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20 Feb 2023
Bus £2 fare cap extended for three months
The BBC report the £2 cap on bus fares in England has been extended for three months following warnings that hundreds of services could be cut if it ended. The...
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13 Feb 2023
Potential ‘transport deserts’ if bus services cut in rural Cumbria
The News and Star reports that the Confederation of Passenger Transport has warned that as many as 15 per cent of bus services could be cut across the UK, including...
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06 Feb 2023
Cumbria Council submits bid for Lake Line improvements
The BBC reports that improvements to a Lake District railway line could massively increase the number of services, according to Cumbria County Council – which has submitted a bid to...
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02 Feb 2023
Pub is The Hub continues work to help reposition the role of the pub to support publicans and people in rural areas
As the pub industry faces another challenging year, Pub is The Hub has been continuing its work to encourage publicans to reposition the role of their pubs by diversifying to...
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02 Feb 2023
Improved access to transport helps alleviate isolation and loneliness
Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) in Devon are benefitting from travel training workshops run by Devon Communities Together as part of the Connecting You project. The training is designed...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs urged to support rural shops pledge
Launched last week, the 2023 Rural Shop Report (produced by the Association of Convenience Stores ACS) demonstrates the close links that rural retailers have with their communities, their importance as...
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30 Jan 2023
Almost one in 10 local bus services axed over last year in Great Britain
The Guardian reports that almost one in 10 local bus services were axed in Great Britain in the last year despite government promises to improve local transport connectivity being a...
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30 Jan 2023
MPs told parts of eastern England are public transport desert
The BBC reports that MPs have been told that parts of the East of England are a “public transport desert” Andrew Summers, the strategic director of Transport East, which oversees...
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16 Jan 2023
South West rural bus services underfunded
Teignmouth Today reports that local campaigners battling to save south Devon’s rural bus services have said the fight goes on Dawlish and Teignbridge councillor Alison Foden has been fighting to...
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03 Jan 2023
England’s £2 bus fare cap may not save rural routes, campaigners fear
The Guardian reports that campaigners have voiced concern that more bus services will be cut once the recently announced £2 cap on bus fares expires The winter fares deal will...
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