Rural North East Somerset Faces Losing Bus Services Yet Again Amid Funding Cuts Wednesday, February 11, 2026 buses rural transport chewvalley weca publictransport funding westlink westlocal liberaldemocrats sport The Chew Valley in North East Somerset is once again at risk of losing all its regular bus services following government cuts to regional transport funding. After losing all bus services in 2023, the local community rallied … Read More
Frome Councillor Calls for Fair Share of £13.1m Funding to Fix Unreliable Bus Services Wednesday, January 21, 2026 frome somerset buses publictransport funding councillor accessibility transportpolicy government infrastructure sport A Frome councillor has called on Somerset Council to ensure that a portion of a recent £13.1 million government funding boost is dedicated to tackling the “unreliable” bus services affecting the town. The Department for … Read More
Complete List of Bus Stops Receiving New Information Screens in North East Somerset This Month Wednesday, January 14, 2026 bus transport westofengland bath buses infrastructure publictransport real-time improvement screens sport This month, the West of England is rolling out hundreds of new Real Time Information (RTI) screens across its bus network, enhancing the travel experience for passengers. So far, 150 screens have been installed and are … Read More
£24.7m Funding Boost Secured for Somerset Bus Services Through 2030 Monday, December 22, 2025 somerset buses funding transport infrastructure subsidies fares council publictransport busservices sport The Somerset Bus Partnership has applauded a significant £24.7 million funding boost allocated to the county’s bus services extending through to 2030. This multi-year settlement comes from the Department for Transport (DfT) … Read More
Two Bus Lanes Suspended Near M5 to Alleviate Traffic Amid Months of Roadworks Sunday, December 21, 2025 bus traffic roadworks weston-super-mare northsomerset buses congestion infrastructure publictransport queensway sport To ease traffic congestion during extensive roadworks, North Somerset Council has decided to suspend two bus lanes in Weston-super-Mare. The major construction, scheduled from May 2026 to January 2027 along the B3440, … Read More
Work on £3.7m transport hub in Taunton to start after Christmas Monday, December 8, 2025 transport taunton buses construction infrastructure sussex somerset publictransport development community sport Somerset Council has confirmed that construction of Taunton’s new £3.7 million transport hub will commence shortly after Christmas. This development marks a significant step in replacing the now-defunct Tower Street facility, … Read More