Bus drivers complete gruelling challenge for Sobell House
Bus driving duo Mark Temple and Guy Powell swapped their driving cabs for the open road to fundraise for Sobell House.
Public Transport
Free travel for veterans and military personnel on Remembrance Day
Stagecoach has confirmed its ongoing commitment to the armed forces and will offer free travel for veterans and military personnel on its bus services in Oxford on Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday.
Local Government Digest #1
In this quarter’s Local Government Digest we cover a wide range of topics including jobs, tourism, COVID, business support, transport and much more.
Extra buses for Oxford Round Table’s Charity Fireworks Display
The Oxford Bus Company has teamed up with The Oxford Round Table to provide vital transport links for the return of its popular charity fireworks display.
Fleet Podcasts: Real insights into the hazards of driving for work
The distractions of hands-free phone use, managing a grey fleet of 5000 plus complex other transport needs, and the rights and wrongs of van safety use – all are the subjects of a series of fascinating 30-minute podcasts now available from National Highways Driving for Better Business (DfBB).
More than a million lights for festive trail at Blenheim Palace
The countdown to Christmas has started and stunning Blenheim Palace is getting ready to welcome its glittering Illuminated Trail back this year, between 19 November and 2 January 2022.
Final call to enter the Brand The Bus Competition
Good causes have one week left to enter Oxford Bus Company’s ‘Brand the Bus’ competition, to be in with a chance to design their own livery and have it emblazoned on a double decker.
Switch off home working and commute by bus to reduce carbon...
Research has revealed an average employee that works from home all year round produces 80% more carbon emissions than an office worker.
‘Bus driving provided me with the perfect career change,’ says former...
A Thames Travel bus driver who served in the British Army for more than two decades has described her career change as the “perfect way” to balance civilian life.
St. Modwen invites Kingsgrove community to a day of celebration of...
On October 9th, St. Modwen, the master developer for the new Kingsgrove community in Wantage, held a family-friendly community day to mark the reveal of a new sculpture and artwork commissioned to celebrate the completion of Kingsgrove’s new public square and park.
Brand New Trail at Blenheim Palace Opens for Halloween Half Term
The autumn air was filled with wonder on Thursday, as hundreds of visitors enjoyed the spook-tacular surprises at the opening night of a new Halloween trail at Blenheim Palace.
Discover things that go bump in the night in Oxford
Visitors to Oxford can now experience the spooky secrets of the city via a newly launched ghost walking tour.
Oxfordshire celebrated as champion for local energy innovations on COP26 bus...
Oxfordshire has been heralded as a local energy champion in the fight against climate change as the UK prepares to host the COP26 summit next month.
High performing rail timetable announced for Manchester
The core of a new timetable for rail services in and around Manchester has been approved for December 2022, focused on improving the performance of rail services and providing more punctual, reliable journeys for passengers.
Singer Attends Launch of Charity Photographic Exhibition at Blenheim’s Stables Café
Singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti and his wife, actress and artist, Jemma Powell were among guests at the official opening of MASKED, a new photographic exhibition at Blenheim Palace’s Stables Café in aid of children’s charity AT The Bus.