The Big Crunch

As if we haven't spent the last six months thinking that we're living in strange times, the past month has seen things take an even more concerning turn. At the end of July, Stagecoach announced they were forming a new "Stagecoach Solutions" unit for corporate travel, education and contract services. This bears a striking resemblance…

Corona Chronicle

We live in peculiar times. Many people have been documenting the social aspects of this period, so i'll attempt to look at this from predominantly a business point of view. Closing Times The school which is the focus of our activities at the start and end of each day closed as part of the national…

Minibus Armageddon

No, don't click away. I know what you're thinking. Another rant about community transport, but you'd be wrong. These minibuses are a symptom of a demographic change which few are talking about. Both of our school services (one bus, one closed door contract) serve Chew Valley school and they also have something else in common…

Black Market Procurement

A troubling situation at a local school has recently come to something of a head, which will hopefully lead to some enforcement action being taken. As there may well be legal action being taken, details in this post will be rather sketchy. Outside of the urban sprawl, regular drivers of school coaches get to recognise…