
Government strategy needed to protect rural buses
Baroness Randerson writes in the parliamentary magazine This House to argue that a government strategy is needed to support council funding and increase passenger numbers on rural bus services. She
Baroness Randerson writes in the parliamentary magazine This House to argue that a government strategy is needed to support council funding and increase passenger numbers on rural bus services. She
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the
The website LocalGov.co.uk reports on the news that Buses Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has written to local authorities to remind them that they have the freedom to take greater control
Prominent business leaders and local politicians have written to the Treasury warning that failure to build the HS2 line would be a disaster for the Midlands and the north of
Researchers have found that British passengers have access to a poorer bus service compared with our European neighbours, as reported by the Mirror. The study, by the Foundation for Integrated
Following a recommendation in the recent Lords Rural Economy report that the Government review free bus passes for over-60s, the Daily Mail covers research demonstrating free bus travel equates to
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s pledge for £1.3 billion of funding to reverse bus cuts has been widely covered in the press, including by PoliticsHome.com and the BBC. Speaking at an
In support of our call on Government for a Rural Strategy, Felicity Humphrey, of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), argued in 24housing that rural inequality is not just a matter
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and loneliness, transport and poor access
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on
Baroness Randerson writes in the parliamentary magazine This House to argue that a government strategy is needed to support council funding and increase passenger numbers on rural bus services. She
Labour MP Matt Western wrote on the website PoliticsHome.com about local bus drivers’ working hours and the impact on public safety. Currently, local bus drivers are not subject to the
The website LocalGov.co.uk reports on the news that Buses Minister Nusrat Ghani MP has written to local authorities to remind them that they have the freedom to take greater control
Prominent business leaders and local politicians have written to the Treasury warning that failure to build the HS2 line would be a disaster for the Midlands and the north of
Researchers have found that British passengers have access to a poorer bus service compared with our European neighbours, as reported by the Mirror. The study, by the Foundation for Integrated
Following a recommendation in the recent Lords Rural Economy report that the Government review free bus passes for over-60s, the Daily Mail covers research demonstrating free bus travel equates to
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s pledge for £1.3 billion of funding to reverse bus cuts has been widely covered in the press, including by PoliticsHome.com and the BBC. Speaking at an
In support of our call on Government for a Rural Strategy, Felicity Humphrey, of Action with Communities in Rural England (ACRE), argued in 24housing that rural inequality is not just a matter
The Rural Services Partnership (RSP) is working in partnership with Parkinson’s UK in rural communities throughout England to address issues such as vulnerability, isolation and loneliness, transport and poor access
Along with Felicity Humphrey, the Public Affairs Manager from Acre, Action with Communities in Rural England, our Chief Executive Graham Biggs appeared on the BBC Radio 5 Lunchtime show on