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Saturday, 20 June 2020

East Anglian Daily Times

• Concerns raised as concessionary travel rules reintroduced to help with social distancingConcessionary travel rules are being reintroduced on public transport to help bus companies implement social distancing measures during the busiest times of the day.

Reading Evening Post

• Reading Buses hit back at customers over face covering rulesThe bus operator said its drivers "are not there to police the law"

Other Regional Press

• Bid for £2m funding to improve rural bus links for villages around SwindonVillages in rural areas close to Swindon could benefit from new bus services if bids for £2 million of government funding are successful.
• Don't blame the bus driver!HAVE pity for our city's long-suffering, hard working bus drivers.
• Bus passengers not following coronavirus face mask rules in OxfordA BUS passenger has said she is unlikely to use public transport in Oxford if drivers cannot force people to wear masks to comply with a new law.

Other News Sources

• Stagecoach adds new "busy bus" indicator to appA BUS company serving Winchester has launched a new indicator to help passengers avoid busy buses and plan their journeys as services increase.