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Labour is pledging to spend £1.3bn a year to reverse cuts to 3,000 bus routes and fund the expansion of new services in England and Wales. During a visit to Nottingham later, Jeremy Corbyn will say services have been "devastated" by austerity. The Campaign for Better Transport said local authority bus budgets have been cut by 45% since 2010.
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Thursday, 25 April 2019
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- Labour pledges to reverse cuts to 3,000 bus routes in England and WalesLabour is pledging to spend £1.3bn a year to reverse cuts to 3,000 bus routes and fund the expansion of new services in England and Wales. During a visit to Nottingham later, Jeremy Corbyn will say services have been "devastated" by austerity. The Campaign for Better Transport said local authority bus budgets have been cut by 45% since 2010.
The Independent
- Labour pledges £1.3bn for thousands of bus routes 'devastated' by austerityPlea comes ahead of local elections on 2 May
The Telegraph
- Scrap free bus pass and TV licence for pensioners to promote "intergenerational fairness", peers say [subscription]Free bus passes, TV licences and winter fuel for pensioners should be scrapped, in a bid to promote ‘intergenerational fairness’, peers say.
Times Online
- Arriving soon: the bus hailed with an app [Ireland] - [subscription]Ordering public transport by app has moved a step closer. The National Transport Authority is exploring “demand responsive transport” (DRT) services as part of improvements.
- Red Box: You wait ages for a bus — 3,000 routes have been cut since 2010 - Andy McDonald MP [Subscription]What stops you being late for work and getting told off by the boss? What makes sure you get home in time to put the kids to bed? For millions, the answer is a bus. More journeys are made on buses than on any other form of public transport.
Labour Party
- Labour unveils £1.3bn bus transformation fund to reverse Tory cutsLabour has unveiled a new plan to set up a £1.3bn ‘bus transformation fund’ that will reverse Tory cuts to 3,000 bus routes and reinstate services across the country.
Other Regional Press
- Why the 25 bus to Holborn now runs from Ilford almost empty passing AldgateAxing the West End section of the 25 bus route that runs through east London has led to a dramatic drop in passenger numbers, according to transport campaigners.
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- Mayor and TfL launch three new Low Emission Bus Zones to tackle London’s toxic airBuses are now clean and green in 10 Low Emission Bus Zones across the city, with two more to be completed ahead of schedule later this year
- Nimrod bus starts with fanfareA NEW bus route to serve Warndon, Brickfields and Blackpole into the city centre has been launched by First Bus amid a fanfare of music from the city’s favourite son Edward Elgar.
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