Weston-super-Mare coach tour operator Bakers Dolphin has stepped in to offer jobs to staff at Coombs Travel, after Coombs handed back its eight home-to-school contracts to Somerset County Council at short notice.
The firm is continue to operate, but in a scaled-down form.
Bakers Dolphin is recruiting new staff as part of its ongoing expansion.
Bakers Dolphin MD Max Fletcher says: “We were shocked to hear that Coombs Travel had handed back a number of school contracts. We are trying to recruit drivers and staff at the moment so we are exploring how we can help by taking people on, as we hear that some staff have been told not to come into work.
“It is always upsetting to see a coach business hit difficulty. Coach travel is a very competitive and highly-regulated business that is difficult for those without the broad spectrum of income that we have to operate within.”
