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Wednesday, 15 December 2010

BBC News

• Bus firm First receives warningAberdeen bus company First receives a warning from the Traffic Commissioner for Scotland over the running of services.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bus boss gears up for trek Transport boss Khadim Hussain is stepping up for a trekking challenge in India to help cancer patients.

Nottingham Evening Post

• First blood in bus wars as Premiere Travel pulls out of contested routeA BUS company has admitted defeat in a battle for customers after announcing it will withdraw from a new service. Premiere Travel launched the Red 4 route between Long Eaton and Nottingham on November 14 to compete with Trent Barton's Rainbow 4. Its £2 single fares were 20p cheaper than its rival. The competition intensified on November 29 when Bargain Bus was launched on the same route by Midland General, a subsidiary of the Wellglade Group, which also owns Trent Barton. Journeys on this service were only 50p. On Thursday, however, a day after Premiere Travel announced it was dropping the rou...

Sheffield Star

• Special bus fares as First compete with StagecoachPROMOTIONAL bus fares are being continued by First on two Sheffield routes as it competes with Stagecoach.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds MP attack on bus servicesLeeds MP Rachel Reeves has added her voice to mounting criticism of the city's bus system.

Other Regional Press

• Shearings to be taken over?ONE of Wigan’s most successful businesses was facing growing speculation today that it is about to be taken over.
• New bus station is ˜vital part™ of city regenerationPlans to spend millions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash building a new bus station for Preston were today defended by Lancashire’s transport chief.