• Paul Channon, the Secretary of State for Transport, has
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given the go-ahead for a staff and management buyout at bus operator Yorkshire Rider.
• A free late-night bus service may be provided by Newport Council in an attempt to stop drunken troublemakers gathering in the town centre after nightclubs close. If the bus route gets the go-ahead from councillors, it would run from 12.30am to 2.30am for a three-month period at an estimated cost of .2,500 to £4,000.
▪ Kingston Upon Hull City Transport has launched a bus ticket scheme where passengers can save gift tokens, provided with packs of 10 bus tickets, and exchange them for Argos vouchers or other free tickets for 10 or more journeys. The scheme is currently running on routes 10 and 41.