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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

BBC News

• Bus lane error wipes out 700 finesMore than 700 fines handed to motorists using Belfast bus lanes are cancelled because of a

Mail Online

• Chaos in Knightsbridge as Porsche 918 Spyder is washed on Brompton Road Motorists were forced to slow down and bus drivers had to change lanes so they could safely pass the Porsche 918 Spyder while it was meticulously detailed on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus company under fire for diverting services from Bradford housing estate COUNCILLORS have criticised a bus company for imposing changes to services they say will leave residents on a Bradford estate stranded for two months.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan: I’ll tackle bus strikes with equal pay Sadiq Khan today pledged to deal with one of the major causes of strikes across the London bus network.

Wales Online

• More than half of bus users do not know where their bus will go from despite closure on Saturday, poll findsA Wales Online poll has found 56% of bus users questioned do not know where their bus will go from after Saturday's closure

Yorkshire Post

• 600 drivers a day caught by new bus lane camerasCONTOVERSIAL bus lane cameras have caught 600 motorists a day since they were switched on in Hull earlier this month.

Other Regional Press

• Bus firm urged to listen to concernsMedway’s Labour Group has called on Arriva to listen to residents’ concerns over changes to bus services.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Bus travel youth discount scheme to begin in SeptemberAll 16 to 18-year-olds in Wales will be able to save a third off the price of adult bus fares from 1st September, Welsh ministers have announced. The Welsh Young Persons Discounted Travel Scheme applies to local journeys and longer distance TrawsCymru routes. The project, costing £15m between now and April 2017, is part of a Labour-Liberal Democrat deal to pass the Welsh government's budget. The first minister launched the scheme at an event in Corwen, Denbighshire. Carwyn Jones encouraged all 110,000 16 to 18-year-olds in Wales to register their interest at Gov....
• Sheffield bus drivers named 'best in northern England' at company awards Two bus drivers based in Sheffield have been named by First Bus as its best in the North of England at a company awards ceremony held in Leeds recently.  Daniel Graham, 32, and Michael Ferns, 55, both work out of First Sheffield’s Olive Grove depot, and have beaten over 5,000 drivers from across Yorkshire and Manchester to be crowned the best drivers at the 2015 First UK Bus Excellence Awards.  Driver of the Year, Daniel Graham, only joined First Sheffield 20 months ago. From Brimington, Chesterfield, Daniel is nicknamed ‘Mr Smiley’ and First bosses hold him up as...

Other News Sources

• Visit Passengerfta at Coach & Bus Live 2015Passengerfta will demonstrate its range of services and products specifically designed for passenger carrying vehicle (PCV) operators at Coach ...