Arriva Bus and Coach Ltd are proud sponsors of the Transport Broker Awards 2009

As one of the UK’s largest bus operator, the 2009 Transport Broker Awards is honoured to announce that Arriva Bus and Coach Ltd is sponsoring this year’s event. The awards are due to take place on December 13th at the Vale Hotel, Cardiff, with some of the biggest names in the transport industry scheduled to attend.
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Domino’s Pizza Llantrisant to celebrate launch with local coach tour pizza giveaway

Home delivery pizza giants, Domino’s Pizza, are launching their brand new franchise in Llantrisant, South Wales with a bang. Domino’s Pizza Llantrisant has teamed up with Cardiff-based Coach hire company, Coach Broker, to offer local residents a free taste of what’s to come.
If you live or work in the Llantrisant area then keep your eyes [...]

Double Celebration for Arriva at Scottish Transport Awards

Arriva is celebrating after its flagship airport service and one of its employees took top honours at this year’s Scottish Transport Awards.
The bus company picked up the ‘Best Bus Service’ award for its Glasgowflyer 500 service, which offer commuters a high frequency 24/7 service direct between Glasgow Airport and the city centre.
Jimmy McGrory, whose job [...]

Cardiff based company Coach Broker power ahead with expansion plans

Cardiff based company Coach Broker has been gaining significant ground in the coach travel industry this year thanks to some shrewd business manoeuvres. After buying out a rival company’s websites and launching a successful news site dedicated to the transport industry, the burgeoning business is now relocating to larger offices to house its growing workforce.
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Cost of London bus travel set to rise

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has announced that travel costs in the capital will rise from January of next year. Bus and tube travel will see a sharp rise in the price of fares as part of the announced plans. The increase in ticket costs is needed to help make-up a gaping hole in [...]

National Express provides Veterans with free coach hire to London for D-Day commemoration

Coach operator National Express generously laid on free coach travel for 700 World War ll Veterans last Sunday to transport the war heroes to London to partake in the D-Day landings commemoration. They Veterans joined the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and defence secretary Bob Ainsworth for the ceremony held at Westminster Abbey.
Over 700 members of [...]

Rugby Union Autumn Internationals approach

With the Rugby Union Autumn Internationals on the horizon and thousands of fans from the home teams, and those who’ve travelled half way across the world to support their side descend upon the UK, coach hire companies are noting an increase in the number of booking for November during the tournament. Teams from New Zealand, [...]

‘Tis the season for office christmas parties

Love them or hate them, chances are you’re going to be invited to one this festive season. However things are definitely looking up for the humble office Christmas party, gone are the days of a bottle of cheap sherry, a dry mince pie and some dubious photocopying techniques. Now company bosses are looking for alternative [...]

England prepare for Wednesday’s clash with Belarus

For what will be the final game of the World Cup qualifying season England host Belarus at home in Wembley Stadium next Wednesday October 14th. With England’s current winning streak showing no signs of faltering, football fans from all of over the country are expected to descend upon the capital next week.
With an impressive 14 [...]

Coach Hire boss removed from own company

A Coach Hire boss from Sussex has been removed from his own company after he was found to have been involved in an illegal document scandal. Donald Ham, the owner of Ham Travel based in Flimwell, has been forced to resign from his position within the company by Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown.
Mr Ham’s underhand dealings [...]