Coaches Not to be Diverted
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AN attempt by Colchester Corporation to divert coaches around the by -pass and to prevent the picking up and setting down of passengers in the centre of the town failed before the Eastern Licensing Authority at Colchester last week.
The operators concerned were George Ewer and Co., Ltd., the Eastern National Omnibus Co., Ltd., and Eastern Counties Omnibus Co., Ltd. The corporation's proposal was originally made two years ago, but was allowed to rest in abeyance until recently. It was alleged that coaches caused traffic congestion.
The operators' case was that cars were allowed to park indefinitely without hindrance in the centre of the town and that coaches did not contribute to congestion.
B.M.M.O. TAKE ON COLOURED MEN
TWO coloured men have been offered
employment as conductors by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Co., Ltd. During a nine-day recruiting campaign in Birmingham, 43 coloured people applied for jobs as drivers or conductors. and two were chosen. Only six out of 72 white applicants for positions as drivers have been engaged.