Last week the Manging Directors and senior staff from First Bus and Wessex Connect attended the South Glos Transport Select Committee, chaired by Lib Dem councillor Pat Hockey. This enabled councillors, members of the public and transport action groups to ask questions and raise problems. Claire Young, who represents Westerleigh, asked First to reconsider their […]

Young transport campaigners have called for bus ticketing to be made cheaper and clearer to encourage more people to use services. Lib Dem Cllr Mike Thomas (Bitton), who chairs South Gloucestershire’s Public Transport Forum, said, “Last September two students lodged a petition of over 1,000 signatories at the forum calling for cheaper tickets. They had […]

Councillors who campaigned for a discount travel card for young people have criticised Tory-run South Gloucestershire Council for its handling of the new scheme. At a recent meeting of the Council’s select committee responsible for transport, Lib Dem councillors said the scheme needed to be promoted better, both to bus drivers and young people.

Local transport campaigners are celebrating the news that you will soon be able to travel anywhere in Yate for £1. The flat rate will apply on all buses within Yate run by Wessex Connect and Severnside Transport. Yate Town Councillor Chris Willmore said, “This is something we’ve been fighting for for over three years. It […]