Since I launched my public call for the West Midlands Beryl Bikes to be expanded down to Worcestershire, I’m pleased to report progress. I have meetings scheduled with Beryl, and with Serco who designed the scheme. I also have a meeting booked with Transport for West Midlands. I’m grateful to West Midlands Cycling Commissioner Adam …
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Supporters: [gravitywp_count formid=’3′] The Worcestershire County Council Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport has called for Transport for West Midlands (TFWM) to extend the Beryl Bikes Cycle Hire Scheme to Bromsgrove, Redditch and Kidderminster as part of his commitment to improving active travel opportunities in the County. Councillor Mike Rouse said: “Redditch is a non-constituent …
I have recently met with the new Minister of State at the Department for Transport, Kevin Foster MP, who was appointed by Prime Minister Liz Truss to cover rail, including HS2. Kevin knows the Midlands well, having been a Councillor and Cabinet Member on Coventry City Council in the past. The meeting took place at …
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A very welcome position statement has been published by our West Mercia Police & Crime Commissioner on average speed cameras. A copy of the statment is provided below, or you can click here to see it on the Commissioner’s Page on Facebook. I am asked about average speed cameras regularly by communities who are concerned …
Just like us here in Worcestershire, the good people in Warwickshire County Council have been working on bus services. They’re in a position to announce the following: ‘Service 247 Redditch-Studley-Alcester-Bidford-Evesham: Service will continue. Service will be rerouted between Redditch Bus Station and Alexandra Hospital via the current Service 67 route, and reduced frequency over whole …
Worcestershire County Council continues to demonstrate its commitment to Active Travel with the opening of vastly improved walking and cycling provision along the Southern Link Road route in Worcester. The car lanes opened days beforehand and it’s now time to open up the pedestrian and cycling parts too. I was pleased to support my colleague …
There are more than 20 students on the current S83 route who are entitled to free transport under the county’s home-to-school policy. No students from Redditch are eligible for home-to-school transport to a school in Bromsgrove. Therefore, the County Council can only run the service from the point where the furthest entitled student lives, in …
Here is a copy of the letter I have written to Baroness Vere, the Bus Minister. Dear Minister, RE: Future of Bus Services in Worcestershire I have taken the decision to write to you directly following my appointment as Worcestershire’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport in May as I have a duty to the …
