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Appeal after pedestrians hit by bus

Police are appealing for witnesses after two pedestrians were involved in a collision with a bus in Plymouth last night [15 December].

Emergency services were called to Transit Way in Honicknowle at 7.25pm after a man and a woman were struck by the bus at the Tesco car park access road.

The 66-year-old woman, from Honicknowle, sustained a serious leg injuries and was taken to...

South West Falcon shortlisted for UK Bus Award

Bus operator Stagecoach South West has announced that it has been shortlisted to win a prestigious UK Bus Award for its successful South West Falcon service.

The Peter Huntley Memorial Award, for making buses a better choice, recognises and rewards initiatives, projects or innovations that add value to or otherwise improve the attractiveness of bus and coach services to both users and...

Police appeal after Plymouth bus assault

Police have released images of a man they wish to identify in connection with an assault on a bus in Plymouth.

At around 11am on Thursday the 16th June, and altercation took place on a bus on St Levan road, Plymouth.

A passenger became verbally abusive and then proceeded to assault the driver before leaving the bus.

Police would like to identify the man pictured in...

Plymouth's new coach station begins to take shape

The site in the West End of the city centre has been a hive of construction over the last few months and we have some great timelapse footage, so that you can see change happening on the ground.

Contractors SWH Civils has given us the latest footage of work completed in April and we also have footage from February and March to get a real sense of progress. To view http://bit.ly/1X8INU2...

Day ticket is a passport to Devon

A new scheme is being launched next month (April) offering unlimited day travel on most buses throughout Devon on just one bus ticket.

Devon County Council has teamed up with a number of bus operators to introduce the Devon Day ticket.

The ticket entitles the holder to one day's travel on local bus services of all participating local bus companies within the Devon Day Bus area...

Plymouth’s visitor coach plans revealed

Visitors arriving by coach will be dropped off and picked up at the bottom of Royal Parade as well as on the Barbican as part of the Council’s plans to improve coach services for the city.

The Council will re-engineer the area around the pavements at Derry’s Cross to provide two dedicated locations for coaches to pick up and drop off passengers. There will also be a shelter built for...

New coach service from Plymouth to Bristol goes live

Stagecoach South West has launched the South West Falcon - the first dedicated 24/7 coach service connecting major locations across the South West.

Roadshows have been held across the region in Plymouth, Exeter, Taunton and Bristol to give people the chance to find out more about the Falcon.

The ‘round-the-clock’ service started on Sunday 14 February (3.30am departure from...

Green light for improvements to Derriford Hospital bus interchange

Plans to improve Plymouth’s second busiest bus interchange have been given the green light.

Planning permission has been granted for the Derriford Hospital Interchange scheme, which will convert the existing one-way bus link to allow buses to travel in both directions.

The scheme, which is being delivered in partnership with the Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, will also create...

Get around Plymouth with ease this Boxing Day

This Boxing Day, it will be easier than ever to get around Plymouth, as Stagecoach will be running buses with limited services throughout the day.

There will be two services operating in Plymouth on Boxing Day; the 1 and 2/2A. Service 1 will be running hourly from Tavistock and will travel into the City Centre and then onto Derriford Hospital.

The 2/2A will run every 30 minutes...

West End temporary car park to stay

Shoppers will continue to be able to park close to West End shops in the temporary car park at Mayflower West in the crucial run up to Christmas.

Councillor Mark Lowry, Cabinet Member for Finance and Assets and City Centre Champion has pledged to the city’s West End traders that work on the new coach station and car park that could affect parking would not start until after this...

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