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Rail passengers face big fare rises
9:32am Friday 21st November 2008
Rail passengers will face big fare rises in the new year with some tickets going up by more than double the rate of inflation.
Metrolink network reopens for Christmas shopping
3:11pm Thursday 20th November 2008
The Metrolink network will be back up to full strength in time for the Christmas rush as the Piccadilly and Piccadilly Gardens stops reopen tomorrow.
'Safer public transport' with charge
2:35pm Wednesday 19th November 2008
TRAVELLING on public transport will become safer if proposals to invest billions in trains and buses in return for a congestion charge are approved, it is claimed.
New Bolton shopper bus takes to the road
8:20am Tuesday 18th November 2008
IT is yellow, red and black, takes 20 minutes to travel around the town centre and has been hailed a “tremendous achievement” for Bolton.
Free Metroshuttle takes off in Bolton
1:10pm Monday 17th November 2008
FREE shuttle buses are ferrying shoppers and commuters around Bolton town centre in a pioneering year-long trial, which started today.
£2.5m boost for Bolton as 13 new buses arrive
9:00am Monday 17th November 2008
A £2.5 MILLION fleet of new buses will serve Bolton passengers from today.
Obama boom in 'roots' tourism
9:45am Friday 14th November 2008
President-elect Barack Obama has triggered an incredible surge in "roots" tourism.
A welcome in the hills
3:57pm Friday 7th November 2008
WHAT happened to the good old-fashioned hotel? You know, the one with a pub and a restaurant in it, and friendly family-style service.
TV ad explains transport plan
11:52am Friday 7th November 2008
A TELEVISION advert outlining the main points of the £2.7bn Transport Innovation Fund bid aired for the first time last night.
Bolton rail passengers boost firm's profits
11:49am Friday 7th November 2008
BOLTON rail passengers have played their part in helping a transport company to higher interim profits.
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