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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - The Untold Story

Metro Mayor condemns ‘disheartening and disappointing’ bus route cancellations

Some services have been saved by new operators, but others have not

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Bristol divided as First Bus introduces new bus fares this weekend

There were mixed views on the new fares

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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...

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Campaigners fight to save vital 'lifeline' bus route

The number 5 is one of 18 bus routes due to be scrapped in October

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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

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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

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Bristol's buses face 'toxic mix of challenges' as public meeting planned to discuss crisis

"I understand local people are feeling frustrated and disheartened"

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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

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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."

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Villagers living just eight miles from Bristol 'isolated' if First Bus service axed

The Y5 is the only service linking Pucklechurch to Broadmead

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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

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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

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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

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First Bus boss says sorry for 'unacceptable' cancellations

The has been huge disruption in latest months

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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

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‘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

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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

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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"

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Collapsed west of England housing plan is 'lost opportunity to shape region's future'

Regional masterplan would have held huge sway over where new major housing developments are built

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