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Messengers Coaches set to close

Messengers Coaches of Mealsgate, near Wigton, is to close at the end of May. Owners Liam and Angie Walker decided to wind-up the business they bought from the Messenger family in June 2005. Messengers currently […]

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Six new Plaxtons for Country Lion

Four Panthers and two Cheetah’s add to the operator’s Plaxtonheavy fleet, which already includes examples of the Paragon, Profile and Elite Northampton-based Country Lion has added four Plaxton Panther- bodied Volvos and two Plaxton Cheetah-bodied […]

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Drunk coach driver jailed for nine months

Judge describes the actions of Lewis Robert McDonald as the “height of irresponsibility” A drunk coach driver has been jailed for nine months after he took his passengers on a ‘terrifying’ 70- mile journey.

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DJs like the sound of Motts’ DCPC

Popular radio personalities Ken Bruce (BBC Radio2) and Steve Madden (BBC Radio Berkshire), co-directors of ThisBus.com have just completed their Driver CPC qualification, having spent five days in the classroom at the Motts Travel Training […]

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Lavender Line Travel O-licence revoked

Operator fast-tracked to Public Inquiry has O-licence revoked on the same day & Transport Manager disqualified Cotmanhay-based coach operator Lavender Line Travel has had its O-licence revoked from midnight on February 7 by Traffic Commissioner […]