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Funding allocated to reduce bottlenecks

08/01/2013

Councils are invited to apply for a share of the £170m Local Pinch Point Fund to remove bottlenecks on the highway network.

Rotala gains £11m of funding from RBS

12/12/2012

Birmingham-based Rotala Plc, has received £11m in facilities from the Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB). The finance will support Rotala’s aim of continuing to grow both organically and by acquisition.

Free buses for the unemployed

12/12/2012

Scheme provides free travel for those who are eligible during January More than 800,000 jobseekers are set to benefit from free bus travel in England, Scotland and Wales as part of a new industry initiative, […]

Reading Transport launch RNIB ‘Swap with Me’ tour

12/12/2012

Norman Baker takes part in first RNIB event at Reading bus station which puts bus drivers in the shoes of passengers with visual impairments Norman Baker, along with bus drivers and managers from Reading Transport […]

Leeds operators accept each others’ tickets on A65 routes

12/12/2012

First, Centrebus and Transdev are now accepting each others’ tickets for journeys on the A65 Kirkstall Road bus corridor in Leeds.

New MCV Volvo buses ordered by Golden Tours

12/12/2012

Nine new Volvo B9TL double deck buses, including six open top variants, have been ordered by London-based operator Golden Tours. Significantly, the new vehicles are the first Volvo B9TLs ordered with all new MCV bodywork […]

CC looks at First Glasgow route plans

11/12/2012

The Competition Commission (CC) is investigating First’s plan to withdraw a service and change some others in Glasgow.

Abus fined for bus lane use

04/12/2012

Abus has called on Bristol’s Mayor to help in ending the campaign of harassment that some Council employees seem to be engaged in against the company.