GMCA met on 26th September. Highlights: An annual ticket for the bus network priced at £800 will be introduced at T3. To aid with the up-front payment TfGM have teamed up with local credit unions. Bravo. The only…
First, we head to the High Peak's version of Wigan... Glossop. It sits in a strange position at the foot of the Peak District National Park meaning it's somewhat shielded from the rest of the High Peak by…
Dearest gentle readers, rejoice! There's finally some news to bring to your eyeballs. Following on from his trip back to the Downing St Cabinet table yesterday, Mayor B got stuck in and publicly announced a few Bee related…
Apologies for the major delay in my ramblings, I know you're sorely missing and overdue them, but unfortunately all my sources have dried up and I've hit my own dreaded bout of 'slow news day', just multiplied by…
Congratulations are in order for Mayor B for storming to a third term in May's elections, winning a massive 63% majority on a pathetic 32% turnout. However, more concerning to me was the amount of rejected ballots. 5,…
Better late than never, approximately 4 weeks late, here's my little round up of Bee Day 2 action, heralding the arrival of tranche 2. By all views, things were cracking on much more smoothly this time round. Stagecoach…
The awards for the final round of franchising that was originally due to be announced on 22nd March - delayed by a rumoured 'legal challenge' - were finally unveiled to the world on the 28th, 5 days late.
A monumental bout of the dreaded 'slow news day' has struck the Manchester Evening News, as they answer the question no one asked: 'what are those blocks?'
There's some news trickling out that the union at a large operator have told their members that the T3 announcement that was due tomorrow has been "postponed until further notice". Whilst there's been no official public acknowledgement by…