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Thursday, 28 May 2015

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Fury as disabled children to be left without school transportSeverely disabled children will no longer be offered transport to their school, sparking fury among parents and teachers.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Manchester Quality Partnership Scheme consultationTransport for Greater Manchester has launched an eight-week consultation with bus operators on a new quality partnership scheme which would come into effect alongside a £122million bus priority package for key corridors linking Leigh, Atherton, Salford, Middleton and East Didsbury with Manchester. TfGM says bus operators and other stakeholders are being asked for their views on plans to ensure that passengers are guaranteed the highest quality of service once the bus priority package is delivered. “The partnership will lock in quality standards on the main routes operating along t...

Transportxtra

• The Queen's Speech: devolution to England's cities, Scotland and WalesThe powers on offer in England, however spelt out in briefing notes on the speech, include bus franchising powers - leading the legislation to be dubbed the 'Buses Bill' - were seen as "genuinely radical" for those areas opting to have an elected mayor. They include a general power of competence for the mayors and will also allow local authority governance to be "streamlined" - if agreed by councils.