As schools shut for summer, free bus travel for all 5-to-15-year-olds in England will be available next month. Roads Minister, Simon Lightwood, visited Bath today (Thursday 9th July) to meet local leaders and bus companies ahead of the cost-of-living-busting free travel measures launching in time for summer holidays. With child fares typically costing between £1 and £2, families will be able to save on the cost of travel on all participating buses in England from 1 August unt

Motorists are being advised that traffic restrictions will be in place on a busy Leicester road from next week as traffic calming measures are introduced. Leicester City Council will be closing part of Gipsy Lane, between its junctions with Northfield Road and Oliver Road, for up to seven weeks while works are carried out. The aim is to help reduce traffic speeds alongside North Mead Primary Academy and improve road safety for pedestrians and schoolchildren. Two existing 20mp

Residents across North West Leicestershire can soon benefit from several improvements to Fox Connect, Leicestershire County Council’s on-demand transport service. FoxConnect allows users to book a journey via the app or by phone to travel to local centres, services and areas of interest. Coming into effect from Wednesday (15 July), enhancements include; the addition of Ashby-de-la-Zouch as a new destination within Zone 11, to give passengers better access to employment, educa

East Midlands Railway (EMR), operated by Transport UK, is advising customers to travel only if essential for the rest of the week, as high temperatures are expected to impact rail services across the region. The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber heat-health alert across six regions of England, from Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 July 2026. As a result, EMR will introduce temporary timetable changes to help keep services running safely and reliably. Customers

Rail passengers planning to travel through Bedford next week are being warned by the rail industry to expect disruption to train services until the end of next week (28 June) and to only travel on this route if their journey is essential. Following an incident on Friday (19 June) involving a collision between two East Midlands Railway (EMR) trains in the Bedford area, in which an EMR driver sadly died and many passengers were injured, the railway is expected to remain closed