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Why does public transport in Bristol suck? Simple. You have outside companies looking to maximise profit which then means that providing a public service means nothing. We need bus franchising NOW.

@myTripBus with the collapse of @TransporaBus I would have thought that the tickets I had for them stored on your app would have been lost. Instead it seems that you've refunded them back to me without asking and in quick time. Bravo!

@travelWESTeng What about the 90? A vital link for Knowle West residents who are now cut off, the 70 and M1 routes don't go down Donegal Road

Please note that as of today service 60 is being operated by Stagecoach. ^SA

We are aware that some Transpora bus services have been suspended. We are working on arrangements to ensure that as many services as possible run normally, and passengers are affected as little as possible. Read below and follow for more updates.

@TristanCorkPost Hi Tristan, you may be interested in this thread on Rail UK forums. Seems the people behind Transpora had a track record of failed ventures previously: railforums.co.uk/threads/transp…

Transpora were the great hope for Bristol’s buses, stepping in to run many services cut by First, welcomed & applauded by MPs & cllrs. It all stopped suddenly at the weekend. Read the full story here👇🏼 #Echobox=1721103811" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

@LabourBristol Thanks to this collapse, huge swathes of Knowle West are now deprived of a link to town and face 20min plus walks to nearest bus stop

🆕 Awful news for Transpora's staff and passengers 🚌 Bristol needs reliable, affordable public transport. We won't get that through privatisation 🌹 The Government's lifting the ban on publicly-owned companies. It's time to start work on setting one up bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

@lukeakehurst ... Just not actually at the Big Meeting, though. From which you were specially asked not to attend by DMA, from what I've been told. Is that true?

The absolute highlight of an amazing first week as Labour MP for North Durham was today: invited by Sacriston Lodge of Durham Miners' Association to march with them and their beautiful banner.