News: Buses
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Student car-share scheme launches
Tuesday 19 January, 2010After months of waiting, ‘Take A Mate’ - Warwick’s student car share service - has launched. The scheme offers a formal service in which students can find other students to share their car journey to University with.
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Travel Coventry freezes fares
Tuesday 19 January, 2010
National Express Coventry have frozen their bus fares, putting an end to the annual price increase at the beginning of each year. The decision comes following the area’s struggle with recession.
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Travel torture
Sunday 11 October, 2009
The new campus car parking scheme has led to an increase in demand for bus services, frustration from some student drivers, and disruption to the area around the university.
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Buses to increase
Wednesday 7 October, 2009Following the discussions held between the University, the Students’ Union and the local bus companies , Stagecoach and Travel Coventry have agreed to increase the number of buses.
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Bus campaign wheels keep on turning
Saturday 20 June, 2009 - 1 commentThe much-publicised Taken for a Ride campaign is showing its first signs of success this week, after Andy Glyde, Students’ Union Governance and Finance officer, met the Managing Directors of both Stagecoach Warwickshire and Travel Coventry.
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Warwick SU targets rising bus fares
Tuesday 28 April, 2009
The Students' Union’s “Taken for a Ride” campaign concluded last week, with the “student party bus” transporting students all day on Friday.
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SU to tackle bus companies
Tuesday 21 April, 2009The Students’ Union has launched a campaign against rising bus fares through a Facebook group, a petition on the Union web page and a free ‘party bus’ from campus to Leamington on Friday of Week One.
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Students’ Union to campaign against rising bus fares
Tuesday 10 March, 2009The price of a return ticket to Leamington Spa on Stagecoach has risen for the second time this term from £2.90 to £3.05 and the price of a single from £2.15 to £2.25.
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Rebuild to disrupt buses
Tuesday 24 February, 2009The second phase of the Students’ Union rebuild will begin near the end of this term, closing of Tempo from week ten and most of the Piazza from week eight. The bus stops and taxi rank will be relocated.
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Battle of Brum Express and Uni Express do battle
Tuesday 3 February, 2009Two bus services offering cheap prices for students nights are in bitter competition with one another
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Last call for smoking on buses in Cov
Tuesday 20 January, 2009Travel Coventry are clamping down on passengers that choose to smoke on their buses. Despite …
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Bus fares increase across the board
Tuesday 13 January, 2009“Rising operating costs” pushing the price of all bus tickets up
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Bus operators silent on fare increases
Tuesday 2 December, 2008Bus operators in Coventry and the West Midlands remained tight-lipped about any possible price rises …
Union
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Union staff in firing range
Monday 14 June, 2010There will be compulsory redundancies at the Union following offers of voluntary redundancy earlier this year
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Union sabbatical officers: have they lived up to their manifesto promises?
Tuesday 27 April, 2010 - 1 commentDana Andreicut interviews this year’s sabbs about their achievements in office
Campaign
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‘Vote for Students’ takes over Twitter
Friday 5 March, 2010The NUS “Vote for Students” campaign became the second highest trending topic in the UK on Twitter
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All things green and beautiful
Tuesday 19 January, 2010Week one saw Go Green take over campus, the country’s largest student-run environmental campaign
Taken for a Ride
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Bus campaign wheels keep on turning
Saturday 20 June, 2009 - 1 commentThe much-publicised Taken for a Ride campaign is showing its first signs of success this week, after Andy Glyde, Students’ Union Governance and Finance officer, met the Managing Directors of both Stagecoach Warwickshire and Travel Coventry.
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Warwick SU targets rising bus fares
Tuesday 28 April, 2009The Students' Union’s “Taken for a Ride” campaign concluded last week, with the “student party bus” transporting students all day on Friday.
Travel
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Ash delays hit students
Tuesday 27 April, 2010Severe travel disruptions caused by closed airspace due to volcanic ash have left many students stranded
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Student car-share scheme launches
Tuesday 19 January, 2010After months of waiting, ‘Take A Mate’ - Warwick’s student car share service - has launched. The scheme offers a formal service in which students can find other students to share their car journey to University with.
