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Friday, 24 April 2015

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• Bus shake-up sees more trips added A SHAKE-UP of a rural bus route from Dorchester which will see extra journeys added has been welcomed.

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• First Scotland East tipped for success at prestigious industry awardsLocal bus operator First Scotland East has been shortlisted for three much coveted Scottish Transport Awards, it confirmed today (Thursday). In the Central Belt, where it operates as First Midland Bluebird, its high profile X38 service has been nominated for Scotland’s ‘Best Bus Service’ after efforts to improve the service for customers resulted in a 12% rise in patronage. Travelling through some of the most beautiful, historic parts of Scotland, First aimed to improve the quality of journeys for passengers travelling between Stirling, Falkirk, Linlithgow, Edinburgh and co...

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• Arriva expands UK bus apprenticeship schemeArriva has significantly expanded its UK bus apprenticeship scheme to train tomorrow’s engineers   In 2014 Arriva employed 26 engineering apprentices across its UK bus division The general election campaign has seen all of the major political parties pledge to support, encourage and grow the number of apprenticeships available to young people. Indeed, prime minister David Cameron recently said that he was keen for them to be “level peggingâ€� with university degrees. Recent years have seen growing interest in the opportunities offered by this alternative career path to university and many t...
• Lib Dems make bus fare pledge to young peopleParty’s manifesto promises to work towards two-thirds discount for those aged 16-21   Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg pictured in June 2013 with teenagers on board a bus in London   The Liberal Democrats would work to introduce a new Young Person’s Discount Card, offering young people aged 16-21 a two-thirds discount on bus travel. The pledge, which is contained in the party’s 2015 manifesto would be fulfilled “as resources allowâ€�. It is intended to prevent bus service cuts as well as benefit young people. “This will assist all bus users by helping maintain the viability of existing bus ro...