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‘Rip-off’ bus fare rise slated by campaigners

Better bus campaigners have reacted angrily to news that Stagecoach are set to “rip off” passengers with another increase in fares on their routes across the North East of Scotland.  

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Friends of the Earth Scotland's Aberdeen office opens and launches Better Buses for Grampian campaign on Thursday 9 April, calling for Grampian buses to be taken back into public control. Credit Kate Whitaker

Campaign for better buses takes root in the North East

A campaign calling for buses in the Grampian region to be taken back into public control has launched across the North East.

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End of peak fares shows ‘how climate action can improve lives’

The move shows how public ownership can keep fares low, benefit passengers and help support the necessary shift away from cars.

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Scottish Government ditches climate commitment to reduce car use

John Swinney’s leadership to date has been characterised by a chronic failure to deliver on climate promises to the public.

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‘Litany of broken climate promises’ by Scottish Government

Just 3 of 19 promised climate ‘catch up measures’ have been delivered by Ministers.

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‘Penny-pinching’ Scottish Government scraps bus fare cap pilot

Transport is Scotland most polluting sector in terms of climate emissions, with limited reductions over the past 30 years.

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New campaign calls for buses to be taken back into public control

Trade unions, environmental and health charities have launched a campaign today calling for buses in the Strathclyde region to be taken back into public control.

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Campaigners, parents & pollution experts highlight benefits LEZ will bring

As Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone is due to start in a month’s time, campaigners highlight how it will clean up toxic air.

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Opportunity for 22,000 more jobs in public transport

New research has found that 22,000 jobs could be directly created in Scotland by investing in public transport, plus hundreds of thousands more indirectly in areas like manufacturing and infrastructure construction. 

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