Ardent ClearConnect hearing loop meets Accessible Info Regs
Ardent has introduced what the supplier says is an innovative induction hearing loop system called ClearConnect. It enables deaf users…
Bus Users UK publishes 2024 manifesto
Improving accessibility, a lifting of restrictions on concessionary passes and a legal requirement for local authorities to provide socially necessary…
Southgate and Finchley go PSVAR-compliant with Plaxton Leopard
Southgate and Finchley has taken delivery of its first PSVAR-compliant coach, a Plaxton Leopard built on a Volvo B8R chassis,…
PSVAR review delay: Acceptable if unavoidable, say trade bodies
PSVAR review next steps to be presented in a government response to a call for evidence (CfE) that is subject…
Government response to PSVAR review call for evidence delayed
A government response to the call for evidence (CfE) issued in 2023 on the review of PSVAR, and publication of…
The challenge of making bus services available to all
Disability access is a well-known issue for operators, but we also touch on two lesser-considered types of bus users —…
Poor patronage spells end for ArrivaClick DRT in Watford
The ArrivaClick demand responsive minibus service in Watford will be withdrawn on 31 December, ahead of the end of its…
Mellor and Treka businesses saved as part of Dumarey purchase
The Mellor Bus and Treka Bus businesses are among several to have been saved following purchase by Belgian industrial entrepreneur…
Community Transport Week to begin on Monday 16 October
The first Community Transport Week will begin on Monday 16 October. It is being staged by the Community Transport Association…
12 Mellor Strata high-floor minibuses join Hull City Council fleet
Kingstown Works Ltd/Hull City Council have purchased 12 Mercedes-Benz Sprinters with Strata High Floor bodies, supplied by Mellor. The minibuses…