‘Things will undoubtedly go wrong’ with West Link minibus services starting in April The new demand responsive transport services are due to launch next month Bristol Post · Mar 16, 2023
West of England mayor blames South Gloucestershire for blocking bus franchising Calls are growing to bring the region's struggling bus network back under public control Bristol Post · Mar 14, 2023
Bristol hospital bus cuts could impact ‘lower paid workers’ Bus services to Southmead Hospital are set to be reduced in April Bristol Post · Mar 14, 2023
Bristol bus passengers still waiting for details new West Link minibus service The new dial-a-ride minibus services are due to launch next month but many questions remain unanswered Bristol Post · Mar 14, 2023
‘No analysis done’ on bringing buses under public control despite West of England Metro Mayor’s claims The West of England Metro Mayor says bus franchising is "under review", but this has now been thrown into doubt Bristol Post · Mar 7, 2023
Bristol rapid transit could be only £7 billion but has to go partly underground, Mayor Marvin Rees says Leaked letter from Bristol Mayor to Metro Mayor aims to take the project forward again Bristol Post · Mar 7, 2023
Bristol region's bus network in state of 'near collapse' "We don’t have a two-month extension policy and then just throw everyone under the bus, but that is what we are doing” Bristol Post · Mar 7, 2023
WECA placed on government 'watchlist' after council leaders' rows Prospect raised that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities could send in government inspectors Bristol Post · Mar 6, 2023
Another West of England council calls for franchised bus system for Bristol region "Our own bus system is broken" - B&NES council transport chief Bristol Post · Mar 3, 2023
First Bus boss ‘not satisfied with Bristol’s bus services’ but promises improvements soon In a revealing interview Doug Claringbold gave his views on franchising, inflation and the driver shortage Bristol Post · Feb 28, 2023
Bristol might well need an underground but we were never going to get one "Perhaps there’s an inferiority complex about Bristol that the city never actually thinks it can achieve something" Bristol Post · Feb 25, 2023
Bristol underground would cost £18bn, secret report reveals But city mayor Marvin Rees has rejected the findings Bristol Post · Feb 24, 2023
Metro mayor's 'lack of ambition on Bristol underground is staggering' blasts Marvin Rees Bristol's city mayor and metro mayor have fallen out again Bristol Post · Feb 23, 2023
Bristol to get 'London style' frequency on key bus routes across the city There will be buses every fifteen minutes Bristol Post · Feb 23, 2023
Bristol Post · Feb 23, 2023 Miles covered by Bristol buses have 'dropped by nearly a third' since 2016 Figures show a 30 per cent decline in the miles travelled by Bristol buses since 2016/2017
Bristol Post · Feb 22, 2023 Bristol won't get an underground system, says WECA mayor The plans have been in the pipeline since 2017
Bristol Post · Feb 21, 2023 What would a franchised bus service look like in Bristol? As more of Bristol’s bus services are set to be scrapped, calls for public control over Bristol buses are getting louder
Bristol Post · Feb 20, 2023 Bristol Live demands better buses for Bristol Our campaign says stop the cuts and take back control of the buses
Bristol Post · Feb 20, 2023 Real-life impact of Bristol bus cuts laid bare as passengers share their experiences How problems with Bristol's buses are affecting people from all walks of life
Bristol Post · Feb 10, 2023 Warning South Bristol will become a 'bus desert' as 42 subsidised routes cut across region “I thought we were in the business of dealing with social inclusion and social poverty?"
Bristol Post · Feb 1, 2023 Bristol Arena transport scheme costs spiral in three months Issue sparks latest row between Labour metro mayor and Conservative South Gloucestershire Council leader
Bristol Post · Jan 30, 2023 WECA leaders agree huge hike in staffing costs at latest shambolic meeting Metro mayor's annual budget approved at West of England Combined Authority committee after 100-minute adjournment
Bristol Post · Jan 28, 2023 Campaign to stop 'irresponsible' cut to only bus from Chew Valley into Bristol "The plan to leave rural areas with zero bus services is irresponsible of both WECA and B&NES"
Birmingham Post · Jan 24, 2023 BT moves staff into new Bristol office and prepares to create 170 jobs The telecoms giant's employees have begun moving into the multi-million pound Assembly building in the city centre
Bristol Post · Jan 19, 2023 Another 42 bus services in West of England face axe in April New 'West Link' minibus services will be launched in many parts of the region from April