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Wednesday, 19 August 2015

BBC News

• Crash leaves bus on garden wallA bus crashes into the front of a row of houses in south-east London, leaving the single-decker perched on a wall.

The Independent

• Bus service 'decimation' leaves millions across England isolated due to council budgets cuts, warns report Millions of people, including young adults, older people and the unemployed, have been left isolated because bus services across England have been “decimatedâ€� in recent years, a report has warned.

The Telegraph

• Brockley bus crash: Single-decker wedged on garden wallNumber 484 bus from Camberwell Green to Lewisham left stuck on top of garden wall in south-east London after coming down steep Vicars Hill

The Mirror

• Bus services hit by triple blow as more journeys made in London than rest of UK combined Ministers should help councils join forces to boost routes and frequency, the IPPR think-tank says

Other Regional Press

• Newport Bus to launch changes to network and routes from next month NEWPORT Bus is set to launch a number changes to its network from next month.
• Bus firms back transport plan despite residents’ objections BUS companies have backed proposals for a £12.5m package of transport improvements in Headington despite objections from residents.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• US architect wins race to design new-look Preston bus stationA New York architect has won the competition to give Preston’s iconic bus station a £13m facelift. John Puttick Associates, based in Manhattan, produced the winning design in a competition to revamp the Grade II Listed building and provide a home for the city’s new Youth Zone. The Puttick vision, entry No 5 on the shortlist selected by a panel of judges, came out on top in a public vote. The judges also considered it to be the best of almost 100 designs submitted from around the world. Coun Jennifer Mein, leader of owners Lancashire County Council, said: 'We always knew t...