Fare game: Review of public transport in Renfrewshire questioned by McGill's Buses chief The £50,000 study aims to identify barriers, needs and demands related to provision in the local authority area. Daily Record · May 2, 2023
Residents of West Lothian village say they are 'trapped' by bus cuts and unreliable service People in Blackridge say they feel they have been forgotten about Daily Record · May 1, 2023
Residents 'trapped' in West Lothian village warn 'we've been completely cut off' Residents in Blackridge, West Lothian, have fought for a bus route after McGill's announced cuts to the services. These cuts meant that residents that rely on public transport in villages were facing isolation. Edinburgh Live · Apr 30, 2023
Erskine veteran makes plea to McGill's: 'Give us back our bus stop' The 90-year-old is calling on the company to put the stop – which was temporarily moved – is installed back in its rightful place. Daily Record · Apr 29, 2023
Disabled pensioner unable to visit wife of 60 years as crucial bus to be axed Andy Wilson, 82, will not be able to visit his wife of 62 years Marie, 85, at her care home after McGill's Buses announced plans to axe the number 22 bus that stops outside his house Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023
Bus protestors tell how cuts are leaving them 'stranded' and 'flooring' their mental health Communities were thrown a lifeline yesterday - but not before angry protestors had their say Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023
Disabled pensioner could be left unable to visit wife in care home as lifeline bus axed Disabled pensioner Andy Wilson will be unable to visit his beloved wife of 60 years Marie at Elderslie care home if McGill's scrap a lifeline bus service. Daily Record · Apr 26, 2023
West Lothian residents protest after bus cuts make them feel like 'prisoners' Scores of West Lothian locals came together on Tuesday against the bus cuts confirmed by McGill's. This comes as local councillors discussed a potential lifeline to isolated villages. Edinburgh Live · Apr 25, 2023
Angry protestors confront McGill's Bus bosses over service cuts Communities were thrown a life-life after West Lothian Council stepped in as protestors gathered Daily Record · Apr 25, 2023
West Lothian Council throws lifeline to villages cut off from bus network Greenrigg and Blackridge were set to lose all buses. A limited service has been saved but elsewhere across the county dozens of buses especially those many rely on to get to work will disappear next month Edinburgh Live · Apr 25, 2023
Paisley gran with MS says she will be "housebound" if McGill's bus cuts go ahead Linda Stenhouse, who uses a walking frame, has lambasted McGill’s Buses for slashing her lifeline 64 bus which stops yards from her front door. Daily Record · Apr 25, 2023
Protests planned over West Lothian bus cuts as lifeline services considered Proposals to throw a lifeline subsidised services to two villages which will lose all buses will go before councillors tomorrow, but many bus service cuts will be seen across the county from 8 May. Edinburgh Live · Apr 24, 2023
Councillor makes '11th hour' appeal to save Kilbarchan buses facing axe It's one of a number of service cuts earmarked for the wider Renfrewshire area. Daily Record · Apr 24, 2023
Council bosses step in to try and solve bus chaos in West Lothian West Lothian Council this afternoon pledged to find a solution, particularly to help people living in the Greenrigg and Blackridge areas where bus service will be cut Daily Record · Apr 20, 2023
Daily Record · Apr 19, 2023 Removal of bus service will 'leave people isolated and force others to use their cars' The X22 currently connects Harthill directly with Edinburgh and is just one service facing the axe in West Lothian
Insider UK · Apr 18, 2023 Easdale brothers criticise SNP over 'bus industry crisis' McGill's bus company owners hit back at government policy - arguing it favours rail subsidies over buses
Daily Record · Apr 18, 2023 If we’re serious about getting Scots out of cars - buses have to be a big part of that Record View says a light-touch approach, which sees our bus networks starved of cash, will no longer cut it.
Daily Record · Apr 17, 2023 'No buses are running today' - locals furious after service axed by under-fire operator The 21 - which also takes in Bathgate, Whitburn, Armadale and Livingston - has been axed for today by McGill's
Edinburgh Live · Apr 12, 2023 West Lothian dad misses hospital appointments due to bus 'mobility scooter ban' The gutted 55-year-old now struggles to see family in Livingston and get to appointments at St John’s Hospital because he cannot take his mobility scooter onto buses.
Daily Record · Apr 10, 2023 Renfrewshire councillors urge transport chiefs to rethink "savage" cuts to bus services McGill’s Buses confirmed a swath of cuts to services across Renfrewshire last month, with the 32 bus amongst a number to be harshly impacted.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023 Pandemic triggered ‘second midlife crisis’ among over-50s, study finds Women hit worst by mental health strains, with more domestic and caring duties amid Covid lockdowns
Daily Record · Mar 16, 2023 Scots bus services 'on the brink' says Labour MSP after McGill's announce cuts to routes Scottish Labour's transport spokesperson Neil Bibby is calling on the Scottish Government to get behind his party's proposals.
Daily Record · Mar 12, 2023 McGill's puts the brakes on Renfrewshire bus services The company says a 25 per cent increase in costs and reduction in government support means the cuts – due to come into affect on May 1 – are unavoidable.
Daily Record · Mar 10, 2023 McGills chief makes bus service improvement pledge following MSP meeting The bus operators have promised improvements after complaints over the Stirling service..
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023 Covid’s effect on mental health not as great as first thought, study suggests Pandemic resulted in ‘minimal’ changes in symptoms, according to review led by McGill University researchers