Mayor Dan Norris has reacted with anger to reports of ministers potentially pulling the plug on free Wi-Fi on trains as part of a cost-cutting drive. Most operators currently offer a free wi-fi connection as standard. However, the Department for Transport has now decided wi-fi is “low priority” for passengers and that train operators needContinue reading “SIGNAL FAILURE: WIFI ON TRAINS SET FOR AXE – METRO MAYOR BLASTS “SHORT-TERMIST” MOVE”
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Many happy returns – and singles! West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris launches innovative Mayor’s Fares birthday initiative
Every resident in the West of England is being offered free bus travel throughout the month of their birthday thanks to an innovative £8 million initiative from the region’s directly elected Metro Mayor Dan Norris. The plan is for the first passengers to travel free from 1 July 2023, and the scheme will run untilContinue reading “Many happy returns – and singles! West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris launches innovative Mayor’s Fares birthday initiative”
£3.6 million boost for cyclists secured by West of England Metro Mayor
Pedal power is the name of the game as Metro Mayor Dan Norris announced he has secured £3.6 million of new funding from government to boost cycling, and walking, across the West of England. The focus will be to encourage local people to travel by bike for those shorter everyday journeys. The Mayor wants toContinue reading “£3.6 million boost for cyclists secured by West of England Metro Mayor”
MORE FREQUENT TRAIN SERVICES COMING TO WEST THIS MONDAY
West of England train passengers are set to benefit from much more frequent services to and from Bristol Temple Meads starting next week (Monday 22nd May 2023) thanks to a £7 million-plus investment from Metro Mayor Dan Norris’s West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Starting on Monday 22 May, more trains will be running from Temple Meads toContinue reading “MORE FREQUENT TRAIN SERVICES COMING TO WEST THIS MONDAY”
METRO MAYOR HAILS RARE BEE FIND IN WEST OF ENGLAND
A rare species of bee has been recorded in the West of England for the first time. The Nomad Bee, also known as Nomada zonata, was discovered by a local volunteer on Troopers Hill in Bristol as part of a West of England Mayoral Combined Authority-funded project. The project sees residents taking part in bee surveysContinue reading “METRO MAYOR HAILS RARE BEE FIND IN WEST OF ENGLAND”