(26 Nov 2020, 10:30 pm)James101 wrote https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/arriva-to-sell-cannock-depot-to-d&g-bus

Arriva to dispose of their Cannock depot to regional independent D&G Bus.

If anyone’s not familiar with the area it encompasses the majority of local and regional services in Cannock, Stafford & Rugeley with links to Lichfield and Wolverhampton. It significantly expands the scope of D&G who now have an operating area covering from the southern extremities of Manchester to the northern extremities of Birmingham. D&G operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Centrebus but the director also has minority shares in the other significant independents of Staffordshire, Select of Penkridge and Midland Classic of Burton. Day tickets are currently inter-accepted across all of these operators plus High Peak of Derbyshire.

Although it could be argued Arriva’s Stafford & Cannock operations have been dead in the water for some time, it dampens the idea Arriva are closed to the prospect of downsizing or selling on a regional, rather than national, basis.

(24 Jun 2022, 4:48 pm)Andreos1 wrote https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-61885502?at_campaign=64&at_custom4=A21A4172-F308-11EC-A06D-7A1F16F31EAE&at_custom1=link&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_custom3=LR+BBC+Hereford+and+Worcester&at_medium=custom7

Yet another operator has their begging bowl out. This time only one of their routes is profitable.