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Tuesday, 12 March 2019

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Public meeting for bus passengers to be heldBUS passengers are being invited to flag up concerns about local services at a public meeting in Otley. MP Alex Sobel (Lab, Leeds North West) has organised the Thursday, April 4 event as a follow-up to a meeting that was held in Headingley in February. Like the earlier event, the Otley meeting will be attended by representatives from bus company First.

London Evening Standard

• Protest outside Transport for London HQ over bid to move Victoria coach station to BayswaterCampaigners opposed to a proposed relocation of Victoria Coach Station to Bayswater will protest outside Transport for London's headquarters this week.

Other Regional Press

• How will Wrexham communities survive as bus services are lost?As parts of Wrexham are set to see bus service alterations and losses, Leader reporter Rory Sheehan spent a morning in Hightown to meet those who will be most affected by the changes...
• Stagecoach boss gets behind wheel as bus firm demands all hands on double deckers for Cheltenham Festival weekStagecoach managing director Rupert Cox will be getting behind the wheel of a bus this week as the company jumps over numerous hurdles to ensure tens of thousands of punters can get to the Cheltenham Festival.
• Preston Bus say they may still boycott Preston Bus Station over new chargesLancashire County Council had been meeting with operators to discuss changes to how the grade-II listed building is used
• First Bus chief says recruiting enough drivers is a 'huge problem'The region's largest public transport service is having a “huge problem” recruiting more drivers, according to First West of England’s top chief.