Trade body RHA Coach is announcing the third National Coach Week. It is to take place between 8-12 April and is aimed at promoting the industry. B&CB will bring you more on how operators can get involved in the coming weeks.

Irizar UK has appointed Mark Jordan to the new role of Head of Aftersales. Mark joins the team from Lucketts Travel of Fareham (part of National Express Transport Solutions), where he was Head of Engineering. Mark said: “I’m pleased to be joining the Irizar UK team at an exciting time for the business and looking […]

Heavy usage of the Friends of King Alfred Buses (FoKAB) New Year running day has been reported. Almost 3,500 free tickets were issued during the event. Eight King Alfred buses, supported by four visiting vehicles, operated across the one-time King Alfred network, radiating out from Winchester Broadway across the city and into the surrounding area. […]

Operators in West Yorkshire continue to fight against bus franchising as the deadline on a consultation on the future of the region’s buses nears. A public consultation on how the area’s buses are run was launched by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) in October and is set to close on Sunday 7 January. The region’s […]

Caledonian Leisure, which operates under the Caledonian Travel and UKBreakaways brands, has completed the purchase of the Liberty’s Hotel in Blackpool. The 67-bedroom hotel located on the Northern Promenade in the heart of Blackpool, becomes the second owned hotel to join The Caledonian Collection. It follows the company’s acquisition of the Claymore Hotel in Arrochar, […]

After its opening has been set back by half a year, Durham’s new bus station is due to open on Sunday (7 January). The facility, which is located on the site of the former bus station on North Road, was originally due to open in summer 2023. Durham County Council describes the site as a […]

Operators in Worcester (First, Astons and LMS) are working hard to maintain services throughout the city despite flooding, B&CB’s West Midlands-based Features Writer, David Cole, reports. The county town is situated on the river Severn, which broke its banks in several places due to the effects of Storm Henk. Some flood warnings are still in […]

First Bus has revealed plans for major investment in a Rochdale bus depot and the creation of up 50 jobs. The operator is preparing to take responsibility for running Rochdale services in the Bee Network from March and has begun significant improvements to the former Transdev site on Corporation Street and launched a recruitment campaign […]