(07 Apr 2022, 4:15 pm)Rob44 wrote north of England?  I hope that's not arriva north east as surely the competition watchdog wouldn't allow that  the ways buses are ran at the moment?  Maybe they plan to take over Gateshead central taxi's?

By the areas listed there it seems like Cumfybus is the company they're looking at. They serve routes in both Manchester and Liverpool.

Small, independent, no likely struggling, easy pickings currently sadly.