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Wednesday, 03 July 2019

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus drivers should be friendly and 'make eye contact', claims new reportBus drivers should “make eye contact” with passengers in order to improve perceptions of services, according to a report into public transport use in West Yorkshire.

Other Regional Press

• Dundee councillor demands local authority reveals details of bus subsidiesA West End councillor is demanding Dundee City Council reveals how much it spends on subsidising individual bus routes in the city.
• Newport council's parking enforcement officers get free bus travel whilst on dutyTHE new council staff tasked with tackling illegal parking in Newport will receive free bus travel around the city as they go about their work.
• St Helens gas-powered hydrogen bus pilot to help fight climate crisisA HYDROGEN bus pilot powered by gas made in St Helens is one of a raft of projects designed to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
• Compass Travel and Holmbush Tesco cancel bus serviceA GROUP of elderly people are angry and upset after the cancellation of a bus route that they depend on for their weekly shop.