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Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays

About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset

The Guardian - UK

Hopes of restoring dozens of axed Bristol region buses are dealt blow

WECA's top officer says there are "significant hurdles" despite a government U-turn on funding rules

Bristol Post

Concerns raised over WECA paying for two chief execs without explanation

Permanent postholder is on long-term sick leave while lucratively paid interim is in charge

Bristol Post

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Bristol's new e-scooter provider warned of fines if parking issues continue

The combined authority has announced a new operator and a change to green-coloured two-wheelers

Bristol Post

Top WECA boss was paid £268,000 last year, accounts show

Four officers earned more than £150K in 2022/23

Bristol Post

Three-month lifeline for number 84/85 bus service as locals hope for permanent replacement

The bus service serves Wotton and Yate and is a lifeline for many residents

Bristol Post

Lib Dems and Labour agree coalition to run South Gloucestershire Council

Conservative opposition leader brands the deal "worst of all worlds" for residents

Bristol Post

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South Gloucestershire Council leader on why voters should keep the Tories in power

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to decide which political party should run the council

Bristol Post

Bristol bus cuts: Residents feel 'stuck' on estate after last service is cut

“We are really, really stuck."

Bristol Post

Western Harbour redevelopment needs architect to draw up £5.6m masterplan

It's expected the plan will take two and a half years to draw up

Bristol Post

WECA is broken and needs fixing urgently, report warns

Experts highlight "long list of fundamental flaws" in how the combined authority was set up and works today

Bristol Post

Plea to extend Thornbury to Yate bus service until June dismissed as ‘election bribe’

Several subsidised bus routes in the region will be withdrawn from April due to rapidly rising costs

Bristol Post

West of England mayor blames South Gloucestershire for blocking bus franchising

Calls are growing to bring the region's struggling bus network back under public control

Bristol Post

Bristol region's bus network in state of 'near collapse'

"We don’t have a two-month extension policy and then just throw everyone under the bus, but that is what we are doing”

Bristol Post

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WECA placed on government 'watchlist' after council leaders' rows

Prospect raised that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities could send in government inspectors

Bristol Post

Bristol underground would cost £18bn, secret report reveals

But city mayor Marvin Rees has rejected the findings

Bristol Post

Bristol to get 'London style' frequency on key bus routes across the city

There will be buses every fifteen minutes

Bristol Post

Miles covered by Bristol buses have 'dropped by nearly a third' since 2016

Figures show a 30 per cent decline in the miles travelled by Bristol buses since 2016/2017

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Bristol won't get an underground system, says WECA mayor

The plans have been in the pipeline since 2017

Bristol Post

What Bristol City Council's opposition Greens want to do with your money

The biggest group on the council has tabled two amendments to Marvin Rees's budget

Bristol Post

Warning South Bristol will become a 'bus desert' as 42 subsidised routes cut across region

“I thought we were in the business of dealing with social inclusion and social poverty?"

Bristol Post

WECA leaders agree huge hike in staffing costs at latest shambolic meeting

Metro mayor's annual budget approved at West of England Combined Authority committee after 100-minute adjournment

Bristol Post

Campaign to stop 'irresponsible' cut to only bus from Chew Valley into Bristol

"The plan to leave rural areas with zero bus services is irresponsible of both WECA and B&NES"

Bristol Post

South Gloucestershire bus passengers hold rally calling for franchising deal

They say a franchised transport model would also help address the current driver shortage

Bristol Post

New bus franchising deal backed in key vote at Bristol City Council

Political and public pressure is growing on the West of England mayor to bring in franchising to solve the bus crisis

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