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Thursday, 09 February 2012

BBC News

• Derry school buses found unfitFour buses used to transport pupils to and from schools in Londonderry were found to be unfit for service.

Financial Times

• Design space: London bus mixes old and newReplacement for the unpopular bendy bus pays homage to the Routemaster and is environmentally sound, writes Clare Dowdy

Mail Online

• You wait ages for a bus... then FORTY-THREE come along at once! Company shows off its new fleet with incredible convoy tripThe spectacular sight of 43 buses snaking through the Yorkshire countryside greeted residents of Temple Newsam, West Yorkshire, today when a bus company unveiled their new fleet.

Other Regional Press

• Delight as bus route returned DELIGHTED Gornal residents have hailed a u-turn decision to restore a vital bus route through the Stickley estate.

Other News Sources

• NEWS FROM JOHN BIGGS: East London has fourth worst bus route in London 8 February, 2012 Local Assembly Member John Biggs is asking local residents to tell him about their experiences of the 25 bus route. The call follows the revelation that it is the fourth most complained about of London's 700 bus routes.  The 25 route that runs between Oxford Circus and Ilford via Stratford received no less than 33 complaints in four weeks.   Local London Assembly member, John Biggs said: 360-house-thumb.jpg ...