Residents in the West of England can now apply for free bus travel throughout the whole month of their birthday under a new scheme designed to radically grow passenger numbers. All the main bus companies, including First and Stagecoach, have signed up to the first-of-its-kind initiative, and the region’s WESTlink bookable minibuses will also offer free travel.
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Bus users in South Gloucestershire are to benefit from a new £1.3m Government grant to help improve services in the West of England. The award from the Department for Transport’s ‘Better Bus Area’ scheme will be used to improve services on eight routes including the A38 from Bristol to Thornbury and the A420 from Bristol to Kingswood Town Centre. The
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Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti has called on South Gloucestershire Council to do more to improve transport locally. Mr Lopresti has made the call after supporting a number of transport initiatives but he believes the council must go further, saying: “One of local people’s main concerns about our local area is the existing and future transport infrastructure. Public
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Wessex Red’s number 13 and 19 bus services are to be improved from Monday 14 January, serving a wider area with better frequency. The 13 route is being extended from serving the University of the West of England (UWE), Frenchay campus and Bristol City Centre to now include Bradley Stoke. The 19 is being doubled in frequency and re-routed through
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Plans to “raid” a village’s transport funds to spend in another part of South Gloucestershire have been put on hold. A report that went to last Monday’s (5th November) meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Policy and Resources Committee meeting had recommended that £420,000 paid to the council by the developers of Hortham Village in Almondsbury parish should be spent on
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Changes have been made to bus services across South Gloucestershire to make our public transport network convenient and accessible. The amendments to be introduced on Sunday 2nd September will include minor timetable changes which will improve reliability and accessibility to local amenities such as rail services at Parkway Station and supermarkets. Other changes include the U7 Cribbs Causeway to UWE
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A previously-threatened “lifeline” bus service linking parts of South Gloucestershire with Frenchay and Southmead hospitals has been saved, delighting campaigners. First Bus had informed South Gloucestershire Council back in June that they were intending to withdraw the Service 18 with effect from 2nd September, which runs from Emersons Green to Southmead Hospital via Downend, Frenchay Hospital, UWE’s Frenchay campus, Parkway
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First Bus has given notice of its intention to cut the only bus service linking parts of South Gloucestershire with Frenchay and Southmead hospitals, despite passenger numbers almost doubling in the short time the service has been running. The bus company currently has a contract with South Gloucestershire Council for the 18 service which runs from Emersons Green to Southmead
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The architect of a youth bus pass scheme is encouraging local youngsters to take advantage of the scheme before the school holidays end. Cllr Sheila Cook, Conservative Cabinet Member for Children and Young People on South Gloucestershire Council, is appealing to local youngsters to take advantage of cheaper bus fares that are available to them, thanks to the council. The
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Work started yesterday (Monday 5th July) to construct an additional bus lane on Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway. The new southbound bus lane will be constructed between the Pegasus Road and Merlin Road junctions on Lysander Road. The new lane will serve the shops and facilities at Cribbs Causeway and will help to alleviate delays to bus services caused by congestion
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