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 […]
Three men, two aged 18 and one aged 19, were declared dead at the scene of a crash involving a bus and a car in south Wales. At around 7pm last night (Monday 11 December 2023) emergency services were called to the scene of a serious road traffic collision involving a bus and an Audi […]
A motorcyclist who made a false claim for £48,000 credit hire costs has been jailed for nine months after refusing to engage with contempt proceedings, The Law Society’s Gazette reports. Diego Araujo was also hit with a £60,000 costs order after substantial resources were expended on multiple adjourned hearings. In Metroline Limited v Araujo, The […]
Coach tour wholesaler, Ashley & Newey, has a change in ownership following a successful management take-over by former Business Manager Shaun Read, taking the reins from Ashley Booth as he retires. Ashley retires after more than 60 years in hospitality from candy floss stand attendant to General Manager of the Blackwell Grange Hotel, followed most […]
Following a consultation that ran earlier this year, the government has announced its recommendations for changing the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC). The government recommends introducing a National DCPC (N-DCPC) that will cover driving a lorry, bus or coach in the UK. It suggests allowing training courses to be done in blocks of 3.5 […]
Stockport-based Belle Vue Manchester is upgrading its entire private hire fleet by installing CCTV cameras to improve the safety of its passengers and drivers. The investment encompasses over 40 vehicles, including minibuses, single- and double-decker coaches and Belle Vue’s collection of vintage buses. All of the company’s school buses are already fitted with CCTV cameras. […]
Eight irreplaceable historic vehicles owned by the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) preservation society and its members have been destroyed in a fire in the early morning of 8 December. The vehicles were being stored in a unit in a farm in Penton Mewsey, near Andover, which caught fire. One of the nearby units […]
Coach Hire Comparison (CHC) has won at the Chamber Business Awards in the category of Business Improvement through Technology. The award recognises businesses that have successfully integrated technology in order to boost performance and efficiencies. Founded in 2010, CHC has delivered a convenient platform for users to obtain quotes from independent minibus and coach companies. […]