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Bedford bus boost as government announces additional funding for local transport

Bedford Borough Council is set to receive a £2.3 million share of the government’s bus services funding scheme, but won't announce how the funding could be used to benefit Bedford's bus...

Letters: A regular and reliable bus service is needed in Biddenham

I moved to the Saxon Park development in Biddenham during the summer of 2023, and was disappointed at the minimal public transport in the area. When I was viewing the house...

Bedford Borough Council’s ‘obsolete’ emissions standards not enough to ban highest-polluting taxis and buses

Bedford Borough Council's emission standards are "obsolete" and allow high-polluting taxis and buses, that wouldn't be legal elsewhere, to drive on our streets, a meeting has heard. Chris Endacott, an associate consultant...

Monthly column: Eight bus services in Bedford Borough have been cut since 2022

Buses are by far the most used form of public transport in the country, but the Conservative deregulated bus system has led to thousands of vital services being axed across the country, failing communities...

Grant Palmer blames “low custom” for withdrawal of Brickhill bus service

Bedford Borough Council has confirmed that the 21 bus service operated by Grant Palmer will cease on 2 October. In a statement on its website, Grant Palmer Passenger Transport said: "Service 21...

Stagecoach confirm new timetable for MK1 service after councillor tweets service “not good enough”

Cllr Graeme Coombes (Conservative, Wilstead and Wixams) has welcomed Stagecoach's decision to re-evaluate their MK1 bus service. The service was introduced in November 2022...

Bedfordshire to get a new bus network

Local bus users have been told they're going to get a new bus network across Bedfordshire after travel habits changed after the COVID-19 pandemic. The new network of Stagecoach East services...

Rural Bedfordshire bus services to continue with minor changes

Grant Palmer and Bedford Borough Council are continuing their partnership to provide rural bus services across the Borough, so rural communities can connect to education...

Bedford Borough Council invite residents’ views on rural bus services

Bedford Borough Council want to know residents’ top priorities when it comes to local bus services, even if you don't use them yourself. Later this year, they will invite bids from companies to...

New Borough Council shuttle service to counter ‘unacceptable’ Stagecoach timetable change

A bus timetable change by Stagecoach has been branded as ‘unacceptable’ by Mayor Dave Hodgson who has said the changes to the 71 and 72 bus routes will "have a harmful effect...

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