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Friday, 08 February 2019

Department for Transport

• Buses that build a better societyMinister Nusrat Ghani describes the steps being taken to ensure the bus network serves people’s transport needs and helps them meet 21st Century challenges.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• How to get a refund if your West Yorkshire bus was lateIf you're waiting for the last bus and it doesn't show up, did you know you can get a taxi and get the bus company to pay for it?

Bristol Live

• First Bus branded 'disgraceful' after pensioner left bus stop in tears“This has to be the worst bus service in Bristol”

Northern Echo

• Plans to move Durham's bus station dropped - but the council still wants to knock it downA NORTH-East council is going back to the drawing board with its plans to come up with a new design for a city bus station.

Coach and Bus Week

• Government updates no-deal Brexit guidanceThe Government has updated its no-deal Brexit guidance for coach and bus drivers, adding further detail on the subject of number plates, registration documents and insurance requirements.
• Corbyn: Private operators ‘running bus services into the ground’CPT argues that returning to a regulated market would put ‘intolerable’ strain on local authority budgets
• Patronage continues to tumble in latest DfT bus stats There were 85m fewer bus journeys made in England during the year ending March 2018 than in the previous year, the latest Department for Transport (DfT) annual bus statistics have revealed.

Construction Enquirer

• Galliford Try £43m bid wins Broadmarsh bus station jobNottingham City Council has awarded Galliford Try the contract to rebuild the Broadmarsh car park and bus station.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Lothian launches Bus2020 environmental planEdinburgh operator Lothian Buses will place its 42 high-capacity Alexander Dennis Enviro400XLBs into service in March. The Volvo-based buses form part of its ambitious Bus2020 environmental strategy
• Zeelo closes £4.25m funding round to continue expansionZeelo, the shared mobility service, has closed a £4.25m funding round, which it plans to use to drive deeper into different markets in the UK and new markets abroad, as well as investing in new initiatives.
• Bus passenger numbers in England down by 1.9%Drop is highest outside London although passenger satisfaction rate remains high; mileage also reduces

Other News Sources

• Wrexham bus station to get £250,000 worth of repairs and refurbishmentWREXHAM bus station is to receive almost £250,000 of essential repairs and refurbishment following grant approval from the Welsh Government’s Local Transport Network Fund.