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Alastair Harnden saw smoke pouring from the back of the bus on Plumstead Road. - Credit: Alastair Harnden Fire crews have been called out following a bus fire in Norwich. Police and fire crews from Sprowston and Carrow were called to Plumstead Road shortly before 1pm on Tuesday. Chris Speed, Head of operations at First Eastern Counties confirmed there had been no injuries. Mr Speed said: "One of our buses experienced a small fire in the engine compartment whilst operating along Plumstead Road ...

Buses in Suffolk could face a major shake-up with government subsidies keeping wheels turning

Bus services could be totally reorganised after the pandemic. - Credit: Sarah Lucy Brown Major changes are being expected for the bus industry once the pandemic is over - with more public support needed for more routes if current networks are to survive. Ipswichs Park and Ride service might need more financial help if it is to continue long-term and there may be more subsidies needed for services which are currently run on a commercial basis. The government could be forced to support the bus in...

Ipswich Park and Ride has been suspended by operator First Eastern Counties. - Credit: Paul Geater Park and Ride services in Ipswich are being suspended from next Monday because buses are now running virtually empty during lockdown. Operator First Eastern Counties suspended the Park and Ride - which it runs as a commercial operation without financial support from Suffolk County Council - at the start of last Marchs lockdown. It was only resumed in September, as the economy appeared to be open...

Ipswich Park and Ride has been suspended by operator First Eastern Counties. - Credit: Paul Geater Park and Ride services in Ipswich are being suspended from next Monday because buses are now running virtually empty during lockdown. Operator First Eastern Counties suspended the Park and Ride - which it runs as a commercial operation without financial support from Suffolk County Council - at the start of last Marchs lockdown. It was only resumed in September, as the economy appeared to be open...

"This time round it feels impossible to fully understand and follow the rules. You can go out for exercise, you can travel for exercise but stay local? What exactly is local? The rules are about as clear as mud. Confused and fed up sums up the daily lives of this household." The shielder Sue Lawrence, 74, from Thorpe St Andre, who is currently shielding.Picture: Sue Lawrence - Credit: Sue Lawernce Grandmother Sue Lawrence, 74, from Newark Close in Thorpe St Andrew, is shielding once more after ...

Published: 7:00 AM January 12, 2021    Changes to the 59 bus service in Ipswich were raised as an issue in the borough councils scrutiny committee - Credit: Archant Concerns have been raised that Ipswich bus passengers are not being served as well by services as before - potentially damaging efforts to get more people cycling, walking and using public transport.  A host of concerns were raised during Thursdays Ipswich Borough Council scrutiny committee meeting, including how changes to part...

The B1172 at Ketts Oak, Hethersett, where a woman has fallen from her bike. - Credit: Google Emergency workers were called after a woman fell off her bike on the edge of a village. The accident took place on the B1172 at Ketts Oak, Hethersett, just before 3pm on Saturday, January 2. Insp Gina Hopkinson, from Norfolk Police, said two police cars were called after a 30-year-old woman fell off her pedal bike on the busy road and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service reported a hea...

The B1172 at Ketts Oak, Hethersett, where a woman has fallen from her bike. - Credit: Google Emergency workers were called after a woman fell off her bike on the edge of a village. The accident took place on the B1172 at Ketts Oak, Hethersett, just before 3pm on Saturday, January 2. Insp Gina Hopkinson, from Norfolk Police, said two police cars were called after a 30-year-old woman fell off her pedal bike on the busy road and paramedics from the East of England Ambulance Service reported a hea...

Published: 5:06 PM January 2, 2021    Updated: 8:45 AM January 4, 2021 The First Eastern Counties bus which crashed into the bus shelter in the car park of Sainsburys supermarket on Pound Lane, Thorpe St Andrew, on January 2, 2020. - Credit: Kiera Davies Motorists faced delays getting in and out of a busy supermarket car park after a bus crashed into fencing and a bus shelter. The incident involved a First Eastern Counties single-decker vehicle and took place in the Sainsburys car park off�...