Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils the most ambitious shake-up of the bus sector in a generation, which will see lower, simpler flat fares in towns and cities, turn-up-and-go services on main routes, and new flexible services to reconnect communities. The government’s new bus strategy, backed by £3 billion of investment, will see passengers across England…
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Transport for London’s (TfL’s) popular Santander Cycles scheme passed 100 million hires earlier this month, marking a significant milestone in the scheme’s ten-year history. This equates to more than 10 rides for every Londoner and follows record-breaking hires in February. Saturday 27 February saw the scheme’s busiest ever winter day, with more than 52,000 hires.…
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With the pandemic looking to have turned a corner and the effects of Brexit working its way into everyday life in the UK, Mar-Key Group are pleased to announce a promising outlook for the months ahead. Enquiries are flowing once more and as the landscape of UK Business starts to settle into its new surroundings,…
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Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG and Ipswich Buses are joining forces to launch a mobile COVID-19 vaccination facility from Tuesday. The roving model will tour Ipswich and east Suffolk for a period of at least four months, immunising people in areas where vaccine uptake has been lower than in other parts of the region. Minority…
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A new timetable for introducing import border control processes has been set out by the government to enable UK businesses to focus on their recovery. The government has listened to businesses who have faced an unprecedented challenge during the pandemic and will now introduce full border control processes on 1 January 2022, six months later than…
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Metapack, the global leader in eCommerce delivery technology, today announced Barbour, the British heritage and lifestyle brand has selected Metapack to lead its online shipping and returns operations. The partnership sees Barbour use Metapack’s Delivery Manager, Delivery Options and its Returns Portal as the company looks to gain seamless access to more carriers, automate shipping…
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AlphaBiolabs, a UKAS-accredited and award-winning testing laboratory based in Cheshire, has just announced its fully managed Covid-19 testing programme for businesses. The UK-wide service is unique in that it offers an end-to-end testing programme for organisations that want to outsource their workplace testing requirements. A sample collection service can be implemented on your own premises…
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If you break down – go left! That’s the message as Highways England launches its biggest ever campaign to help drivers feel safer on the country’s motorways. Millions of journeys are made every day on the country’s busiest roads – motorways and major A-roads – and most are incident-free. But around 600 journeys a day…
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A new daily rail service has been introduced at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe. The new service is operated by GB Railfreight and connects the UK’s largest container port with Wakefield in Yorkshire. The new service is the 13th operated by GB Railfreight and the 12th daily rail connection to destinations in Yorkshire. Commenting on…
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A new direct shipping route, which will connect the UK and Morocco, is to be launched. The route, which has been established by maritime and transport specialist, United Seaways, will link Poole in Dorset to Tangier, Morocco. The new line has been in planning for over two years and will help bypass post-Brexit traffic…
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