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Tuesday, 03 June 2025

BBC News

• Fare increases planned for Ring and Ride busesRing and Ride fares are set to increase for the first time in eight years due to cost pressures.
• Bus safety laws could have saved my daughter's life, says mumLegislation is being proposed to prohibit drivers overtaking buses dropping off or picking up passengers.

Department for Transport

• Government protects thousands of miles of bus services from being scrappedBus Services Bill will give local leaders the power to shape the bus services their communities rely on.

The Mirror

• Major bus routes plan to benefit thousands of passengers in local communitiesThousands of bus passengers who rely on 'lifeline' routes to get to work, school or the doctors’ will be protected from sudden cuts to services at short-notice

London Evening Standard

• Vital routes to be protected as part of buses overhaulCouncils will put strict requirements in place before 'socially necessary' routes can be changed or cancelled, the Department for Transport said.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Vital rural bus routes protected and fares capped as bus bill passes through parliamentLocal authorities to have a hand in bus routes, and even establish their own

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• 'We want better bus services to get to the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital'Bus campaigners are calling on public transport chiefs to make improvements to routes serving the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

Other Regional Press

• Students angry over 'shameful' bus pass cancellationStudents at Oxford Brookes have reacted furiously to the university's announcement with one flagging financial and safety concerns.
• New 24-hour bus service launchesStagecoach South has announced the new round-the-clock service on its Coastliner 700 route.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Transport Secretary calls for greater accountability for bus servicesAs the Bus Services Bill reached its Second Reading in the House of Commons yesterday (2 June 2025), the Transport Secretary called for greater accountability and reliability for bus services.

Bus and Coach.com

• CPCA prepares for launch of 'Tiger' routesCambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) has moved closer to the launch of its new 'Tiger'-branded bus route network, part of its plans to improve bus services in the region, with contracts awarded to bus operators. Funded by the region?s mayoral precept, the new routes will provide important extra connections to towns and cities for bus users across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Bus-News

• UK Government Introduces Measures to Safeguard Local Bus ServicesBus services across England could become more stable and accountable under the government's new Bus Services Bill, which has passed its second reading in the House of Commons.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Socially necessary bus services in England set for 'strict' protectionBullish tone from government around one of Bus Services Bill's keys as second reading passed

Other News Sources

• CPT statement on Second Reading of the Bus Services Bill in the House of CommonsThe Second Reading of the Bus Services Bill is taking place in the House of Commons on Monday 2nd June. The Confederation of Passenger Transport has been working closely with the Department for Transport on behalf of bus operators and the wider industry.