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Tuesday, 07 August 2018

The Guardian

• Bristol bus boycott part of top 10 list celebrating protest in EnglandA little-known 1963 bus boycott in Bristol modelled on Martin Luther King’s peaceful protests in the US has been included in a new top 10 heritage list which shines a light on the history of protest in England.
• Unreliable public transport 'stops poor families finding work'Families in north of England struggle to find jobs because of poor and expensive public transport, research finds

The Herald

• We need new thinking when it comes to the funding of bus servicesTHE announcement of the continuation and expansion of the Scottish bus pass scheme ("Bus pass scheme extended to carers of young disabled", The Herald, August 3) has been greeted with largely approving voices.

Times Online

• How bus start-up can put Britain on road to solving its productivity problems [Subscription]Imagine a start-up bus company that wants to break into the northeast. Its fleet is autonomous, lowering costs, and it uses an algorithm based on council bus service data to work out the best routes and busiest times.

Bristol Live

• Why Bristol Bus Station has just been named as one of the UK's most important historical placesIt has been named by Historic England as the top ten places in the UK to chronicle the history of power, protest and progress

Other Regional Press

• First Bus takes over axed service 42 from Wessex on six-month trial in BathThe company has stepped in to take over the service which had been de-registered

Other News Sources

• Campaign to replace rural bus services seeks residents' viewsSeveral bus services have recently been cut