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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 3 - What They Never Told You

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

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Bristol hospital bus cuts could impact ‘lower paid workers’

Bus services to Southmead Hospital are set to be reduced in April

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Bristol bus passengers still waiting for details new West Link minibus service

The new dial-a-ride minibus services are due to launch next month but many questions remain unanswered

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‘No analysis done’ on bringing buses under public control despite West of England Metro Mayor’s claims

The West of England Metro Mayor says bus franchising is "under review", but this has now been thrown into doubt

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Bristol rapid transit could be only £7 billion but has to go partly underground, Mayor Marvin Rees says

Leaked letter from Bristol Mayor to Metro Mayor aims to take the project forward again

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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”

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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

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Another West of England council calls for franchised bus system for Bristol region

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

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First Bus boss ‘not satisfied with Bristol’s bus services’ but promises improvements soon

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

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Bristol might well need an underground but we were never going to get one

"Perhaps there’s an inferiority complex about Bristol that the city never actually thinks it can achieve something"

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Bristol underground would cost £18bn, secret report reveals

But city mayor Marvin Rees has rejected the findings

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Metro mayor's 'lack of ambition on Bristol underground is staggering' blasts Marvin Rees

Bristol's city mayor and metro mayor have fallen out again

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

There will be buses every fifteen minutes

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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

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What would a franchised bus service look like in Bristol?

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

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Real-life impact of Bristol bus cuts laid bare as passengers share their experiences

How problems with Bristol's buses are affecting people from all walks of life

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Bristol Live demands better buses for Bristol

Our campaign says stop the cuts and take back control of the buses

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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?"

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Bristol Arena transport scheme costs spiral in three months

Issue sparks latest row between Labour metro mayor and Conservative South Gloucestershire Council leader

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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

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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"

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BT moves staff into new Bristol office and prepares to create 170 jobs

The telecoms giant's employees have begun moving into the multi-million pound Assembly building in the city centre

Bristol Post

Another 42 bus services in West of England face axe in April

New 'West Link' minibus services will be launched in many parts of the region from April

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South Gloucestershire bus passengers hold rally calling for franchising deal

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

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