Paul Halford
Journalist at routeONE
Journalist at Diversified Communications
Freelancer in athletics/running journalism/PR (Trail Running mag, England Athletics, NAL, EME News, WMRA + others).
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1 week ago |
route-one.net | Paul Halford
Bus use in England outside London increased in the year ending June 2024 compared to the previous 12 months, according to the latest National Travel Survey (NTS) mid-year estimates. However, the Department for Transport research also showed bus usage in the capital continuing a downward trend. The survey showed the average person in England outside London made 27 trips per year by bus in the 12 months ending June last year.
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1 week ago |
route-one.net | Paul Halford
FlixBus is expanding its services on journeys between Manchester, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, and Newcastle thanks to an enhanced partnership with Stanley Travel. Two new Yutong GT12 coaches, which have been bought by Stanley Travel, will increase frequencies to four departures per day from today (17 April). The family-owned operator, which was established in 1961, joined the FlixBus network in 2023.
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1 week ago |
route-one.net | Paul Halford
Cambridgeshire County Council has been fined £6 million after three deaths between 2015 and 2021 on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. Cambridgeshire CC pleaded guilty to two health and safety offences in September 2024 following the deaths of Jennifer Taylor, Steven Moir, and Kathleen Pitts in collisions with buses along the world’s longest guided busway. In sentencing today (16 April) at Cambridge Crown Court, the fine was ordered to be paid over three years.
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1 week ago |
route-one.net | Paul Halford
Arriva Merseyside was recognised with a commendation in the Best Driver Risk Management Performance category at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards in Birmingham on 9 April. The operator was one of three nominations, on the night losing out on the main award to winner Lanes Group. The category marks “significant progress in improving road and depot safety through a comprehensive, data-led approach to driver risk management”.
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1 week ago |
route-one.net | Paul Halford
Coach operators and trade bodies have expressed concern that the forthcoming EU Schengen area Entry/Exit System (EES) will tighten enforcement of the 90-days-in-180 restriction rule, leading to difficulty finding sufficient eligible tour drivers and guides. Since Brexit was completed in 2020, UK residents have been restricted to 90 days’ stay in any 180 days in Schengen countries.
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