Bus operator issues warning to passengers following smartcard scam
Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire’s largest bus operator has issued a warning to passengers following an online scam that claims to offer discounted travel. Fraudulent promotions have appeared on social media featuring images of Stagecoach buses, along with other operators across the UK, claiming that passengers can purchase a smartcard for just £2 that is valid for six […]
Cambridgeshire: Busway timetable changes as congestion hits home
Cambridgeshire’s biggest bus operator has called for more to be done to tackle congestion, after it was forced to adjust its Busway timetables to give more time for buses to get through the traffic in Cambridge. The changes, which will come into effect from Sunday 20 April, with Busway Service B seeing minor timetable updates at […]
Cambridgeshire Busway set for improved Sunday service
The Cambridgeshire Busway will see an improved service from April – with buses running up to every 15 minutes. The changes, which will come into effect from Sunday 20 April, will see Service A increase from hourly to every 15 minutes from St Ives Park and Ride to Cambridge City Centre. This improves the frequency and […]
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 […]
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 […]
Local bus operator highlights partnership with women’s charity
A Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk bus operator has highlighted the importance of its partnership and the great work done by Turtle Dove, a local community interest company that aims to improve the futures of young women who are, or are at risk of becoming, unemployed through not having the confidence or experience to seek employment. […]
Peterborough bus driver wins prestigious award for saving passenger’s life
A driver from Stagecoach East in Peterborough has won a prestigious award in recognition of his outstanding achievement, after he potentially saved the life of a member of the public suffering from a suspected heart-attack. Paul McCarthy (pictured, centre), a driver at Peterborough Depot won the Mick Capper Award after seeing off competition from other […]
Wellbeing on Wheels: All aboard the positivity bus
Drivers, Engineers, and Support Teams for Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire’s biggest bus operator have been encouraged to get on board a specially decorated bus and ride into the new year in a positive state of mind. Stagecoach East’s Wellbeing on Wheels (WoW) Bus is touring its four depots, which serve the region, encouraging colleagues to start […]
Stagecoach East Engineer is Finalist for second prestigious national award
An Engineering Manager at Stagecoach East has completed a remarkable run of achievements by being named as a Finalist in a second prestigious national award for his work at the local operator. Peter Collins has now been named as a Finalist in the Society of Operations Engineers’ Safety & Resilience in Engineering Awards, for the […]
Young people across the East taught about the value of local buses
Bus operators have emphasized the value that buses offer on travel for all ages across our region, as Stagecoach East continued its program of attending schools to talk to young people about the importance of local buses. Stagecoach East, along with fellow operators Whippet and Stephensons have this week attended two Open Evenings at Long […]
