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 · Dec 15, 2022
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 · Dec 14, 2022
Bristol region's political leaders promise to get along better following damning report "'Compromise’ should not be a dirty word when it comes to the combined authority.” Bristol Post · Dec 12, 2022
New m4 metrobus service from Cribbs Causeway to Bristol Parkway to launch next month First West claim that buses will run every 20 minutes from Monday to Saturday Bristol Post · Dec 8, 2022
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 Bristol Post · Dec 7, 2022
Bristol Airport bus blockade in protest over state of bus services in the city "FirstBus have shown that they are more interested in serving the potentially expanding Bristol Airport instead of our local communities" Bristol Post · Dec 4, 2022
Bristol MP calls on Metro Mayor to take back control of 'shambles' bus service "Buses in our city are in a mess" - Karin Smyth MP Bristol Post · Nov 29, 2022
Ukraine refugees in Bristol 'can help solve' bus driver crisis "I hope Ukrainian drivers can be part of the solution" Bristol Post · Nov 25, 2022
'Damning' WECA report into council chief spat prompts plea to 'play nicely' Leaders have been criticised for the "poor state of professional relationships" between them Bristol Post · Nov 21, 2022
WECA boss warned £59,000 severance deal for senior officer was 'unlawful' Auditor Grant Thornton also found payout was not value for taxpayers Bristol Post · Nov 21, 2022
Huge protest over how Bristol and South Gloucestershire buses are run to take place next month They are calling for buses in the West of England to be brought under public control Bristol Post · Nov 18, 2022
Up to 100 Bristol City Council staff face the axe Officers in strategic transport would have to apply for roles at WECA while city design team's future is less certain Bristol Post · Nov 16, 2022
Portishead rail line restoration finally gets planning permission But there will 'undoubtedly be more bumps in the road' warns metro mayor Bristol Post · Nov 15, 2022
Bristol e-scooter firm Voi removes Russian investors as shares sold The West of England’s metro mayor previously warned the Swedish firm it could lose out on the operating contracts for Bristol and Bath’s e-scooter hire schemes unless it ended ties with Russian shareholders Bristol Post · Nov 3, 2022
Birmingham Post · Nov 3, 2022 E-scooter firm Voi removes Russian investors as shares sold The West of England’s metro mayor previously warned the Swedish firm it could lose out on the operating contracts for Bristol and Bath’s e-scooter hire schemes unless it ended ties with Russian shareholders
Birmingham Post · Nov 2, 2022 Bristol and Bath e-scooter operator bids open as trial extends More than 280,000 people have used the e-scooters to make six million journeys across the West of England since the scheme began
Bristol Post · Nov 1, 2022 Bristol’s new underground rail network will see an extra £15m spent on the plans It's unclear exactly what the £15 million, pledged last week, will be spent on
Bristol Post · Oct 19, 2022 Report on WECA leaders' spat 'gathering dust for four months' Initial findings by auditors probing a "risk of significant weakness” in the use of taxpayers' money were shown to combined authority bosses in June but councillors are still in the dark
Birmingham Post · Oct 17, 2022 Hydrogen facility near Bristol secures £2.5m funding It will be the first of its kind in the region, according to metro mayor Dan Norris
Bristol Post · Oct 14, 2022 Calls to end further bus cuts as dozens of services axed this month A motion was passed by South Gloucestershire Council
Bristol Post · Oct 11, 2022 The M49 ghost junction missing link is finally being connected Three years after the junction was completed
Bristol Post · Oct 7, 2022 Metro Mayor Dan Norris gets new role - leading the League Against Cruel Sports The unpaid role will be on top of his job leading the West of England Combined Authority
Bristol Post · Sep 29, 2022 Millions to be invested on new bus stops while services are being axed West of England leaders are hoping that upgrading stops and shelters will get more people using public transport
Bristol Post · Sep 29, 2022 Boost to climate projects across west of England as millions of investment agreed Metro mayor Dan Norris warned that extreme heat this summer shows the need for more action on climate
Bristol Post · Sep 28, 2022 178 bus route saved as new operator steps in Campaigners credited Bristol Live with helping to highlight its importance