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Tuesday, 14 June 2022

BBC News

• Wrightbus: Ballymena firm to supply 800 buses to IrelandWrightbus receives an initial order to supply 120 buses, which will primarily serve Dublin city.

Financial Times

• Go-Ahead accepts £650mn bid from group led by Australian bus operatorKinetic Holding and Spain’s Globalvia Inversiones are backed by Canadian pension manager OPTrust

Times Online

• Kinetic’s energy seals deal for Go-Ahead [subscription]Go-Ahead, which has headquarters a short stagger from the delights of Newcastle’s Bigg Market, began yesterday with not one but two Australian suitors, both sufficiently bonzer to be invited to do due diligence. Kelsian and Kinetic had made informal offers. The likely prices were sufficient, Go Ahead said, that if an offer was made, the board would recommend it to shareholders.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New online tool aims to make bus journeys saferA NEW online service will give bus passengers a chance to report any instances where they feel unsafe on the bus network.

Carlisle News & Star

• Dr Neil Hudson pushes for the 'urgent need' of Post-16 transport in CumbriaMP for Penrith and The Border, Dr Neil Hudson, hosted a virtual roundtable event attended by schools and local government representatives to discuss the issue of access to post-16 transport to rurally isolated students.

Other News Sources

• Go-Ahead accepts £648 million takeover offerGo-Ahead has accepted a takeover offer from an Australian-Spanish consortium that values the bus and train operator at about £648 million.
• Plea not to 'squander' Blackburn with Darwen's better bus ticketCOUNCIL bosses have been warned not to squander a £3.8million grant to improve bus services