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Friday, 21 January 2011

Derby Telegraph

• B_line holders' bus fares could go upDERBYSHIRE County Council could make teenage holders of its b_line travel card pay two-thirds of their bus fares instead of half. The card currently gives 50% bus fare discounts for 54,000 14-to-19-year-olds across the county, outside Derby. The

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Bus firm wins appeal against fine and order to scrap routesA Dundee bus company fined and ordered to cancel some of its services by a traffic watchdog has had the decision overturned.

Reading Evening Post

• Tweet success for Reading transport Facebook and Twitter users have been keeping up with bus times through their favourite social networking sites.

Other Regional Press

• Orbital bus here to stayThe future of Preston’s Orbital Bus Service will NOT be threatened by Lancashire County Council’s decision to withdraw almost £300,000 of funding for part of the route, council chiefs said today.

Other News Sources

• Brighton bus stop given woolly makeover Relax and take your time - you can have a good old yarn at this bus stop.
• Bricks hurled at buses from Edinburgh overpassPolice are hunting youths who threw the bricks and a traffic cone, which damaged two buses, in Wester Hailes.