Bus Users UK responds to Passenger Rights Regulations review
Bus Users UK has welcomed publication of the Post Implementation Review of The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions and Enforcement) Regulations 2013. The Regulations set out the rights and protections of passengers, particularly when it comes to discrimination on the grounds of disability or nationality, and ensure effective routes to redress […]
Women in Bus and Coach announces Laura Hadzik as new Chair
Women in Bus and Coach is entering a new chapter, with founder and Chair Louise Cheeseman OBE stepping down after three years and Laura Hadzik appointed as her successor. Bringing extensive sector experience as a specialist road transport solicitor, Ms Hadzik, currently a director on the Women in Bus and Coach board, has advised operators […]
More than 2m cheaper bus journeys taken by young people thanks to Wales’ £1 scheme
Over two million bus journeys have been taken by young people across Wales since the introduction of the £1 bus fare scheme in September last year. The Welsh Government scheme, which runs until the end of August 2026, offers all young people aged between 5-21 years a single fare for just £1 and a £3 […]
Contractor appointed as North Lincolnshire Council delivers on promise to build Barton link road
A major milestone has been reached in the delivery of the Barton link road, with a contractor now appointed to build the scheme – marking the move from plans to delivery. North Lincolnshire Council has confirmed Jackson Civil Engineering Group as the delivery partner for the project, which will improve safety, reduce pressure on existing […]
£1.3 million for Glenrothes Area’s roads programme
Members of the Glenrothes Area Committee have agreed to invest over £1.3m to improve the area’s roads, footpaths and street lighting, and road safety over the next financial year.£940,000 will be spent on maintaining roads across the area, with just over £288,000 allocated to footways, £485,000 for street lighting, and £124,000 for road safety and […]
Walsall Council completed more than 6,000 pothole repairs in 2025
Walsall Council is highlighting its year-round strategy to maintaining safe roads by announcing that it took a proactive approach to road maintenance, carrying out 6,249 pothole repairs across the borough. The majority of these were identified through regular highway safety inspections, alongside 489 potholes reported by residents. While around 10 per cent of repairs were completed using traditional methods, most […]
Forest, Bolt and Dott likely to ‘snub’ TfL e-scooter rollout
Micromobility providers are rebuffing Transport for London’s e-scooter rollout as the capital’s e-scooter operators continue to question regulations around trials. TfL opened the bidding for the next phase of its e-scooter experiment last week, but major electric bike operators are set to snub the chance to introduce e-scooters into fleets of rental vehicles across the capital, City AM reports. Forest, […]
National Pothole Day: Motoring and transoport organisations call for permanent solution
The Pothole Partnership, comprising of The AA, British Cycling, JCB and the National Motorcyclists Council and other supporting organisations, is calling for more permanent repairs and greater use of innovation and technology on National Pothole Day to reduce vehicle damage and injuries to cyclists and motorcycle riders. One year after launching, The Pothole Partnership has welcomed the […]
National Pothole Day: Industry experts react
Two highways sector experts have spoken about the implications of continuing on a reactive pothole repair path, describing it as a “national problem” on National Pothole Day. Lee Merces, director of Multi-Contracting Services Ltd, said “The problem of potholes will never go away all the while we are not maintaining the network effectively through preventative […]
National Pothole Day: The figures
With many councils disputing their pothole repair colour rating, and concerns as to how the data was actually captured, Nextbase is calling for more evidence and clarity on the government funded map. Nextbase, and four million dash cam users are fighting potholes with actual evidence thanks to its Road Safety Club, reporting on over 11 billion miles of road […]