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MP blasts ‘dangerous overcrowding’ on Leigh-Manchester Guided Busway

Passengers on the Leigh to Manchester Guided Busway are being short-changed with overcrowding at ‘dangerous’ levels. That’s the message to transport...

Woman killed in East Lancs bus crash named as Maureen Bradshaw, 76

A woman tragically killed on the A580 East Lancs Road in collision with a bus has been named as 76-year-old Maureen Bradshaw. Maureen, from Swinton, was crossing the...

First Manchester bus strike – 700 drivers walk out as services cancelled

A one-day withdrawal of labour by over 700 First Manchester bus drivers on Tuesday 24 May brings services across Salford and Manchester to a grinding halt. Roads and...

Night Bus Party Protest to show First how it’s done

Revellers will be donning party hats and banging out the tunes for an unusual three-hour protest against the cutting of late-night bus services. From midnight on...

Night bus cuts: Salford, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton left out in the cold

Two night bus services between Manchester and Bolton are to end from Sunday 3 April, First Manchester has announced. The 8 and the 36 will no longer run in the evenings...

New Salford bus routes and more for commuters: Little Hulton, Walkden, Eccles, Trafford Centre

First Bus has announced more buses for commuters and new routes in Salford to better link the city with Prestwich, Manchester and the Trafford Centre. Demand from...