Stagecoach East celebrates start of National Apprenticeship Week
Stagecoach East is celebrating their apprentices and award-winning apprenticeship programme as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2025. National Apprenticeship Week runs from 10 th to 16 th February and the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Suffolk operator is taking the opportunity to spotlight the work done by its apprentices – and how apprentices can make it to […]
Southampton: Works due to start on Bitterne Road East improvement scheme
Improvement works funded by the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund are set to start on Bitterne Road East in Southampton on Monday 17 February 2025. The scheme will deliver a number of changes that will improve the road surface, highway safety, local peoples’ access to buses and the local environment for people walking, wheeling […]
North Northants: Work begins to shape Local Transport Plan
Initial work has started on shaping the first Local Transport Plan (LTP) for the North Northamptonshire area and residents are being asked to share their views to help with the development of the plan. The creation of a Local Transport Plan is a statutory requirement and North Northamptonshire Council are required to set out its […]
Confederation of Passenger Transport calls for bold investment in bus services to drive economic growth
The Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has today submitted proposals to the Government’s Spending Review, emphasising that better buses are key to achieving economic growth and improving quality of life for communities across Britain. At the CPT’s conference last month, the Minister for Local Transport Simon Lightwood identified buses as a vital tool to advance […]
New Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship boosts Cornwall’s construction sector
Cormac have launched a new Level 3 Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship in partnership with Truro and Penwith College this October. This initiative addresses the skills shortage in the region’s construction and civil engineering sectors and provides essential training opportunities for the next generation of professionals. As infrastructure demands rapidly increase, this apprenticeship will nurture a […]
Cargo bikes: TfL publishes new safety standard
TfL has published the new London Safety Standard for Cargo Bikes, developed through engagement with industry stakeholders, to encourage good conduct and set out safety expectations for the growing cargo bike industry in London. Cargo bike use continues to grow in London, as a quicker, cheaper and greener alternative to vans. While product safety standards for […]
UK roads “akin to Gobi desert”, says Cebr founder
A campaigner has urged the Government to “wake up” to the prospect of entirely upgrading the UK’s “crater-infested roads” in preference to spending almost £15bn on pothole repairs. According to world-renowned economist Douglas McWilliams, founder of the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr), in an updated Cebr report for FairFuelUK, the cost of completely […]
Cambridge bus drivers have a “coffee with a cop”
Cambridge bus drivers have taken the opportunity to get to know a key member of the team enforcing law and order in the city centre. Drivers for Stagecoach East met PC Jake Weldon (pictured) for a “coffee with a cop” session at their base in Drummer Street Bus Station. The drop-in session was an opportunity […]
Bee Network hits 100m bus journeys with AI-recommended routes in the pipeline
Greater Manchester’s Bee Network has racked up 100m locally controlled bus journeys. The important milestone comes just weeks after the third and final phase of bringing buses under local control was completed at the start of the year, with a daily record of 602,000 journeys set on 30 January. As the first area to franchise […]
Men more likely to risk driving through floods, survey says
A new survey reveals that 17% of UK drivers, equivalent to 5.8 million cars, would take the risk of driving through floodwater – with men being more likely to make the gamble. This means there is a large number of motorists who could be putting themselves in significant danger when faced with poor conditions. These findings come […]