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Drivers

Nostalgic trip for 90th birthday

A former bus conductress took a nostalgic trip down memory lane when she boarded a 1964 classic AEC Regent double decker for her 90th birthday. The now retired Beatrice MacDonald relived her bus conducting days […]

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Drivers

Driver on theft charge

A Blackpool Transport driver will appear before the courts this month over allegations he stole nearly £17,000 from the company’s staff benevolence fund – The Blackpool Gazette reported. Police launched an investigation after staff union […]

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Tourism

TV faces star in stage revival

London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket is to stage James Goldman’s ‘The Lion in Winter’ from November. The production stars Joanna Lumley and Robert Lindsay, and will be directed by Trevor Nunn. The play is the story […]

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Tourism

Christmas at Royal home

QueenVictoria’s favourite ‘tableaux vivants’ are to be on show over the Christmas season at Osborne House, the private home built for the queen on the Isle of Wight. In the 19th century, members of the […]

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Tourism

Venomous spider on show

Recently found spider re-housed at butterfly farm One of the world’s most venomous spiders has been found and safely re-housed at the Stratford Butterfly Farm. Two weeks ago the spider was found in a warehouse […]

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International

IRU seeks to double passenger numbers

Europe Following the publication in March of the European Commission White Paper on the future of EU transport policy until 2050, and prior to the European Parliament debate on the future of the European transport […]

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International

Volvo developing ‘plug-in’ hybrid

Battery development promotes adoption of plug-in charging Sweden Volvo Buses is developing a plug-in hybrid bus capable of covering long distances silently and exhaust-free on electricity only. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, […]