Stagecoach East Midlands is to introduce night-time journeys to its Lincoln network from 22 April 2024. The additional services are funded by Lincolnshire County Council and are intended to provide greater connectivity for local residents and commuters. Since the onset of the pandemic, evening bus services on key routes such as 6, 9, 13, 16, 17, […]
Here we have a guest post from Bryan Silverio, a blogger from OK Rehab: There are many aspects of the modern world that can affect mental health – in some areas more than others, and for some individuals more than those around them. One of the groups of individuals that are heavily impacted by mental […]
Discussion about a potential coach ban in Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds has receded. At a parish meeting, councillors voted in favour of introducing Traffic Restriction Orders (TROs) preventing access for tourist coaches along two key routes. Local businesses including nearby Pulhams’ Coaches had spoken out against the potential action. It followed the closure of Bourton-on-the-Water’s […]
Lake District tour specialist Mountain Goat is joining forces with Kendal-based charity, the Lake District Foundation. The team-up sees them raise funds and provide peoplepower for projects that benefit the Lake District National Park. By encouraging passenger donations, Mountain Goat aims to raise thousands of pounds to fund projects that support biodiversity, including woodland management, […]
On 6 May, the Original King Alfred Running Day in Winchester is to return. The Friends of King Alfred Buses will be operating 14 buses from its collection, the largest number in its almost 40-year history. Alongside these Winchester-based buses and coaches the Friends will be welcoming some 28 visiting vehicles so that altogether more […]
National Express is to continue to run coach services during the upcoming weekend closure of the M25 between junctions 9 and 10. The UK’s leading scheduled coach operator is reassuring passengers that they will still be able to reach their destinations, with services operating along diverted routes between Friday 10 May and Monday 13 May. […]
A focus on investing in buses in Cornwall is encouraging patronage to rise, according to Cllr Richard Williams-Pears, transport portfolio holder at Cornwall Council. Writing on the Campaign for Better Transport’s blog, he says the council’s investment has maintained a ‘largely stable local bus network’. He notes this is in ‘direct contrast’ to many other […]
Martin Gibbon, Managing Director of Stagecoach South Wales, has been appointed as the Chair of the Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru’s Bus Commission. In this role, Martin will oversee CPT’s key policy decision-making body on bus issues in Wales and work with CPT Cymru’s team to keep the voice of bus operators at the forefront […]