By Charlotte Hall – Local Democracy Reporter NEXT month, hundreds of thousands of people can benefit from round-the-clock free bus travel, TfGM has confirmed. A…
View More Free all-day bus travel returns for older and disabled people across Saddleworth
BUS passengers will soon have an easier option to pay for their travel as part of the Bee Network’s next change. Contactless ‘tap and go’…
View More Contactless ‘tap and go’ payments to extend to buses
THE impact of a campaign led by pupils at Saddleworth School to promote more active journeys has been recognised by a national awards scheme. Young…
View More Saddleworth School recognised for increase in active travel
By George Lythgoe – Local Democracy Service MORE than £500,000 has been spent painting buses yellow for the Bee Network rebrand, a Freedom of Information…
View More More than £500k spent on painting buses yellow for Bee Network rebrand
A COMMITTEE of young travel ambassadors at Saddleworth School have successfully secured funding to help pupils make more active journeys. The group used public transport…
View More Students are pitch perfect in active travel mission
A HISTORIC Saddleworth bus shelter that was destroyed in mysterious circumstances has been repaired. People living in Austerlands were horrified at seeing the structure on…
View More Austerlands bus shelter restored after demolition mystery
A NEW app with real-time bus, tram and train travel information and cheaper tickets is now available to local passengers. The Bee Network app, which…
View More Bee Network app signals new era for Greater Manchester travel
I HAVE written previously about the junction of Manchester Road (A635)/Well-I-Hole Road and the current scheme to install traffic signals and linked pedestrian, cycle and…
View More Village Voice: Concerns raised about ‘needless’ and ‘over-running’ Greenfield roadworks
INDUSTRIAL action is taking place Oldham bus depot by First Manchester on Monday, January 10 and Tuesday, January 11 so no services will operate from…
View More First Manchester industrial action sees services cancelled for two days at Oldham bus depot
GREATER Manchester residents have been advised that they will need to follow targeted and temporary measures – including wearing face coverings on all forms of…
View More Face coverings required on public transport
AN Oldham College student has taken her first steps towards an exciting career in the creative industries after coming up with the winning concept for…
View More Oldham College student designs winning ‘We Got This’ concept for city-region travel safe campaign
AS lockdown restrictions ease, First Bus has increased the frequency of some its services from Sunday, April 11, 2021. Government advice is still to minimise…
View More Bus changes in the area
AN Oldham College student has taken her first steps towards an exciting career in the creative industries after coming up with the winning concept for…
View More Oldham College student designs winning ‘We Got This’ concept for city-region travel safe campaign
Saddleworth Parish Council has backed proposals to increase the service from Greenfield Train Station to a half-hourly one, responding to a consultation from the Department…
View More Half-hourly train service gets backing of councillors
SADDLEWORTH has the opportunity to have a half-hourly train service at Greenfield station – but it needs community support to make it happen, say rail…
View More Have your say on train services at Greenfield
Local leaders are urging all residents and organisations across Greater Manchester to make sure their voices are heard on the future of the city-region’s buses…
View More Leaders urge residents to have their say on the future of Greater Manchester’s buses
From today (Thursday 5 November), as the nation starts a four-week lockdown, people are being told to follow the latest government coronavirus regulations and guidance to avoid…
View More Residents must stay at home and avoid travel as national lockdown begins
THE Government announced that all parts of Greater Manchester is now subject to Tier 3 (Very high) local COVID alert level restrictions. This means that…
View More Tier 3 (Very high) local COVID alert level – travel guidance
WITH hundreds of thousands of young people now returning to the classroom, and many people also returning to work as the summer holidays end, roads…
View More A coronavirus travel update from TfGM
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is advising parents and pupils to plan ahead for how they will travel to school in September and to cycle,…
View More Plan ahead: could you cycle, walk or scoot to school from September?
TRANSPORT for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has been awarded a grant of £1million from The London Marathon Charitable Trust to support its ambition to get more…
View More TfGM awarded £1million to get more people walking and cycling
DUE to increased rates of coronavirus infection in Greater Manchester, the government and its 10 local authorities have acted together to introduce new local restrictions to…
View More Travel updates following new Government coronavirus restrictions in Greater Manchester
Police and public transport operators are coming together to remind passengers of the importance of wearing face coverings while using the region’s buses, trains and…
View More Passengers urged to wear a covering or face eviction from public transport
Bus, tram and rail passengers in Greater Manchester will be required to wear a face covering for the duration of their journey from June 15.…
View More Public must wear face coverings on public transport from June 15
Ring & Ride minibus services have relaunched across Greater Manchester – with safe social distancing in place – to help vulnerable residents make necessary trips.…
View More Ring & Ride service back on the road
A BUS introduced exclusively to serve Saddleworth two years ago has received a ticket to ride across Oldham and Tameside – but some people are…
View More New Rambler route under fire as bus services axed
Travelling by bus? Stagecoach Manchester has issued some advice for people using their service: ▪️ Please use exact fare if paying cash. Drivers will not…
View More Advice for public transport use from Stagecoach Manchester
People across Greater Manchester are being urged to drive, walk or cycle if they have to make essential journeys – and only use public transport…
View More Mayor Andy Burnham calls on residents to drive, walk or cycle for essential journeys
MORE than 600 local residents have signed a public petition asking First Manchester Buses to ‘Bring Back Our Buses’ following changes to Greenfield’s 180 service.The…
View More Hundreds back petition for reinstatement of Greenfield’s bus services
‘SAVAGE’ cuts to local bus services should be suspended immediately, says Saddleworth Parish Council following changes by First Manchester. The alterations introduced on October 27…
View More Council calls for ‘savage’ bus service cuts to be suspended after changes without consultation
GREATER Manchester is launching a major public consultation to get a wide range of views on how the city-region’s bus services should be run. People…
View More Greater Manchester launches major public consultation on how buses should be run
CAMPAIGNERS predict “expected improvements” to services when a new rail timetable is released in December. By then, platform lengthening work at Greenfield, which is Oldham’s…
View More New timetable to bring improved service to long-suffering rail users?
By Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter LONG awaited plans to make Greenfield train station accessible for disabled people could be thrown in jeopardy if transport…
View More Provision of disabled access at Greenfield station still in doubt
Oldham Council has agreed a deal to bring a Lidl supermarket and a major UK hotel chain to Prince’s Gate at Oldham Mumps. The local…
View More Supermarket and hotel planned for Oldham Mumps
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