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Sunday, 05 December 2021

BBC News

• Oxfordshire bus cuts: MP urges 'proactive' measures in face of bus cutsA county council and bus companies should be "proactive" to roll out schemes to boost bus services rather than cut them back, an MP has said.

The Scotsman

• Bus staff ‘incandescent’ at targeted attacks on McGill’s new electric fleet as driver narrowly escapes injuryBus staff are “incandescent” over targeted attacks on a new electric fleet, with one driver saved from serious injury from a hurled brick by a Covid screen.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham bus services 'unable to operate' due to staff shortageSeveral bus journeys have been cancelled due to staff shortage, a bus operator said.

Other Regional Press

• Letters: Support call for 'remarkable' Wensleydale Flyer bus serviceTRAIN operator LNER is currently providing a subsidy for the popular Northallerton-Bedale-Leyburn-Aysgarth-Bainbridge-Hawes Sunday and Bank Holiday DalesBus 856 service, from its Customer and Community Investment Fund. This is because the railway company recognises the great value of the connections provided at Northallerton station for passengers boarding and alighting from trains.
• Fare concern as council pays £4m for ‘empty buses’The council is paying more than £4 million a year for “empty buses” in the hope that people return to using services once they feel safe.