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Friday, 11 September 2020

BBC News

• Free bus travel for under-19s delayed in ScotlandThe scheme had been due to begin in January next year, but has been

ITV News

• Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says locals must use public transport or risk losing it
The Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, James Palmer, is urging locals to make journeys by bus and train as the region returns to school and work.

Cambridge News

• 'We must use our public transport networks - or risk losing them', says MayorCombined Authority mayor James Palmer is urging people to make use of public transport if they want it to stay

Other Regional Press

• Government demanded to intervene in Slough's A4 bus lane fiascoTHE Slough Conservatives are demanding the government intervene in the council’s controversial A4 bus lanes trial.
• Residents urged to make good use of three new bus servicesThree new bus services are being introduced in east Cleveland - two of which are being paid for by a grant from the Department for Transport

Coach and Bus Week

• First Bus appoints new Managing Director as Giles Fearnley steps asideFirst Bus Managing Director Giles Fearnley, is to retire following a long career in the industry. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell, who joins the Group in October.
• StreetDeck in the city of dreaming spiresSharman took the first of the batch for a test drive to see how the StreetDeck has evolved since its introduction
• Greater Manchester secures £2m for thousands of extra bus seats to support safe return to schoolGreater Manchester has secured more than £2m in funding from the Department of Education to boost capacity on the bus network at peak times and help children get back to school safely.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• A new approach to coach illuminationA new approach to coach illumination from Labcraft is offering an external lighting system to coach fleets in a move to improve conspicuousness and safety during the night.
• First Bus MD Giles Fearnley announces retirement; P&O boss steps inFirst Bus Managing Director (MD) Giles Fearnley has announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell of P&O Ferries, who joins the group in October.
• Ipswich Buses social distances with UrbanThingsIpswich Buses has launched its own social distancing technology in partnership with UrbanThings.
• Littlepay certified as Visa Ready for TransitPayment gateway Littlepay has been certified as Visa Ready for Transit.

Other News Sources

• Work Starts To Develop New Bus Lane In BristolAn extension to the outbound bus lane will be built along Anchor Road, following work done last year to create an inbound bus lane on the busy road.
• Giles Fearnley announces retirementJanette Bell named as successor   Janette Bell will join FirstGroup from P&O Ferries in October   Giles Fearnley, managing director of FirstGroup’s UK bus division, has announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Janette Bell who joins the group in October. Fearnley has been MD of First Bus since February 2011. Since then, he has led a transformation of the division’s customer offering including greater digitisation as well as investment in fleets and systems. In 2018, the group became the first major operator to offer contactless payment on all our buses natio...