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Friday, 15 July 2016

The Guardian

• Bus company staff told firm has shut down – via textGHA Coaches notifies employees of redundancy by mobile phone, after going into administration, leaving many in Welsh rural areas without transport linksMore than 300 workers at a bus company in north Wales have been made redundant – by text message.GHA Coaches, one of the UK’s largest independent operators, told staff via their mobile phones on Wednesday that the company “will cease trading tonight”. Continue reading...

Daily Post (North Wales)

• GHA Coaches: New Denbighshire bus times released in the wake of company's closure Several councils are working to replace bus services which have been thrown into doubt by the news that the company is set to shut
• Employment opportunities in north east Wales as region suffers bus firm jobs blowThe closure of GHA Coaches is devastating for workers but firms say that there are jobs in the area

Sheffield Star

• Sheffield MP demands urgent talks over fresh round of bus cutsA Sheffield MP has demanded urgent talks with bus bosses after a fresh round of service cuts and shake-ups.

Other News Sources

• 'This is wonderful news' - residents relieved as three major Blackburn bus routes saved WORRIED pensioners said they were relieved to discover that three major bus routes set to be axed will be saved by another service.