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Monday, 02 March 2026

BBC News

• Mayor spends £20m to encourage more bus tripsBus use in London has been falling since a peak of 2.4 billion passenger journeys in 2014.

Bolton News

• Bolton pensioners given freedom to use their bus pass anytimePeople power is said to be behind the groundbreaking decision to scrap travel restrictions for pensioners using their bus pass.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Will bus pass time restrictions be lifted in Lancashire?Pensioners in Greater Manchester are celebrating after early-morning bus restrictions were scrapped - but what about those in Lancashire?

Other Regional Press

• Free bus pass scheme nothing short of a farceThe policy was well-intentioned enough, but the free bus pass scheme for young people has become nothing short of a farce.
• Self-driving shuttle bus arrives in Lowestoft this weekendA self-driving shuttle bus is set to hit a seaside town this weekend.
• Aberdeen's hydrogen buses to be sold off after more than a year off the roadThe fleet of more than two dozen 60-seat double-deckers were praised for their ability to save one kilogram of CO2 for each kilometre driven when they were first launched.
• WECA birthday bus pass scheme axedA SCHEME giving people in the West of England free bus travel during their birthday month has been quietly axed.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• Arriva meets with MP over anti-social behaviourArriva Merseyside has met with Anneliese Midgley MP to discuss recent incidents of antisocial behaviour affecting bus services in Stockbridge Village, Merseyside.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Aberdeen hydrogen bus project ends with focus on battery-electricThe Aberdeen hydrogen bus project has ended after Aberdeen City Council confirmed that it and First Bus have agreed 'a full transition' to battery-electric power for the operator's fleet there.
• Southern Vectis Wrightbus battery-electric bus fleet makes debutFirst of 31 vehicles for Isle of Wight operator are revealed ahead of imminent entry into service
• Arriva Merseyside works with MP and police on antisocial worriesOperator temporarily suspended part of service following missile throwing and abuse of drivers

Other News Sources

• Empty seats or broken promises - Fury as Bracknell Forest Council cuts four bus routesBracknell Council confirmed it would axe four bus routes, with some passengers losing out on their only form of transport.