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Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays

About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

Hopes of restoring dozens of axed Bristol region buses are dealt blow

WECA's top officer says there are "significant hurdles" despite a government U-turn on funding rules

Bristol Post · Jul 7, 2023

Concerns raised over WECA paying for two chief execs without explanation

Permanent postholder is on long-term sick leave while lucratively paid interim is in charge

Bristol Post · Jul 4, 2023

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 · Apr 28, 2023

Bristol bus cuts: Residents feel 'stuck' on estate after last service is cut

“We are really, really stuck."

Bristol Post · Apr 21, 2023

Western Harbour redevelopment needs architect to draw up £5.6m masterplan

It's expected the plan will take two and a half years to draw up

Bristol Post · Mar 28, 2023

WECA is broken and needs fixing urgently, report warns

Experts highlight "long list of fundamental flaws" in how the combined authority was set up and works today

Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2023

Plea to extend Thornbury to Yate bus service until June dismissed as ‘election bribe’

Several subsidised bus routes in the region will be withdrawn from April due to rapidly rising costs

Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2023

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 · Mar 14, 2023

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”

Bristol Post · Mar 7, 2023