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A letter signed by 18 local authorities warns of court action after branding the government™s decision to approve the rail link as ˜illegal™

Months of uncertainty for workers at the UK™s last train maker is expected to end this week

Bus firm First slammed by transport watchdog over unreliable servicesBosses at Greater Manchester™s biggest bus firm has been slammed by a transport watchdog after it was revealed one in four services is failing to turn up on time. In astonishing scenes Richard Soper, from bus company First, was told by traffic commissioner Beverley Bell that the firm is failing badly - and warned that unreliable services would be taken off the road.

Bus fares set to rise by a fifth in wake of grant cuts, while operators warn of lost servicesBUS services in Wales could suffer the same lasting damage as the infamous Beeching axe caused to railways in the 1960s, Wales’ biggest independent bus company has warned.

New school preparing for bus-inessPUPILS who join Bedford’s newest state school will be able to commute from Kempston with a dedicated bus service.

First Manchester faces public inquiryFirst Manchester has been criticised by north-west traffic commissioner Beverley Bell for service unreliability.
Reliance Travel orders commuter ScaniasGravesend-based Reliance Travel, part of the Redwing Group, has ordered 12 Scania Irizar i6 coaches valued at £2.
Buses to compete at the UK Coach RallyThe UK Coach Rally, which takes place on 21-22 April, is gearing up for business with confirmed bookings ahead of last year and the organisers hope to beat last year™s total with a target of 80 entries.
Unite attacks York redundanciesThe trade union Unite is complaining that up to 29 bus conductors™ jobs are at risk with the impending replacement by First York of StreetCars with double-deckers.
Unemployment study attacks bus subsidiesBus fares should be reduced to help unemployed young people, according to the latest report from the Commission on Youth Unemployment, which also asks if bus subsidies give value for money.
Veolia Transdev expands in YorkVeolia Transdev is taking over the local bus services and city sightseeing tour operated by York Pullman.