Accommodation at Used Coach & Bus Live! Here are a selection of hotels and B&Bs close to Newark Showground. Ramada Resort Grantham Hotel Toll Bar Road, Marston, Grantham, Lincs Approximately 15 minutes drive from Newark Showground. Rooms from £55.00 per person, based on 2 people sharing, inclusive of full English Breakfast and complimentary use of […]
Stagecoach’s ‘Pledge to help’… Stagecoach has launched a new initiative to provide further support for bus passengers and staff with mental health conditions across the UK. The operator’s ‘Pledge to help’ scheme aims to improve the experiences of employees and customers with mental health problems, including enhanced training and awareness programmes and additional support for employees. […]
Transdev and FirstBus in Leeds have teamed up to offer a ‘£1 add on’ ticket for destinations in the Leeds city area for customers heading into Leeds from Ripon and Harrogate. The companies have joined forces so customers on Transdev’s ‘the 36’, which serves Ripon, Harrogate, Leeds, can now buy one ticket onboard that will […]
The London Borough of Redbridge and Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK) annual compliance event aimed primarily at local authority operators is being held on Wednesday February 17 from 08.30 to 15.00 (Conference 10.00-13.00). The event combines a practical conference session with an exhibition of equipment, particularly wheelchair accessible passenger vehicles and is […]
Free Beverley coach parking for Festival East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering free parking, together with a meet and greet service, for coach operators wishing to attend the Festival of Christmas in Beverley on 13 December. Last year’s event attracted 40 coaches to the town for the all-day event. Coach operators must book in […]
In support of the Tourist Coach Action Plan (TCAP), trials of mixed use bays and a pilot marshalling scheme have been implemented to support coach drivers operating in London. These two key actions, supported by London boroughs and other partners, are aimed at making better use of existing roadside facilities for tourist coaches in central […]
City of York Council has teamed up with First York to launch a new Peak Time Travel bus pass for customers with learning difficulties. The scheme is available to City of York Council Adult Social Care customers with learning difficulties. It will support customers who currently depend on the council to arrange transport for them, […]
First Aberdeen drivers Andrew Ballantyne and Shane Mitchell have been gifted their own commemorative Commonwealth Games batons in a surprise ceremony by the company’s MD. The drivers were official Batonbearers for the Commonwealth Games, carrying the baton through Aberdeen as part of the nationwide relay last year and had no memento of their day. Managing […]