Bristol Arena: Delays to crucial transport works could ‘cause chaos and calamity’ A key vote to secure funding for the transport works has been delayed Bristol Post · Sep 27, 2022
Metro Mayor condemns ‘disheartening and disappointing’ bus route cancellations Some services have been saved by new operators, but others have not Bristol Post · Sep 21, 2022
Bristol divided as First Bus introduces new bus fares this weekend There were mixed views on the new fares Bristol Post · Sep 21, 2022
Flat £2 fare for buses across Bristol and Bath But day riders are going up and it's the end of the three-stop-hop - all the new fares here... Bristol Post · Sep 19, 2022
Campaigners fight to save vital 'lifeline' bus route The number 5 is one of 18 bus routes due to be scrapped in October Bristol Post · Sep 7, 2022
Bristol transport boss says private companies running buses is like ‘teaching pigs to dance’ The Bristol councillor in charge of the city's transport called for a look into how public transport could be run differently Bristol Post · Sep 7, 2022
South Gloucestershire Council resumes Local Plan work after collapse of WECA housing masterplan Tory council leader and Labour metro mayor blamed each other for failure of spatial development strategy Bristol Post · Sep 6, 2022
Bristol's buses face 'toxic mix of challenges' as public meeting planned to discuss crisis "I understand local people are feeling frustrated and disheartened" Bristol Post · Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss leadership announcement compared to X-Factor final as viewers slam speech congratulating Tory party From the reality TV-style announcement, to Ms Truss not shaking Rishi Sunak's hand and a lack of BSL interpreters - Brits have had their say Bristol Post · Sep 5, 2022
Anger over plans to axe 18 Bristol bus services amid driver shortage One Bristol Live reader said: "Oh for the good old days when all these different services did not exist." Bristol Post · Aug 27, 2022
The 18 bus services set to be axed in the Bristol region Metro mayor Dan Norris has revealed the routes proposed for the chop a week before an official announcement Bristol Post · Aug 26, 2022
Bristol Community Transport axes lifeline buses amid costs crisis Dial-a-Ride and minibus services will stop from Friday as "big question marks" hang over mainstream bus routes Bristol Post · Aug 23, 2022
Bus services 'still face axe' despite £130m Government U-turn West of England metro mayor Dan Norris is warning the extra funding won't solve the driver shortage Bristol Post · Aug 23, 2022
Campaigners brand Bristol region's bus system "completely broken" West of England metro mayor Dan Norris has held a series of public meetings to discuss ways to save services Bristol Post · Aug 11, 2022
Bristol Post · Aug 7, 2022 Passengers back tax rise if it means saving their buses First Bus has made clear that some loss-making routes will be axed in October
Birmingham Post · Aug 5, 2022 New training academy to help homeless and disadvantaged people in West Country find jobs The West of England Peer Academy will offer digital skills courses and work placements
Bristol Post · Aug 3, 2022 Villagers living just eight miles from Bristol 'isolated' if First Bus service axed The Y5 is the only service linking Pucklechurch to Broadmead
Bristol Post · Aug 1, 2022 Delayed Portishead train line to reopen in 2026 after costs increase by £35m A 'historic' funding deal for the project was made by local transport bosses and the West of England combined authority
Birmingham Post · Jul 28, 2022 Trade union-backed good employment charter launches across Bristol and Bath region The charter has been designed by trade unions, employers and employees from across Bristol, Bath and South Gloucestershire
Bristol Post · Jul 26, 2022 WECA mayor calls urgent bus cuts meetings for residents to have their say Routes are set to be axed from October when government covid funding ends
Bristol Post · Jul 11, 2022 First Bus boss says sorry for 'unacceptable' cancellations The has been huge disruption in latest months
Bristol Post · Jul 5, 2022 Free youth bus travel ‘would be lovely’ says West of England mayor but there's no funding Bristol's mayor Marvin Rees pressed Dan Norris to back the calls for free bus travel for people aged 18 to 25
Bristol Post · Jul 5, 2022 ‘Unbelievably disappointing’: Weca pockets spare £786,000 for reserves instead of buses Council leaders urged metro mayor to spend the extra cash on saving rural bus routes at risk
Bristol Post · Jul 4, 2022 Metro mayor fails in bid urging Avon pension fund to stop investing in fossil fuels Two council leaders left the room at a crucial moment meaning no vote on divestment could take place
Bristol Post · Jul 1, 2022 Metro Mayor Dan Norris says climate activists are right after campaigners hijacked M32 billboard The XR group said the buses are in a "dire state"