Heidi Alexander MP is replacing Louise Haigh as Transport Secretary. Heidi replaces Louise Haigh, who stepped down from the position last week following reports in the media of a spent conviction for fraud. Heidi was previously the Minister of State at the Ministry of Justice from the 8 July 2024 to 29 November 2024. She […]
Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, has resigned from her role following media reports of a spent conviction of fraud. Her conviction was made following a ‘terrifying’ mugging in 2013, when she was 24-years-old. She reported to police that a work phone had been stolen during the incident, but later discovered it was still in her house. […]
The day before she stepped down from her role, Transport Secretary, Louise Haigh, set out her vision for a more joined up and locally-led transport across England in a speech to Mayors and transport bosses. Speaking at Leeds Civic Hall, she outlined her vision for a new Integrated National Transport Strategy, the first in a […]
Pelican Bus and Coach has confirmed an order for a Yutong E9L battery-electric bus for established Surrey coach operator Reptons Coaches. At Euro Bus Expo event in Birmingham, Sophie Repton received a crystal gift to celebrate the order, as well as the first one of ten trees that Pelican will be planting in the UK […]
RHA Coaches is urging all operators to sign a petition to save Matlock Bath Coach Park, which may be turned into a traveller site. “Following up on the closure of Matlock Bath coach park, we’re informed that the matter of providing temporary sites for travellers is to be discussed at a meeting of Derbyshire Dales […]
The founder of Prospect Coaches, Geoff Watts, has passed away with his grandson Nathan Hadley and Nathan’s wife Claire Hadley-King at his side. He was 92. “Grandad will always be remembered as the Gaffer by so many,” Nathan told Bus & Coach Buyer. “Still to this day, we have parents of current school children we […]
Sector Investor REL Capital has strengthened the management team by appointing Daniel Butterfield as MD to oversee its group of coaching businesse, and has acquired a majority stake in Felixstowe Travel of Suffolk. Dan has held senior management roles at the Go-Ahead group for 16 years, including Head of Operations, and held turnaround roles in […]
Whippet, the 105-year-old Cambridgeshire bus company, says it has transformed its fleet management with software from Freeway Fleet Systems. Freeway is used to manage maintenance of double-deckers, saloons, coaches and fleet cars. The system is used across engineering providing digital job cards and inspection sheets, compliance management, and the system manages parts for the auto-replenishment […]