“Dry Post” January

Reading Time: 4 minutesHasn’t it been nice and quiet recently! I know, I have not posted for an entire month and after the Christmas flurry I thought I would give you a break from the droning on about very little in the local…

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Friday 2nd January 2026

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor one last time this festive season, as some of you are awaiting the snow to fall and others praying that it doesn’t, we look at the seasonal changes for bus services for Friday 2nd January 2026. From tomorrow normal…

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Christmas Schedules: Monday 29th & Tuesday 30th December

Reading Time: 3 minutesYes, the picture is AI generated. I know. It is using the Seedream 4.5 generation model if you are interested. In the time of the Christmas lull between Boxing Day and New Years Eve some of us have to fight…

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Boxing Day Buses

Reading Time: 3 minutesHow is the food coma? Are you stilling yesterday’s centrepiece into tonight’s curry? We had a lovely and largely quiet day, or rather a quiet afternoon after a pair of hyper-excited children spent the morning among tonnes of discarded wrapping…

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Christmas Day Buses

Reading Time: 3 minutesI am currently sat at the computer, having had a few Northern Monk beers from Lidl, wishing you a very Merry Christmas, a Hanukkah Sameach or however you celebrate this time. I have the gammon and turkey, I have the…

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Christmas Eve Schedules

Reading Time: 3 minutesHave you got your gammon yet? Is it slow cooked in Cola and full of warming sweet brown sugar? This is your LAST CHANCE WARNING that the shops are closing for 36 hours. Go grab the last of the satsuma,…

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Christmas Schedules: Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd December

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you are out and about chasing the best Christmas Turkey of the year – there are reduced bus services across most of the region in the run up to Christmas. Remember, remember though, it is still a weekday in…

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Southern Vectis Christmas schedules

Reading Time: 2 minutesAlong chalk-white roads where sea winds roam,The green bus links each village home,From Brighstone trees to Cowes quay lights,Old friends swap news on winter nights. Through Ryde and Shanklin, rain or snow,Familiar drivers wave hello,Each stop a knot in ties…

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morebus Christmas Schedules

Reading Time: 3 minutesThrough misty downs the morebus glides,By coastal towns where joy resides,Its windows glow through winter’s haze,While laughter warms December’s days. From Poole to Ringwood, Bournemouth Bay,It weaves through lights that softly play,Each traveller bound by season’s cheer,As Dorset dreams when…

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Bluestar Christmas Schedules

Reading Time: 4 minutesThrough frosty lanes the Bluestars roam,Past candle-lit streets and fireside homes,Their headlights gleam through winter’s veil,Soft carols drift along their trail. From Winchester’s spire to Solent’s shore,They carry cheer from door to door,Each journey hums with yuletide grace,As Hampshire dreams…

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