Time to change how the industry is painted to potential recruits
I write this column in 35-degree heat with a cold beer by my side, sitting beside a private pool at…
Stagecoach maintains 5% Club gold membership for second year
Stagecoach has maintained its gold membership of the 5% Club for 2023/24. The club is a UK-wide movement of employers…
McCarron Coates team completes Yorkshire Three Peaks for charity
Eleven members of the team at specialist coach and bus insurance brokers McCarron Coates have raised £2,900 for charity by…
First Bus promotes Paul Townley to Rochdale GM role
First Bus is continuing its preparations to take on franchised services in Manchester next year by appointing Paul Townley to…
Diamond Bus North West scoops Wellbeing honour
Diamond Bus North West (DBNW) has clinched the Wellbeing Award at the 2023 Bolton News Awards. It comes after the…
Reading Buses wraps up 8% pay agreement in ‘record time’
In contrast to the pay disputes that are affecting some parts of the bus industry, Reading Buses has reached agreement…
NEWM marks 72-year long engineering career
National Express West Midlands is celebrating the career of its longest-serving engineer, 87-year-old Len Stanton, after his 72 years with…
Recruitment and retention: Don’t forget past lessons
The wheels of the economy and government policy keep turning. In my 50-plus years as a passionate advocate of public…
The nephew, the wife, the son and the daughter
As driver and engineering employment issues continue to affect the industry, one Yorkshire-based bus company has sought to mitigate the…
Abellio driver Agostinho Ferreira nominated for accessibility award
Dedicated Abellio driver, Agostinho Ferreira, who has spent over a decade serving London customers, has been nominated for the esteemed…
