Martin Harris will retire as Managing Director of Brighton & Hove and Metrobus at the end of November 2021. His retirement comes after a 40-year career in the bus sector, which he first joined in 1980 as a senior management trainee. In 1986, he was appointed Business Manager, helping to grow Brighton & Hove Buses […]
Glamorgan-based Edwards Coach Holidays is restarting its holiday programme on 17 May 2021 after eight months of not running them due to the pandemic. With over 300 coaches parked in the depot due to the travel restrictions, the operator has suffered a loss of holiday revenue amounting to approximately £12 million. Edwards has seen a […]
Drivers from Bakers Dolphin have been praised for their professionalism during a pandemic partnership with a Bristol ambulance firm. Twenty drivers from the coach operator have spent the past 14 months with Bristol Ambulance Emergency Medical Services, based in St Phillips, Bristol, after lockdown restrictions prevented the coach company from running its popular holidays and […]
Coach parking in Blackpool will be free until January 2022, up to a maximum of 72 hours. Overnight coach parking is available on Foxhall Village car and coach park on Seasiders Way near to Chapel Street (FY1 5QE). Other coach parking facilities in Blackpool include Gynn Square Coach & Car Park (FY1 2JR), Banks Street […]
Trade organisation RHA is seeking nominations for its Michelin-sponsored RHA Heroes awards. The awards recognise exceptional workers in the road transport sector (including the coach industry). The introduction of the accolade follows the organisation’s HGV Heroes campaign last year. RHA is asking the industry to nominate drivers, mechanics, depot staff, admin teams or anyone that […]
National Express is releasing its ‘Tastes of Normal’ limited-edition travel sweets. They have been given a baffling range of flavours inspired by favourite dishes associated with British locations, including fish and chips, pork pie, Cornish pasty, Wensleydale cheese, Eccles cake and curry. The National Express full UK timetable with hundreds of destinations is now on […]
Travel trade association, UKinbound, welcomes the confirmation of the 17 May date for the return of leisure travel, but warns the industry cannot afford any further set-backs to opening up. UKinbound CEO, Joss Croft, said: “Confirmation that non-essential international travel will reopen on 17 May is a positive step forward and will be celebrated across […]
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced that international leisure travel can begin again from 17 May 2021, as planned in the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown. However, strict border control measures will remain in place. The relaxation of rules means people will be able to go on holidays to green listed countries from 17 May. […]