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Huddersfield Giants Encourage Fans to Travel by Bus
(Huddersfield)With increasing numbers of rugby fans travelling to Home matches, Huddersfield Giants is encouraging more people to travel by bus to help ease congestion around the stadium. With over 120 buses operating in Huddersfield, First Bus has partnered with Huddersfield Giants to become an Official...
Buses do the heavy lifting for the West Yorkshire economy
(all areas)With almost three million people using them to travel to and from work in West Yorkshire every week, buses are vital to the local economy. That was the message delivered by West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee Chair Cllr Kim Groves at the launch of the West Yorkshire Bus Alliance...
Women actively avoid careers perceived as 'men only'
(all areas)A quarter of women have actively avoided careers because they are perceived as ‘men only’- including construction, bus driving and politics, a study found. Researchers who polled 2,000 employed Brits found around a fifth of females are stuck in a career they don't enjoy – and just one in 10...