Concerns about the mandatory change to the terms and conditions for all Scottish public sector grant payments in relation to Fair Work First, which includes Network Support Grant, have prompted Transport Scotland to organise more on-line engagement sessions. The NSG conditionality strengthens previous Fair Work First policy set out in current terms and conditions, and […]
First Bus and Stagecoach are to offer free travel across Aberdeen city and shire every weekend in January. The offer is a direct impact of the improvements both operators have seen thanks to the new bus priority measures in Aberdeen with the new bus gates already speeding up journey times for over 600,000 people each […]
National Express West Midlands has confirmed its continued participation in the government’s £2 single fare cap scheme until the end of 2024. The initiative was first launched in January 2023 as part of the government’s Help for Households scheme. Over 12.5 million National Express West Midlands bus passenger journeys made using the single fare offer […]
Claire Haigh is to take the helm of Zemo Partnership (formerly Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership/LowCVP), the organisation that has been working with government and the widest range of stakeholders for over 20 years to deliver key policies and initiatives to accelerate the decarbonisation of UK road transport. Andy Eastlake is stepping down after more than […]
Asset Alliance Group has launched a new bus and coach rental service, after providing financial solutions for the bus and coach industry for more than 20 years. At launch, Asset Alliance has invested in a fleet of top-of-the range vehicles to kickstart its rental offering. Instead of committing to long-term ownership or leases, the rental […]
Continental is marking 120 years of retreading commercial vehicle tyres. The tyre manufacturer retreads more than one million bus and truck tyres worldwide every year. According to a study by the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology (UMSICHT), retreaded tyres reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50% compared to new tyres. The amount […]
Two operators have gone on to order Yutong electric coaches after trialling them with transit tech company Zeelo. Zeelo has now completed its round of trials of an electric coach with operators from across the country. Part of the firm’s Net-Zero strategy, the trial gave operators the opportunity to try the Zeelo-branded Yutong TCe12 from […]
The Alfa Leisureplex Group, which includes Chorley-based Alfa Travel, has acquired the Waverley Castle Hotel in Melrose, bringing its hotel grouping, Leisureplex, to 23 hotels. The company, 75% employee-owned since 2020, takes over the Waverley Castle in 2024 from Coast & Country Collection, which acquired it from defunct Shearings. It has 77 rooms and is […]