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Wednesday, 07 July 2021

Department for Transport

• £226 million package to support vital bus servicesGovernment funding to maintain and improve bus services as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and passenger numbers start to return to pre-pandemic levels.

The Guardian

• Masks should remain mandatory on public transport, say English mayorsGreater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham also in favour of continued mask-wearing in essential shops

The Herald

• Aberdeen bus giant welcomes fresh cash from DfTABERDEEN-based FirstGroup has welcomed the injection of fresh UK Government cash to allow operators to maintain services as coronavirus restrictions ease.

The Independent

• Boris Johnson ignored regional leaders by ditching mask requirement for public transport, says Andy BurnhamBoris Johnson’s government has ignored regional leaders by ditching the mandatory requirement to wear face coverings on public transport beyond 19 July, said Andy Burnham.

Bucks Free Press

• Transport Minister visits Mason's Coaches in CheddingtonThe Transport Minister recently visited a coach company within the county to see and hear how the Government can help the country’s transport businesses.

Oxford Mail

• 12 rural bus services will continue to run in rural OxfordshireTWELVE rural bus services across the county have been given funding to keep in operation until April 2022.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• £226 million package to support bus servicesBus operators across the country will receive £226.5 million in government funding as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, Roads Minister Baroness Vere has announced.  The funding will run from September 2021 to April 2022 and will support operators across England, outside of London. The Department for Transport has also received 35 Expression of Interest applications for the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme, which gives local transport authorities the opportunity to compete for a share of £120 million to support the rollout of zero emission buses. Both scheme...

Other News Sources

• Construction begins on carbon-neutral bus station in LeicesterLeicester City Council have started work on a £13.5m regeneration of Leicester’s St Margaret’s bus station and the surrounding streets, set to be complete by summer 2022.