Behind the scenes of buses in the West.
Much of this post is based upon a press release issued to the local media on 4th December, which resulted in this article in the Weston Mercury. Text which is copied verbatim from the release will be coloured maroon and references (found at the bottom) in blue. Despite the date of publication, it was written… Continue reading The Barbie Dalek
Before we begin, this post was written prior to the announcement that Crosville had given notice to resign from providing Weston town services 4 and 4A from the start of September 2017. North Somerset Council are currently seeking a replacement service. Although i've never formally studied urban planning, my interests in how we live stretch… Continue reading Evolution of the Town
A bit of numbercrunching can find some interesting results. First were gifted £240,000 by North Somerset Council in early 2017 for interurban network improvements which are to start at the end of April. Surely a significant uplift in funding such as this would only produce winners...? X1, X1A, X2: Bristol - Backwell - Congresbury -… Continue reading Winners and Losers in North Somerset
The Elected Members of North Somerset Council have recently voted themselves out of the reformation of Avon County Council currently being glamourised in various guises, most notably the Metro Mayor. I assume he (or she) will have had an immaculate manicure prior to taking office. But i digress. North Somerset's councillors seem to be blissfully… Continue reading The Impossible Dream
