Good news for First Bus staff and for bus users. unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…

M1 Metrobus is now a 24-hour service. Good news for Bristol but we need more to support our night time economy and shift-workers who keep the city and the West of England region operating around the clock. bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, Zack Polanski

Cross-boundary public transport is perfectly possible. The Y8 will connect Wotton-under-Edge with towns and villages in South Gloucestershire. stroudtimes.com/celebrations-a…

'More ambition needed to undo a decade of decline and get bums back on seats'. We at Reclaim Our Buses agree! committees.parliament.uk/committee/153/…

Bus Services (No2) Bill has now cleared both houses of Parliament. Councils can once again set up their own bus companies. westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/national/…

If the missing/loose piece of the WECA jigsaw were to be fitted, would that help improve public transport across the region? Could £290k of North Somerset's budget be seen as a good investment? somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-new…

Unite regional officer Ken Fish said: "There is still an opportunity for First West of England to come back to the negotiating table to stop this disruptive strike action." unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…

“We recognise the disruption this industrial action will have, and acknowledge its impact on you and your ability to travel. We at First Bus are committed to continuing discussions with union representatives in an attempt to reach a resolution,” bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

"Patchway is over five miles from Bristol City Centre; this means people seeking asylum either have to walk a ten mile round trip or spend a significant amount of their weekly allowance, meaning less money for food, clothing and other vital costs,” bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

Project to be funded by City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement for the West of England, topped up by £260,000 directly from Bristol City Council. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The report adds that the proposal “does not preclude the option of franchising in the future, particularly as the legislative and local government landscape evolves”. route-one.net/news/ep-rather…

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Travel free on the Number 36 bus next week! #Bristol Wouldn't it be great if buses were tax-payer funded (rather than just inadequately subsidised) and we could all travel for free everywhere in our region? bristolworld.com/travel/popular…

It's disappointing that there isn't funding for this. bristolworld.com/news/forced-to…

'The Government will now empower councils to identify services which they deem as socially necessary, meaning strict requirements must be followed if operators wish to cancel or change them.' How will this work in practice? westbridgfordwire.com/new-bus-bill-t…

There seem to be two factors at play in the demise of WESTLink: 1 Some people are using it like a taxi service (who could actually afford to pay for a taxi.) 2 The gaps that WESTLink is attempting to plug are too big and need scheduled bus services. pressreader.com/uk/bristol-pos…

It is indeed frustrating that national and regional government continue to allow bus services to be at the mercy of a FTSE 100 company whose priority is to its shareholders and not the residents of the West of England. #ReclaimOurBuses #WECA

Lack of ambition and in sufficient resources could make this legislation somewhat toothless. bususers.org/uk/no-free-tra…

Amazing packed meeting about buses at Greenfield Centre, Winterbourne. People want buses to continue to run near them and not just all the way on the Badminton Road, when it reopens. West of England Mayoral Combined Authority They don't want to be at the mercy of #FirstBus. They want #franchising