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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

BBC News

• Stagecoach services to resume as drivers weigh up new pay dealMore than 400 drivers at depots throughout Ayrshire have been on strike since 9 June.

Times Online

• Should over-60s still get free travel? [subscription]Transport for over-60s costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds a year across the country. We ask if it's time for a rethink

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth's £5m Royal Parade bus stop upgrade hit by more delaysPlymouth's temporary shipping container bus shelters are set to remain a feature of the city centre for longer as the £5m Royal Parade upgrade is delayed and the cost rises. Plymouth City Council has decided to 'defer' the scheme - which will now cost an additional £250,000.

Other Regional Press

• Cambs Mayor "playing politics" over Tiger bus pass futureThe Labour party has launched a petition to 'save' the popular Tiger bus pass scheme but the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) says there has been a misunderstanding.
• Arran set to get 12 new buses at a cost of £2,348,000ARRAN is set to get 12 new buses and extra funding to keep local transport running during some tough times for the island.

Coach and Bus Week

• Scotland announces new ZE transition funding for heavy vehiclesTransport Scotland has announced new funding worth £400,000 to help prepare workforces for the switch to zero-emission heavy duty vehicles (HDVs). The Scottish Government says that developing the skills to build, operate, repair and maintain zero-emission HDVs and their charging infrastructure is key to Scotland, as is taking advantage of the technological and financial opportunities offered by the transition

Highways News

• Suffolk awarded £8m funding for bus service improvementsSuffolk County Council has secured a grant of £8m from the Department for Transport for new and enhanced bus services in the county.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Bus lane and bus stop removal meets opposition in EdinburghA proposal to create a new cycle route in Edinburgh while removing a bus lane as well as withdrawing or relocating bus stops has been criticised by a local campaign group.
• German design house unveils 'bus for everyone' conceptGerman design house Neomind has unveiled a concept for a 'Universal Bus' that places inclusivity at the heart of public transport design (pictured).
• Arriva to debut Cymru Coastliner coach service in North WalesExpress CC12 will run between Llandudno and Rhyl for two months in the peak summer season
• Bus rapid transit prominent in Stoke-on-Trent transport visionPlan is reliant on long-term funding certainty, but 'some features' could be introduced in 2026
• No budget for bus franchising projects, says transport expertWhile several mayoral combined authorities are pursuing bus franchising, a leading transport economist has questioned whether there will be sufficient budget for such projects.