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The Guardian view on Greater Manchester’s bus revolution: the public at the wheel

Editorial: A new franchising system rolled out this week can address the damage done by decades of deregulation

The Guardian - UK

Greater Manchester jumps onboard the franchise route to better buses

The new Bee Network transport system that launches this month is set to transform people’s lives in the city

The Guardian - UK

New petition launches demanding buses in Bristol be brought under public control

Campaigners are urging the metro mayor to investigate franchising and take back control of the region's bus network

Bristol Post

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California Bill Would Make Fast Food Corporations Liable for Labor Violations

Parent companies now shielded from exposure would be held accountable along with individual franchise owners.

Capital & Main

Minister urges caution over North East mayor's power to take control over bus services

The new £4bn devolution deal for the region will bring with it the much-discussed power to take control over bus fares, routes, and timetables back from private operators

Chronicle Live

Go North West is out as Stagecoach handed new Bee Network contract

Operators for buses have been chosen for the second wave of franchising

Manchester Evening News

Bus franchising would be easier ‘if Bristol had a tram network’, says West of England mayor

Tram networks in some cities in England raise lots of revenue which is then reinvested into public transport

Bristol Post

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Bristol business duo named UK’s New Woman Franchisor of the Year by NatWest

NatWest Encouraging Women into Franchising (EWiF) Awards took place on May 16

Birmingham Post

Bus chief open to plans to bring struggling North East services back under public control

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

Chronicle Live

LSL Property Services shakes up estate agency business with franchising model

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

Birmingham Post

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

Protesters wear masks of napping politicians in demand for better bus services for Bristol region

About a dozen gathered outside a West of England Combined Authority meeting to make their demands

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

‘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

Bristol Post

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Liverpool Echo

Liverpool bus services move step closer to being transformed

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

Bristol Post

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

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

Bristol Post

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

Liverpool Echo

Massive bus shake-up in Liverpool City Region to take big step forward

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

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Bristol Post

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

The Guardian - UK

Four problems that Britain’s crisis-hit railway must solve to survive

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?

Manchester Evening News

'It's quicker going to Blackpool on the National Express than going from Bolton to Salford by bus'

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…

Chronicle Live

Plea for North East mayor to take control of struggling bus services and end 'downward spiral'

A passengers' group says that a £4.2bn devolution deal for the region offers a chance to make the North East's bus services more affordable and less confusing

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

Bristol Post

Pressure mounts for Bristol region bus franchising deal as West of England mayor asked to consider option

A bus franchising deal would see greater public control over bus services in the region

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