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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 today. The fire service attended the scene and extinguished fire, no travelling passengers or the dr...

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. Ipswich's 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 industry as well as rail services - it has already announced that the current rail franchise system i...

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 March's lockdown. It was only resumed in September, as the economy appeared to be opening up. However, the November lockdown and - especially - the current restrictions that have been i...

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 March's lockdown. It was only resumed in September, as the economy appeared to be opening up. However, the November lockdown and - especially - the current restrictions that have been i...