Better buses and more trains: West of England mayor ‘not keen’ on driverless cars roll-out

Bristol and the West of England will not be seeing driverless taxis any time soon, despite the Government launching a pilot scheme that could see the automated vehicles rolled out across the country – because metro mayor Helen Godwin isn’t keen on the idea. While the UK government has launched a nationwide pilot scheme inviting […]
A free bus for a brighter future: University reveals how Bristol’s free summer bus scheme was received

The University of Bristol has published its findings after studying children’s and young people’s perception of the city’s free summer bus scheme in 2025. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA)’s free bus travel scheme, Kids Go Free (KGF) was launched. The University investigated how this was experienced by children and families in Hartcliffe and […]