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Monday, 27 February 2012
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- Leicester City Council bids for £5m for bus services A bid for £5m government funding has been made by Leicester City Council in an effort to reduce congestion and improve services for bus passengers.
- Free trial to replace Penair school bus A firm is to start a free one-week trial of a school bus service in Cornwall after another firm axed its service.
- The American bus revival Motor coaches are the fastest growing form of long distance transport in the United States, and British-owned companies are leading the charge. So has the US finally learned to love the bus?
The Guardian
- Going bussed: economy and tuition fees drive the young away from the carA generation of students facing higher tuition fees and lower job prospects appears to be embracing the mixed joys of budget travel in rising numbers – with the teenage dream of passing the test and driving a car now an increasingly unaffordable, minority pursuit.
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