Ipswich Buses supports local CCG to launch mobile vaccination facility
Ipswich Buses has partnered with Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to launch a mobile COVID-19 vaccination facility,…
Gender diversity ‘remains an issue for the transport industry’
The transport industry is still struggling to get to grips with gender diversity, two reports issued on or before International…
DPTAC commits to industry engagement on coach PSVAR call
The Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) has commenced engagement with the coach industry over a statement issued by the…
Two ZE bus projects terminated and grant funding returned
Two projects to introduce battery-electric buses have been terminated and the grant funding involved returned to the issuing body. Orkney…
National marketing campaign to promote coach travel planned
A group of coach operators, with the support of all the industry’s trade bodies, have started work on what they…
Belle Vue boosts Greater Manchester Charities with free advertising
Stockport-based operator Belle Vue has helped out local charities and community groups in the Greater Manchester area by providing them…
Mellor Orion E to play part in Nottingham City Council ZE project
Nottingham City Council (NCC) has ordered a battery-electric Mellor Orion E minibus. After delivery in May it will first be…
Lee Ahern named Newport Transport Engineering Director
Newport Transport has promoted Lee Ahern to Engineering Director. He joined the municipally owned South Wales operator in 2019 as…
Metroline engages with DWP Kickstart job placement scheme
Metroline is a further operator to support the government’s Kickstart scheme. It will create 30 new paid job placements at…
Bus patronage recovery rate ‘starting to show regional trends’
Bus patronage as a percentage of pre-pandemic figures showed growth in February, with regional variations in the rate of recovery…
