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Stagecoach supports travel costs for refugees and asylum seekers in Exeter

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 06/12/2017 - 7:59am

Stagecoach South West has donated 100 travel vouchers providing much needed support to asylum seekers and refugees living in and around Exeter.

"We hope this donation goes some way to help refugees access the help and support they need as they rebuild their lives in the South West" a Stagecoach South West spokesperson commented.

This generous donation is warmly welcomed by Exeter City of Sanctuary, who worked with Stagecoach South West, alongside other organisations, to identify ways in which they might play a part in making Exeter a place of welcome and opportunity for...

TV star helps celebrate style of bus passengers in SW

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 04/11/2017 - 7:41am

TV and fashion celebrity Jessica Wright is helping to celebrate the style of bus passengers across South West. The former TOWIE star has teamed up with Stagecoach to launch a nationwide search for a ‘style squad’ – a group of individual customers who will be chosen based on their style, creativity and personality*.

The campaign aims to highlight and applaud the diverse range of fashion tastes that exist among the country’s bus passengers, with entrants asked to share their sense of style via social media.

Stagecoach and the team behind Jessica’s Sistaglam clothing range...

Stagecoach unveils new open top service for Torbay

Authored by StagecoachSW
Posted: Sat, 03/25/2017 - 12:23pm

Stagecoach South West has unveiled a new fleet of open-top buses for the Bay. The sneak preview took place for businesses attending this year’s Tourism Exhibition & Conference at the Riviera Centre on 15 March.

The Golden Hop122 will start on 29 April and run right through the summer season up to every 20 minutes, 7 days a week. The fleet of six buses will connect St Marychurch, Torquay, Paignton and Paignton Zoo. Visitors will be able to enjoy a unique sightseeing experience and hop on and off as often as they like to visit destinations and attractions along the route. As well...

New operations director appointed at Stagecoach SW

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Tue, 03/21/2017 - 10:33am

Stagecoach South West announced today that it has appointed an Operations Director to join its senior management team. Paul Clark, currently General Manager at Stagecoach in Hull, is due to start with the operator on 2 May.

The appointment comes after the regional operator has undergone several years of significant network growth including a greatly enhanced network in North Devon, the purchase of assets from First in Plymouth and the launch of the South West Falcon inter-regional coach service.

Joining Stagecoach in 2005, Paul has two decades of experience across the bus...

Council steps in to secure two bus routes in South Devon

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Thu, 03/16/2017 - 10:55am

Devon County Council has stepped in to secure the main sections of two bus routes in South Devon.

Bus operator Local Link is withdrawing its services which connect to Torbay. From Monday 3 April, a new contract will start with services operated by Country Bus to maintain links from two Devon villages to Paignton.

There will be five buses a day from Stoke Gabriel and one bus an hour from Marldon. The new contract has been awarded to Country Bus after a successful competitive tendering exercise.

Arrangements have also been made with Stagecoach to add a Saturday...

Call for bus passengers to nominate Stagecoach staff for awards

Stagecoach Group has launched its 2017 Champions Awards for employees – and is inviting bus and coach passengers in the South West to nominate their favourite member of staff for the Customer Service Champions Award.

This is the eighth year of the company’s Group-wide Champions Awards that recognise staff achievements in a number of categories including safety, environment, health, innovation, community and customer service.

The awards are open to employees across Stagecoach’s bus and rail operations in the UK and North America and around 150 staff members have been...

Stagecoach revamps Park & Ride to create new cross city connection

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Mon, 12/19/2016 - 4:25pm

Stagecoach South West announced today that, starting from 3 January 2017, it is merging its Blue, SR4 (Sowton) and Green (Matford) park and ride services.

This will create a new cross-city connection with the route simply branded as ‘Green’ park and ride. The Red park and ride timetable, serving Honiton Road, will remain unchanged.

The new service will operate up to every 15 minutes, 6 days a week, with the end-to-end journey taking around half an hour.

As well as the park and ride sites, the service will include stops at Middlemoor, Heavitree Shops, Exeter...

Christmas and New Year bus services

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Sun, 12/11/2016 - 6:54pm

Stagecoach South West has confirmed details of its Christmas bus services, with services operating throughout the holiday period excluding Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

Buses across the network will finish early on both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve with the majority of services ending around 8.30pm on both days. Fans travelling to Sandy Park for the Christmas Eve Chiefs match are advised that the last C bus will leave Sandy Park at 8.30pm.

Stagecoach will be running special services on Boxing Day on the following routes:

• Exeter (A, E/F2) • Cranbrook (4) •...

Stagecoach announces temporary overflow parking at Matford Park & Ride

Authored by News Desk
Posted: Fri, 12/09/2016 - 6:55pm

Stagecoach South West has announced that additional car parking spaces will be temporarily available at the Matford Park & Ride site across the busy Christmas shopping period and into the New Year.

Opening from Saturday 10 December, the new temporary overflow car park is located on the land formerly occupied by auctioneer Husseys, opposite the main Matford Park & Ride site. The landowner, Exeter City Council, has granted short term use until a new tenant permanently occupies the site.

Bob Dennison, Managing Director of Stagecoach South West, said: “I’d like to thank...

Cancer Information Bus comes to Devon

Free, specialist Information and support about cancer is coming to Devon from Monday 20th June to Thursday 23rd June. Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be visiting the area, with cancer information specialists on hand to answer questions and provide information.

The team encourages anyone with worries or concerns relating to cancer to stop by, whether you’re living with or beyond cancer, or are a carer or loved one of someone who is. It’s open to anyone, no matter what your concern - whether you’re living with or beyond cancer, or are a loved one or carer for someone...

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