New coach insurance scheme launched

A new insurance scheme specifically for bus and coach companies has been launched. The new programme has been set up by insurance broker Belmont International in conjunction with the GreenRoad Safety Centre and aims to reduce driver premiums over time. Coach and car hire drivers at participating companies will be offered continuous real-time training to [...]

Cliff Richard begins Time Machine Tour

Cliff Richard will begin his hotly anticipated Time Machine Tour 2008 at the Wembley Arena this evening, November 10th. The Summer Holiday singer will no doubt attract coach loads of crowds to the huge stadium, who will take to the stage at 19:30 GMT with no support act. There is no need for eager Cliff [...]

Dott doubt over snooker break

Graeme Dott may not be able to play at this year’s Royal London Watches Grand Prix snooker event in Glasgow after it emerged he suffered a wrist injury. The world number 13 has injured his wrist after he fell awkwardly in a football match in China earlier in the week. Doubt over Dott is not [...]

London traffic halted by Olympic Parade

Britain’s successful Olympic athletes brought central London to a halt this afternoon as they made their way along the Olympic Parade route. The sports men and women made their way from Mansion House to Trafalgar Square in their victory buses, led by the Grenadier Royal Guards band. Crowds of supporters managed to find their way [...]

Lorries to get safety mirrors

Authorities in London have today called for all lorries to be fitted with safety mirrors to reduce the risk of collisions with cyclists. The London Assembly made the announcement following reports that nine cyclists have died in the capital so far this year as a direct result of lorry collisions. Unlike coaches and private car [...]

Glasto bookings begin

More than half of next year’s Glastonbury Festival-goers are already in a position to book their car hire or coaches to the event. Bookings for the first round of ticket sales got underway on Sunday October 7th, with more than half of the 137,500 tickets sold or reserved by the end of the day. The [...]

Leed’s Roundhay bonfire date set

Coach-loads of people will be making their way to Roundhay Park in Leeds next month for the popular Roundhay Park Leeds Firework Display. This year’s event will kick off on Wednesday 5th of November to celebrate Guy Fawkes’ infamous Gunpowder Plot. Visitors will get free admission to the event, which will start at around 19:30 [...]

Chelsea welcome Roma to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea will welcome Roma to Stamford Bridge next Wednesday, October 22nd, for their first of two 2008 Uefa Champions League encounters at the Group Stage. With many players fresh from international duty in World Cup Qualifiers this week, it will be only the Blues second match back together since their national team games. The squad [...]

London buses could get atheist slogan

London‘s controversial bendy buses look set to court more trouble with a new advertisement from the British Humanist Association (BHA). The BHA is hoping to run have up to 30 buses displaying posters bearing the slogan “There’s probably no God” for four weeks. Athiest Professor Richard Dawkins is supporting the campaign, having initially pledged to [...]

Manchester Comedy Festival begins tonight

This year’s Manchester Comedy Festival will kick off this evening, with a performance from stand-up comedian and musician Phil Nichol. The Scottish-born guitarist was raised in Canada and is also known for his role in the classic comedy band Corky and the Juice Pigs. For those not lucky enough to make their coach car hire [...]

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