AN Ingrow bus driver has clocked-up half a century on the roads of West Yorkshire. John Feather, 68, was first inspired to become a busman when as a boy he would make a beeline for his favourite seat right behind the driver on the old Keighley-West Yorkshire service into town. And when the chance came-up in 1971 to join the bus company as a trainee conductor, he was first in the queue. Two years later he graduated from the company’s old driver training school in Harrogate. “I never thought when I became a conductor in 1971 that I’d still be involved with buses 50 years later,” said John.
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image captionThe cafe in Burnage must remain closed for three months
A cafe whose owner showed a flagrant disregard for Covid lockdown safety rules has been stripped of its licence and must remain shut for three months.
Lucjan Domanski allowed large groups of customers to gather inside the Kate and Luc Cafe Restaurant on Burnage Lane in Manchester, a hearing was told.
There were at least 60 people in the cafe during one visit by inspectors.
Mr Domanski said he had lost nearly 90% of his income, affecting his mental health and causing too much stress .
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and Manchester City Council licensing officials found the cafe to be open as usual when they visited five times in January and February.
A COMMUNITY campaigner has called on a bus operator to restore bus services to parts of Addingham. Caroline Whitaker, a Community Campaigner for the Green Party has been in contact with residents living in Low Mill, just outside of Addingham following the changes to the 62 bus operated by Transdev. Following timetable changes that will also mean the service will no longer travel on to Otley, residents have now discovered that the bus also by-passes the old Ilkley Road as it leaves Addingham. This has meant residents will now need to walk further to the bus stop if they want to catch the bus.
OPPOSITE our house in Haworth are bus stops in both directions, to and from Keighley. I see buses every 20 minutes in the daytime, ie six every hour. Most of them carry no one – ie zero passengers! Some carry maybe two or three, usually no more. These buses I think seat about 40. It is commendable that Transdev maintains the scheduled and advertised service – but I see it as a colossal waste. I realise that there are essential workers relying on the buses to get them to work (and social distancing is very easy!) but is it beyond common sense for the bus schedulers, their regular passengers and their employers or bosses to sit down together and agree on times because I suggest the service should be cut to a quarter at least and tailored to fit essential users.
Dr Brendan Kennedy and bus driver Nick Coleman celebrate The Keighley Bus Company doubling the service on its Keighley Jets AS the pace of Covid-19 jabs continues to rise, bus operator The Keighley Bus Company has doubled the frequency of a popular route to make travel safe and simple for those heading for a town vaccination centre. Long Lee Surgery in Keighley was among the first in Bradford District to begin administering Covid-19 jabs on December 15 last year, and the pace of the campaign is now increasing as more groups of people become eligible for vaccinations. With the expected rise in the numbers going for a jab in mind, The Keighley Bus Company has doubled the frequency of its Keighley Jets route K5 which serves the Long Lee surgery on its journey between Keighley Bus Station and Thwaites Brow.