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Wednesday, 25 September 2019

BBC News

• Wrightbus: Administration now inevitable says PaisleyAdministrators have a week to find a buyer for the company, best known for building the 'Boris Bus'.

The Guardian

• Northern Ireland's Wrightbus expected to go into administrationInsolvency expected after failure of last-minute buyout talks

Belfast Telegraph

• Wrightbus to enter administration on Wednesday putting 1400 jobs at riskBallymena bus manufacturing company Wrightbus is set to enter administration on Wednesday.
• Revealed: Crisis-hit Wrightbus gave £15m in Christian charity donationsCrisis-hit Wrightbus has given away more than £15m in Christian charity donations over the last six years, Sunday Life can reveal.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Go North West launches loneliness campaignOn Thursday 10th Oct, Go North West (GNW) will be launching its first ‘Chatty Bus’ campaign, in response to the Governments’ loneliness strategy.  Research shows that 83% of young people admit they are affected by loneliness, and 47% of students admit to loneliness during their time at university. We want to help encourage students to get out and about and talk to people around them. To try and help to reduce loneliness in Manchester’s student population, on the 10th October 2019, between 10.30am and 3.00pm, GNW’s service 95 bus will have volunteers from GN...