Yellow Coaches to Close Again

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs you were watching on Twitter and Facebook yesterday, after I received a tip in the morning from an anonymous source, it has now been confirmed that Yellow Coaches are pulling out of Bournemouth. It is a story that you…

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New Years Day 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow’s the Head this morning? Wherever you chose to listen to the fireworks from, may I be the last to wish you a Happy New Year – primarily because everyone else did it between 2330 and 0030. Yes, I was…

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New Years Eve 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the end of the year fast approaching; at least in some parts of the region there will be new bus services to get you home at a minute past midnight! While you are out at the local clubs and…

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Wednesday 28th to Friday 30th December

Reading Time: 2 minutesIts a normal day in the lull of Christmas, but with may people still taking their enforced Christmas week holiday buses should be full of leisure, bargain and festive passengers. With many companies taking a revised service into play, lets…

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Tuesday 27th December (Substitute Bank Holiday)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFirst Bus Most First Bus subsidiaries across Hampshire & Dorset are running a Sunday service today. There are a very small number of exceptions to that rule though: Go South Coast Most of the buses across Bluestar, morebus and Southern…

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Boxing Day 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesHappy Full National Football Programme While Eating the Rest Of Last Years Turkey day! I know, the tradition of the rich boxing up presents to give to the poor, and giving their servants the day off to feast on Christmas…

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Christmas Day 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesHo! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas. However you choose to celebrate the big day – this year we are on the Isle of Wight – I hope that you are having the festive season that you can enjoy. It feels like…

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Christmas Eve 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesFor all of you that are racing home for Christmas, the best of luck. Having seen the press about rail services this week, almost all rail services will be closed from 3pm on Christmas Eve. The bus services in the…

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Changes at XelaGroup

Reading Time: 2 minutesA small number of changes to the diminishing route list are happening at Xelabus and Yellow Coaches in the new year. Eastleigh changes from 03 January I don’t know if your memory is as long as mine, but back in…

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