'Boris bus' axed from routes across London as Sadiq Khan 'cleans up previous mayor's messy legacy' Diesel-hybrid double deckers being withdrawn from routes 8, 16, 313 and 267 Evening Standard · Mar 5
More red London buses go green as Sadiq Khan hits landmark of 2,000 zero emission vehicles But it may take a decade to remove diesel buses from the capital’s streets Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025
Government ‘cannot commit’ to Casement funding without more details on costs Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn was commenting after the GAA presented its revised plans for the stadium redevelopment to a Stormont minister. Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024
Go-Ahead transport group orders 1,200 ‘green buses’ from Wrightbus Deal for electric zero-emission vehicles worth £500m supports 500 jobs in Northern Ireland and 2,000 more across UK The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024
Thousand more electric buses for London as capital's biggest bus company places £500m order But still no sign of the long-delayed ‘tram bus’ on the 358 route in south London Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2024
The UK Announces £2 Billion Investment In Automotive Industry British Finance Minister Jeremy Hunt said the UK will invest £4.5 billion in key manufacturing sectors, including automobiles and green industries. International Business Times UK · Nov 28, 2023
Investment summit crucial for tapping into NI’s global potential – Badenoch Around 200 investors will gather at the event in Belfast. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Thousands of jobs and millions in funding announced for NI ahead of summit Wednesday’s investment summit will see 200 international delegates visit Belfast. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Wrightbus secures £50M of government-backed funding to boost exports It will target new markets in Germany and the US and grow its presence in Singapore and Hong Kong Birmingham Post · Jun 9, 2023
Tory donor whose mum put Boris Johnson up rent-free gets £12.7m Government deal Wrightbus, owned by Jo Bamford, son of JCB mogul Lord Bamford and Lady Bamford, will get £6.4m of taxpayers cash as part of the deal Daily Mirror · May 13, 2023
More zero emission Wrightbus vehicles bound for London following Stagecoach deal The buses will operate throughout the city for Transport for London Birmingham Post · Apr 28, 2023
Wrightbus bags order for further 117 electric buses bound for England The deal is worth £25.3 million and spans four council areas Birmingham Post · Mar 3, 2023
Nearly 120 more electric buses to be rolled out in England The buses will be manufactured in Northern Ireland by Wrightbus and operated by First Bus. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Northern Ireland man on becoming a foster carer at the age of 64 “It feels like the perfect next stage in my life" Belfast Live · Jan 20, 2023
Belfast Live · Dec 31, 2022 The famous faces we said goodbye to in Northern Ireland in 2022 Northern Ireland lost some big names over the past 12 months
Belfast Live · Nov 25, 2022 Translink outlines plans for delivery of Zero Emission public transport in Derry "We are on track to deliver the Zero Emission project on Foyle Metro by the end of the summer 2023"
Belfast Live · Nov 22, 2022 Wrightbus recruits 1,000th employee three years after being bought out of administration The Ballymena firm also has a full order book until 2024 after securing high-profile deals in the UK and overseas
The National (Scotland) · Nov 1, 2022 Tory donor's transport firm set for £26 million in government-backed funding INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that a firm owned by a Tory donor will receive £26 million in government-backed funding.
Birmingham Post · Oct 28, 2022 Wrightbus signs deal for 100 zero emissions buses with Northern Ireland transport provider Deal represents £88M investment for Translink and Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022 The great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail? An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remain
Belfast Live · Sep 25, 2022 The Earth's Corr: Fracking plans stark raving mad and will do nothing to lower energy bills Fracking is environmentally destructive, has caused earthquakes, poisoned water sources and led to all sort of serious health concerns in the USA
Birmingham Post · Sep 23, 2022 Wrightbus partner secures Australian hydrogen bus orders Ballymena bus maker said move paves way for "huge" opportunities in the region
Belfast Live · Aug 31, 2022 Wrightbus: Co Antrim firm secures one of UK’s largest ever electric vehicle bus orders The £81m order, totalling 193 buses, is the largest EV bus purchase outside of London
Belfast Live · Jul 27, 2022 Sir William Wright: Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for funeral cortege Chief executive Buta Atwal said the guard of honour was a "fitting tribute" to a man who had put Wrightbus on the map
The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022 Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’ Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to the company’s founder.