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Bus board appointment rejected amid tram fiasco involvement concerns
Plans to make someone involved in Edinburgh’s disastrous initial tram project the director of a council-owned transport company have been scrapped over concerns about further reputational damage to the local authority.
Officials had proposed appointing Peter Strachan...
No live bus times on new tracker until summer
Edinburgh’s new bus tracker screens are not expected to provide real-time service information until summer, the council has said.
Issues with the roll-out of the city’s £2.9m ‘travel tracker’ system mean digital on-street displays continue...
Lothian win Gold award from Ministry of Defence
Lothian buses has announced it has won a prestigious award from the Ministry of Defence who have declared it the winner of the Gold Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award. This recognises the work that...
Delays to new bus tracker system costs council over £1.5million
Delays to the roll-out of new on-street bus tracker screens in Edinburgh have cost the council more than £1.5 million – with the project now more than two years behind schedule.
Aimed at improving the reliability of...
Rugby fans – urged to plan ahead of the weekend match
ScotRail is encouraging fans travelling to see Scotland take on Ireland in the Six Nations this weekend to plan ahead.
Scotland host Ireland at BT Murrayfield on Sunday, 12 March, at 3pm and to help...
Haymarket Terrace to close to traffic for seven months
Temporary changes to the road layout at Haymarket will be necessary firstly to divert a gas main to allow for the City Centre West to East link (CCWEL) construction.
Other works to create CCWEL...
Developers deliver funding to extend the number 41 bus route
Cammo Meadows investment will help buses reach more homes
Funding provided by developers of new homes in north west Edinburgh, as required in terms of their planning permission, has led to an extension to ...
Network changes on Lothian Buses begin from Sunday
Lothian Buses will make changes to its services from Sunday 14 November.
The bus company has said that they are facing recruitment challenges like other transport operators and are having difficulties in providing drivers...
NHS Lothian teams up with Lothian Buses in vaccination drive
NHS Lothian has joined forces with Lothian Buses to provide a mobile vaccination hub to deliver teenage booster jabs for meningitis, polio, diphtheria and tetanus to S4-S6 pupils across the capital.
A Lothian Buses Airlink...
Lothian to resume evening buses to Clermiston
AN increased presence by police will allow Lothian to resume their bus services to Clermiston, after an assault on a bus driver on Friday night.
Lothian Buses have announced their intent to operate services...
Lothian to run bus services to mass vaccination centres
Lothian has confirmed this morning that they will reroute bus services to the Royal Highland Showground from Sunday.
This is intended to be a useful service for any passengers who have appointments at the...
Dumbiedykes residents meeting tonight to save their bus service
There will be a meeting this evening at Braidwood Community Centre to try and save the number 6 bus service.
This service, usually a single deck bus, loops from Hanover Street to The Scottish...
Lothian boss alights
Lothian Buses today announced that its Managing Director, Richard Hall is to step down from his role following the company’s next Board meeting on 5 March 2020.
Mr Hall first joined Lothian in April 2016...
Lothian bus boss thanks staff
More than 8,500 queries were handled by Lothian on its social platforms during a 48-hour period at the peak of the recent extreme weather.
And their customer services team dealt 500 calls and Richard Hall,...
Otters Win Public Vote for New Bus Design
An animal-themed Lothian bus voted for by the public is now patrolling the streets of Edinburgh.
RZSS Edinburgh Zoo and Lothian Buses teamed up to give the public the chance to vote for the latest...
Poppy Bus launched for Remembrance Day
Lothian has unveiled a striking new design for its annual ‘Poppy Bus’ to mark Remembrance Day 2017.
This year’s the design takes a modern turn and features a creative of cascading bright red poppies set...
New bus routes taking more shoppers to Fort Kinnaird
Six months ago Lothian added more services to Fort Kinnaird by changing the number 18 and 49. Now the company has reported that there has been a fifty per cent rise in the number...
Lothian Buses staff meet two of their sponsored guide dog puppies
Staff at Lothian Buses recently enjoyed a visit from two of their sponsored guide dog puppies.
Lothian Buses has supported the charity Guide Dogs for over a year and has named three puppies with the...
Name your favourite animal and design the Number 26 bus
Do you have a favourite animal? Then vote for it and you might see it on the number 26 bus on its way to Edinburgh Zoo.
The number 26 goes all the way across the...
Lothian Buses shortlisted at the UK Bus Awards
Our local bus company has made the shortlist at the UK Bus Awards. These are the most prestigious national bus industry awards and Lothian Buses is up for winning the Top City Operator and...
Lothian Buses roll out first of all-electric vehicles
Our local bus company is going one step further to ensure that their vehicles do not add to the air pollution problems in Edinburgh any more than is necessary.
They have now launched six all...
Doors Open Day at Lothian Buses was ‘vintage’ fun
Lothian Buses did not only open their doors on Doors Open Day last Saturday - they used the occasion to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support too.
Over 8,000 people came to visit their garage...
Get ready for Leith Street closure
Edinburgh St James is one of the biggest retail and mixed use developments ever built in the city centre and it is true that it is causing disruption already to traffic and pedestrians, but...
Lothian Buses introduce pilot ‘contactless payment’ scheme
If you are using Lothian’s Airlink 100 service between Edinburgh city centre and Edinburgh Airport from Sunday 30 July then you will be able to pay for your fare using contactless, as part of...
Your number 26 is now greener than ever
Lothian Buses paraded along from Princes Street to Edinburgh Zoo today with their fleet of 30 brand new, low emission buses serving one of Edinburgh’s busiest roads at an investment of over £7m.
The new Euro 6 vehicles...
Royal Highland Show 2017 was a record breaker
Lothian Buses has reported an increase of almost 12% in customer journeys over the four days of the Royal Highland Show.
There were special services for those going out to Ingliston and customer advisers on...
Royal Highland Show 2017 – how to get there
There will be some special services laid on by Lothian Buses next week to get visitors to the Royal Highland Show to and from the city centre. The show which is held at Ingliston...
Extra buses for the Robbie Williams concert
Over thirty additional Lothian vehicles will be added to the company’s services operating in and around Murrayfield this Friday to help make sure Robbie Williams fans are able to get to and from the...
Lothian Country say their new number 43 was pretty busy today
Lothian Country the new subsidiary of Lothian Buses began its new Queensferry service earlier today and we stepped aboard one of the first buses from St Andrew Square so that we would meet some...
Lothian Buses to introduce new service to South Queensferry
The Ferry will not be left without a bus service following intervention by Lothian Buses.
The Edinburgh Reporter has been told that from 4 June 2017 they will be introducing a new service to South...
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