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Brandon Jones @Jones_first

Head of External Relations at First Bus (Yorkshire & Greater Manchester)

Joined April 2013
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Pleasure to welcome @JamesLewisLab @FirstBusnews Bramley electric at @UKLabour helping inspire the nation to love and use the bus on #carfreeday @CBTransport @BusUsersUK
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The Press and Journal@pressjournal
22 Jul 2024
Exclusive: Vans with cameras deployed in Aberdeen rogue parking crackdown dlvr.it/T9vGDd

Exclusive: Vans with cameras deployed in Aberdeen rogue parking crackdown

Council vans, mounted with automatic number plate recognition cameras, will soon patrol Aberdeen's streets.

pressandjournal.co.uk
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Brandon Jones retweeted
Institute for Transport Studies at Leeds@ITSLeeds
14 May 2024
Could you live without a car? Read some thoughts in @DrGregMarsden's excellent opinion piece: tinyurl.com/ybsutkdv @EnvLeeds,

Co-designing a future where you don’t need to own a car

Greg Marsden, Professor of Transport Governance, writes about INFUZE, a multimillion-pound project to design an alternative to car use with people in Leeds.

environment.leeds.ac.uk
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Privilege to join @whiteroseleeds Community Awards and be recognised with @FirstWestYorks for improving accessibility for the community with colleagues & partners including @LeedsOPF. Great to hear about all the award winners and their contribution to the South Leeds area
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Great @LibDems fringe panel @Transport4North discussion on the crucial role of bus with @james_w_barber @HannahK_LD @Lisa_Smart @ThomasMorrison in York with a fully electric @FirstYork fleet this spring
Transport for the North@Transport4North
15 Mar 2024
If you're attending the @LibDems Spring Conference in #York tomorrow (19:45-21:00) then make sure to join our #TransformTheNorth fringe event! We're looking forward to hearing from... 🗨️@ThomasMorrison 🗨️@Lisa_Smart 🗨️@HannahK_LD We hope to see you there 👋
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Confederation of Passenger Transport@CPT_UK
13 Mar 2024
Results from #YourBusJourney by @TransportFocus underscore the need to curb congestion. For operators to deliver more reliable punctual bus services, the next government must require all local authorities to improve bus speeds by 10% over the next 5 years. #DrivingBritainForward
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Interchange@InterchangeUK
22 Jan 2024
Smart ticketing forum launched to develop national tap and cap fare system ➡️ buff.ly/3tXpTZr #publictransport #connectedtransport #smartticketing #transport
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Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
@MayorOfWY
10 Jan 2024
We’ve funded training to support over 100 bus drivers into good, well-paid jobs. 🚌 Recognising what our region needs and upskilling people to make it happen is helping bus operators get passengers to where they need to be. Learn more: loom.ly/p0bMkSk
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Kevin Green
@kevingreenwnc
10 Jan 2024
Feeling very proud of ⁦⁦@FirstBusnews⁩ today as we announce we’re becoming a #RealLivingWage employer from the 1st April this means 1300 of our colleagues will get a pay rise and no one will ever be left behind again. news.firstbus.co.uk/news/fir…

First Bus to become UK’s largest national bus operator to be a real Living Wage employer | First...

245 colleagues based at depots in West and North Yorkshire to benefit from pay commitment

news.firstbus.co.uk
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First Bus reveals Rochdale plans for investment and jobs aboutmanchester.co.uk/first-… via @aboutmcr
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Confederation of Passenger Transport@CPT_UK
19 Dec 2023
Improving public transport can make a real difference to household finances, writes CPT's CEO Graham Vidler. Read the full story via @routeoneteam: route-one.net/opinion/graham…
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Why we need a Enhanced Partnership Plus model for buses in West Yorkshire - Alan Lamb yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opi…

Why we need a Enhanced Partnership Plus model for buses in West Yorkshire - Alan Lamb

Everyone wants to see a bus service that works well for the people of West Yorkshire, but I’m concerned the Mayor is steering us in the wrong direction. Along with other political leaders across the...

yorkshirepost.co.uk
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Ahead Partnership@AheadP_ship
12 Dec 2023
🏆West Yorkshire Bus Alliance's Youth Engagement programme has seen: ➡️56 events take place ➡️12,650 young people engaged ➡️70 volunteers share their time & expertise Congrats @arrivayorkshire @FirstWestYorks @Transdev @WestYorkshireCA @CPTYorksNorth #BusWinners @UKBusAwards x.com/AheadP_ship/status/173…
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'Franchising our buses isn't value for money and won't mean a better service' thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/n…

'Franchising our buses isn't value for money and won't mean a better service'

AS Bradford’s bus users sit in long traffic queues as a result of the city centre road works do they wonder if everything would be better with…

thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
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The Press@yorkpress
30 Nov 2023
Business Innovation is next, with First Bus York taking the honour for its impending all-electric fleet of buses. This award is sponsored by the University of York. Cheering shows another popular winner. @FirstYork @UniOfYork #pressawards2023
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Do we need to give buses more space on the road to make journeys faster? glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2394…

Do we need to give buses more space on the road to make journeys faster?

In Glasgow, there is a drive to get more people using public transport.

glasgowtimes.co.uk
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Yorkshire Evening Post@LeedsNews
24 Nov 2023
First Bus to increase frequency at key Leeds Park and Ride yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/n…

First Bus to increase service frequency at key Leeds Park & Ride to support festive travel

First Bus has announced plans to increase its Leeds services over the festive season.

yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
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Rob Parsons@RobParsonsNorth
16 Nov 2023
This week on The Northern Agenda podcast: - I chat to @DehennaDavison about levelling up and tougher sentences for one-punch killers - Kayleigh Ingham from @FirstBusnews tells me why West Yorkshire passengers should reject Greater Manc-style franchising podfollow.com/the-northern-a…
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Brandon Jones retweeted
Leicester Buses@leicesterbuses
16 Nov 2023
We are proud to have delivered 75% of our goals since launching our Enhanced Bus Partnership scheme in April 2022. #leicesterbuses #partnershipworking youtu.be/PpVAKNFsR5k

Leicester Buses Partnership Progress

Leicester Buses aim is to make bus travel electric, frequent, relia...

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Tracy Brabin, Mayor of West Yorkshire
@MayorOfWY
16 Nov 2023
We want our region to be a place where business can thrive! At the Innovation Festival, we're helping businesses find the skills and connections they need to grow. Innovation is for everyone - and together, we’ll build a stronger, brighter West Yorkshire for all.
The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, is on stage making a speech at the Innovation Festival.

ALT The Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, is on stage making a speech at the Innovation Festival.

An audience are sat watching speakers at the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival. Tracy Brabin is sat in the middle of the crowd.

ALT An audience are sat watching speakers at the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival. Tracy Brabin is sat in the middle of the crowd.

Tracy Brabin is stood next to a UKRI pop up banner smiling to camera. At the other side of the banner stand a man in a black suit and Cllr Scullion. They are also smiling to camera. The pop up banner reads "we support business-led innovation in all sectors, technologies and UK regions. ukri.org/innovate-uk"

ALT Tracy Brabin is stood next to a UKRI pop up banner smiling to camera. At the other side of the banner stand a man in a black suit and Cllr Scullion. They are also smiling to camera. The pop up banner reads "we support business-led innovation in all sectors, technologies and UK regions. ukri.org/innovate-uk"
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