BUS BOSS – SORRY TO LET YOU DOWN
The owner of a local bus company has apologised to his customers following news that their route will be axed. Premiere boss, Steve Greaves, says he is “gutted” that the Red2 service to Cotgrave has to finish in September and feels he has let local people down. The route went head-to-head with the established Trentbarton [...]
NEW BUSES FOR LADY BAY ROUTE
Nottingham City Transport have taken delivery of five new Optare Solo SR 2011-plate buses. The buses will run on the number 11 route which serves Lady Bay. Anthony Carver-Smith, NCT’s marketing manager, told The Local News: “These are the greenest midi-buses in our fleet and their low emissions are up to Euro Five Standard. The [...]
BUS FARES SLASHED IN MARCH OFFER
Local bus operator Premiere Travel has slashed the price of some of its fares to tempt more motorists to leave their cars at home and try the bus. The company that runs routes from Bingham, Radcliffe, Cotgrave and Keyworth to Nottingham, says the rising costs of motoring are making more people see bus travel as [...]
FREE BUS PASS SCHEME TO CONTINUE
Nottinghamshire County Council’s Cabinet has approved a budget of £9.73million to continue its free bus pass scheme for older and disabled people. The Government-funded scheme allows free travel for older and disabled people between 9.30am and 11pm each weekday and all day at weekends and on bank holidays. The Council-funded additions to the scheme, which [...]
ROUND TWO IN COTGRAVE BUS WAR
Residents in Cotgrave will have even more buses to Nottingham when one of their three bus services increases in frequency at the end of February. The Midland General ‘Bargain Bus’, run by Wellglade, who also own TrentBarton, will now run every 20 minutes to Broadmarsh. The service was set up in response to Premiere’s Red2 [...]
BE POSITIVE ABOUT PASSES
While I can understand the disappointment of David of Lady Bay and Steve Westby of Radcliffe over the reduction in the travel concessions, I would like to make a few points on the matter. Firstly, the country is in a mess financially thanks to private and public borrowing on a manic scale. Blame whoever you [...]
OAP/DISABLED BUS PASS ISSUE
I would like to protest the new restriction, apparently placed by Nottingham City Council, on the use by older and disabled people of the bus pass after 11pm on weekdays. If you travel on the bus after 11pm you must pay full fare. This for me means £3.30 for a one-way journey. Older people have [...]
EXTRA BUSES ON SERVICE 64
Premiere Travel have announced changes to service 64 from the 5th September. The route, from Lark Hill to City via Clifton and QMC, has proved extremely popular with residents and visitors to Lark Hill since its launch last year, so some extra later buses have been added to the timetable. Also from the same date [...]
BUS WAR EXTENDS TO COTGRAVE
Competition on Rushcliffe’s bus services has increased further with Premiere announcing a new service for Cropwell Bishop and Cotgrave. The company, that runs head-to-head in Radcliffe and Bingham with established operator TrentBarton, will launch the Red2 on 5th September – which is a direct service linking Cotgrave with the Victoria Centre. Running every 20 minutes [...]
CHEAPER BUS TRAVEL FOR FANS
Fans attending Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club’s forthcoming Twenty20 cricket games at Trent Bridge can now get cheaper bus travel. The club and Premiere Travel have teamed up to offer fans half-price family tickets if they show the driver their season ticket or matchday ticket. The Red1 from Bingham and Radcliffe to Nottingham passes the ground [...]