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Thursday, 09 November 2023

BBC News

• First Bus drivers vote to strike in GlasgowDrivers with the First Bus group in Glasgow have voted to take strike action.
• Go North East bus strike: Council boss threatens financial penaltiesA politician who oversees public transport has said financial penalties should be imposed on a bus company facing an indefinite strike.

ITV News

• Bus strike: Transport leader vows to hit Go North East with 'every possible' fineA bus company whose routes have been paralysed by an indefinite strike should be slapped with financial punishments, a council leader has suggested.

The Guardian

• Bus drivers’ strike is ’damaging lives’ in north-east England, says council leaderGo North East pay dispute said to be leaving thousands ’stuck at home’ and ’missing work and medical appointments’

Daily Record

• Yobs smash up Edinburgh buses as routes forced to divertThe service has diverted from Craigmillar crossroads, near Niddrie Mains Road, until further notice.

Sheffield Star

• Arundel Gate: No-go zone in Sheffield snaring 200 drivers a day - worth £5m-a-year - despite huge new signsA controversial bus gate in Sheffield is still snaring more than 200 drivers a day AFTER huge new signs were installed.

Other Regional Press

• Bus services in Burnham-On-Sea to be improved following passengers complaintsBus services in Burnham-On-Sea are set to be improved as part of several upgrades this month following complaints from local passengers.