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Friday, 22 June 2012

BBC News

• Bus staff strike over 2012 bonusThousands of bus workers in London take strike action in a dispute over bonus pay to work during the Olympics.

Financial Times

• London bus strike to go aheadThe biggest bus strike in the capital for 30 years looks like the first taste of a summer of chaos for commuters
• Go-Ahead admits rail division weaknessThe bus and rail operator says despite signs of weakness that have been shown in its rail operations it will meet full-year expectations

The Independent

• Bus strike threatened in bid for Olympic goldThousands of bus drivers are set to go on strike in London today after talks over a bonus payment for working during the Olympic Games broke down last night.Related StoriesTaxpayers may have to foot bill for Farepak collapseDowngrade for UK banks raises fears of credit crunchTake That on taxman's hit list after Carr tweets: I'm so sorryThe billionaires who do pay their billsNorth-west England on flood alert

London Evening Standard

• Union brands High Court bus strike decision 'affront to democracy'Unite branded the High Court decision an "affront to democracy."
• Bus drivers to go ahead with strikeMost London bus workers are due to go ahead with a strike despite a High Court injunction granted to three companies involved in a dispute over Olympic payments.

Blackpool Gazette

• Travelling back in time on red busesJUST the ticket!A nostalgia bus service is proving a hit with passengers in Blackpool.

Crewe Chronicle

• UK & World News: Bus strike to cause transport chaosLondon bus workers have gone ahead with a strike in a dispute over an Olympic bonus, threatening travel chaos in the capital.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: Mixed outlook for bus and train group Go-AheadTRANSPORT group Go-Ahead said yesterday its bus and train operations were all on course to achieve revenue growth this year.

Other Regional Press

• UK & World News: Bus strike to cause transport chaosLondon bus workers have gone ahead with a strike in a dispute over an Olympic bonus, threatening travel chaos in the capital.

Bus and Coach.com

• Tough times ahead for Eire operatorsEire™s two state-owned bus operators, Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus, have announced plans to make substantial cost savings.
• Aberdeen customer panelFirst Aberdeen has created a customer panel, made up of 13 regular users of its services.
• Irish coach sector A report by Ireland™s tourist development body, Fáilte Ireland, into the coach tourism industry shows the entire sector is running at a loss.
• Nine operators back York ticketA multi-operator day ticket is being launched in York on 1 July following an agreement reached between the city council and nine local bus operators.
• Free travel to restore confidence...?In an unusual move to try and restore confidence in local bus services, Metro, the West Yorkshire PTE, was this week offering free travel on 16 PTE-supported bus services in Hebden Bridge and Todmorden, following the ending of a contract with Tyrer Buses after complaints about service reliability.
• Labour repeats re-regulation callThe Labour party is yet again calling for tighter control of bus services with an attack on the œvested interests� of operators in its latest policy review.
• Cabotage confusion for Ireland operatorsOperators from the Republic of Ireland running school contracts which operate exclusively in Northern Ireland will have to establish operating centres in the north, under new guidance from Northern Ireland environment minister Alex Attwood.
• London bus strike in the balanceA strike by London™s bus workers planned for Friday (23 June) looks set to be called off.