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Monday, 15 October 2018

The Guardian

• Fall in local UK bus journeys to 12-year low prompts talk of crisisCampaigners say eight years of funding cuts have left many areas without public transport

Birmingham Mail

• Why new £110m Sprint bus route will be 'total waste of money' for Commonwealth GamesAngry residents living on a busy main road want part of the multi-million pound Sprint bus route scrapped - claiming it's dangerous and unnecessary.

Other Regional Press

• MP Ivan Lewis seeks solution for Radcliffe pupils on crowded busAN MP has taken up the baton to find “an acceptable solution” for Radcliffe children who are being left stranded outside school due to overcrowding on buses.
• Focus on options to replace 'vital' bus service
• Your chance to look around Gloucester’s new bus station before vehicles begin rolling in and outThe open day will begin with a cavalcade of 15 vintage buses being driven across the city
• First Bus agrees to look into university service changes in BathFirst Bus has agreed to look into changing the way it operates its U1 service for students in Bath after a meeting between representatives earlier this week .

Airportwatch

• Bus firm says crisis averted but still looks to recruit Dundee driversThe city’s bus crisis is over – thanks to the help of drivers from the Midlands.