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The new £4bn devolution deal for the region would hand a new regional mayor the power to take control of bus routes, timetables, and fares

It is part of a streamlining exercise being carried out at the Newcastle-based business

A public consultation has been launched into bringing buses back into public control

"Our own bus system is broken" - B&NES council transport chief

In a revealing interview Doug Claringbold gave his views on franchising, inflation and the driver shortage

Region's combined authority is moving ahead with a plan to bring buses back under public control

As more of Bristol’s bus services are set to be scrapped, calls for public control over Bristol buses are getting louder

Staff relations are at rock bottom, investment is shrinking and franchising has failed. But even so, passengers are trickling back. Can the network be revived?

Dozens of bus services across Greater Manchester are set to be cut in April, months before mayor Andy Burnham starts to take control of the network. But passengers say services are already poor with waits lasting more than two hours, while transport bosses warn that some uncertainty is 'inevitable' over…