’Alcon on 20 January 2014. However, four days extra […]
Nottingham City Transport (NCT) is to make ‘significant changes’ to most of its Clifton bus services from 2 February as the next phase of tram works begin and two key roads are closed on the southern side of the estate. From the same date, the northern end of Southchurch Drive will re-open to buses and […]