Awarding body Oxford Cambridge and RSA (OCR) is to launch revitalised Certificates of Professional Competence in Road Haulage and Passenger Transport (CPC). The new qualification will be unveiled this month in advance of legislative changes […]
Driver denied wrongdoing after hitting pedestrian as bus was overhanging pavement An Arriva London bus driver who knocked down and killed a pedestrian on a pavement has been cleared of causing death by careless driving. […]
Stagecoach has almost doubled driver numbers in the Ashford area over the last five years. With over 325,000 passenger journeys made each week on the 21 routes operated from the Ashford depot, Stagecoach is on […]
33 bus drivers and support staff from Stagecoach depots across Kent and East Sussex joined hundreds of runners at Maidstone’s Tote Park to raise money for the Demelza Children’s Hospice. The team members ran either […]
East Yorkshire Motor Services (EYMS) Group has warned of a risk of stowaways aboard Plaxton Panther coaches. The warning comes after three people crawled out from underneath a Whittles coach when it arrived in Kidderminster […]
Sir Mervyn King gives £75bn quantative easing the go-ahead Bank of England governor Mervyn King has said this financial crisis could be the worst the UK has ever seen. His comments came after the Bank […]
irtec, the industry-recognised benchmark for technician competence, has been revitalised, and as detailed during a presentation by the IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) at Coach & Bus Live, now includes a revised Advanced Technician […]
The Government has launched a “real debate” with businesses and employees about the regulations which determine rights in the workplace. Ministers have promised to identify employment law which can be “simplified, merged and abolished” to […]
End of the road for proud Welsh family-run operator Caernarfon-based coach operator Silver Star Coach Holidays Limited has entered administration after 93 years of operation. The family-run firm, which also trades under the Welsh name […]
The government has claimed changes to unfair dismissal rules could save business almost £6m a year amid continued anger from unions over the “attack” on workers’ rights. Ministers said the qualification period for the right […]
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