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The West of England’s metro mayor previously warned the Swedish firm it could lose out on the operating contracts for Bristol and Bath’s e-scooter hire schemes unless it ended ties with Russian shareholders

The West of England’s metro mayor previously warned the Swedish firm it could lose out on the operating contracts for Bristol and Bath’s e-scooter hire schemes unless it ended ties with Russian shareholders

More than 280,000 people have used the e-scooters to make six million journeys across the West of England since the scheme began

Swedish firm Voi has run the e-scooter scheme since it launched two years ago, but soon a new company could step in

The mayor said the major regeneration project should be an example of 'inclusive economic development'

The unpaid role will be on top of his job leading the West of England Combined Authority

West of England leaders are hoping that upgrading stops and shelters will get more people using public transport

Metro mayor Dan Norris warned that extreme heat this summer shows the need for more action on climate

There were mixed views on the new fares

Rising costs will likely impact on infrastructure works like reopening railways and upgrading bus services

But day riders are going up and it's the end of the three-stop-hop - all the new fares here...