Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in the Welsh government, Ken Skates, has supported the bus industry in a written statement. He announced a five point plan designed to help the sector become more sustainable and better able to ride out temporary economic challenges. The first point involves offering all bus companies in Wales the […]
Stagecoach North East has teamed up with picture book writer and illustrator, Helen Stephens, to raise funds for a local hospice. The operator has partnered with Helen as part of the ‘Great North Snowdog’ event organised by Wild in Art in support of St Oswald’s Hospice. Inspired by the animated short film, The Snowman and […]
National Express is adding 48,000 extra seats to support people impacted by the Severn Rail Tunnel closure. It has also introduced a bespoke new Cardiff to Bristol coach service for the duration of the disruption, which is expected to last until 21 October 2016. The new dedicated service runs 16 times a day between the […]
easyBus says its Manchester Airport shuttle service (see B&CB 1395, 9 September 2016), due to enter operation on 21 October 2016, is the ‘cheapest ever bus travel to a regional airport in the country’. Its upcoming service will cost as little as £2 a seat when booked online. Returns can also be booked on the […]
Nottingham Community Transport will be deploying its fleet of electric buses on a dedicated shuttle service to and from Showbus 2016 on 25 September at Donington Park. It will run from East Midlands Parkway to the showground every 20 minutes, starting at 09.20 and operating until 12.20, then resuming from 13.40 until 16.40. Return journeys […]
Nine year old schoolboy, Ethan Senior from Liverpool, has won National Express’ ‘Colour the Coach’ competition. His winning drawing of the city’s iconic Liver Bird has been turned into a livery on the side of one of the company’s coaches. As part of the competition, children aged five to 15 were asked to draw their […]
A new £5.3m integrated transport hub in Port Talbot featuring six bus bays has been given the green light by Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates AM. Located adjacent to the recently rebuilt Parkway station in the town, it is being jointly funded by the Welsh Government (£2.7m) and the European […]
Schools and community groups are set to benefit from £2m for minibuses. The money is from the second round of the community minibus fund, which has recently been launched by Transport Minister, Andrew Jones. The first round of the fund has already been allocated to over 300 charities and community groups across England. It will […]