Obituary: John R Davies, Lakeside Coaches Founder
John R Davies, Founder and former Managing Director of Lakeside Coaches of Ellesmere, died on 19 January after a long…
Bonded Coach Holidays future secured by ABTOT alliance
The future of the Bonded Coach Holidays scheme has been secured through the formation of a “strategic alliance” between the…
The Portbyhan Hotel: ‘Bring on 2021’
Making a pandemic a positive experience: The Portbyhan Manager Chris Bailey-Lewis reveals how COVID-19 can be turned to the industry's…
Scottish Ultra Low Emission Bus Scheme gets further ÂŁ25m
The Scottish Government has made available a further ÂŁ25m towards the purchase of zero-emission buses through a second round of…
UKCOA: ‘Strength in depth is key’ message at launch event
The UK Coach Operators Association (UKCOA) will work collaboratively with members, stakeholders and other trade associations to further the coach…
DfT: England lockdown bus service levels to be ‘noticeably lower’
Bus service levels in England during the current period of movement restrictions are expected by the Department for Transport (DfT)…
LTCOA member interview: Centurion Travel, Midsomer Norton
(Editor's note: This article was published in print before LTCOA announced its transition to becoming the UK Coach Operators Association).…
Newport Bus: Move to electric ‘can only be done via partnership’
Newport Bus is the clear leader in Wales’s early moves towards zero-emission (ZE) electric buses. It is the first operator…
G&G Travel: An operator developing during the pandemic
The coaching world has changed significantly since March 2020 – and that, perhaps paradoxically, is why G&G Travel of Melton…
‘Coach and bus industry trade bodies important post-COVID’
Happy New Year. I have had the most peaceful Christmas since I was a child. Only our service buses were…