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Friday, 21 August 2015

BBC News

• Drop in profits for Lothian BusesLothian Buses, which dominates Edinburgh public transport, including trams and tourist tours, reports a drop in profits during last year.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published New traffic lane being built at Derby's bus stationA NEW lane onto St Alkmund's Way is to be created to make it easier for buses to exit Derby's bus station. The work will take place over six weeks and will involve the exit being widened and a new lane created on the inner ring road in a bid to improve journey times for travellers.At the same time, a new footpath will be built between the bus station and St Alkmund's Way which will provide links to the Intu Riverside Car Park and Bass Recreation Ground.The work will begin on Monday,...

London Evening Standard

• Londoners rush to the aid of man crushed under double decker bus in FarringdonWorkmen tried to use a jack to prise double-decker off crushed pedestrian

The York Press

• York bus fare changes announced: See what it means for you YORK'S biggest bus operator is to freeze most of its fares - but some others will rise and some teenagers will end up paying less.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Revealed: Sky-high costs of public inquiry into Leeds trolleybus plansNew figures today lay bare the eye-watering costs racked up by the public inquiry into Leeds’s trolleybus plans.

Yorkshire Post

• Revealed - the £630-a-day cost of Leeds trolleybus scheme inspectorNew figures have exposed the eye-watering costs racked up by the public inquiry into Leeds’s trolleybus plans.

Other Regional Press

• Hampshire bus firm to say final goodbyes on one last journey FOR decades its buses and coaches were a familiar sight on the roads of Hampshire, taking thousands of county residents from A to B.

Other News Sources

• Councils' bus costs fall for sixth year, survey findsSavings outpaced by transport budget cuts