It was meant to be a wholesome image to celebrate Mother’s Day in the UK, but a photo of Kate Middleton and her children has ended in controversy for the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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Night buses will have a ‘security presence’ on-board when a pilot launches in the summer, the Mayor has said.
Earlier this week (February 19), Andy Burnham confirmed that an hourly service will come to two routes as a pilot for ‘a network of night services as the Bee Network develops’. They are the V1, which runs from Manchester Royal Infirmary to Leigh and the 36 route from Piccadilly Gardens to Bolton, via Farnworth.
Although timings of the service and a launch date for the pilot have yet to be confirmed, Mr Burnham said it will start in the summer following discussions with the firms that operate those services on behalf of the Bee Network, plus the trade unions affected.
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Speaking on Friday (February 23) at a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the Mayor shed more light on the pilot — telling city-region leaders that the buses will have on-board security.
“It’s our ambition to restore a significant network of night buses in the future,” he said. “Initially it will be an hourly service, and it will have a security presence on the service in order to ensure people use it.”
That news was welcomed by Paul Dennett, the Mayor of Salford where both routes will serve, who added: “I know from speaking to drivers and trade unionists that there are concerns about security on buses at night. It’s also a disincentive for people getting on the bus at night.”
The announcement came a day after the GMCA’s Bee Network committee approved a plan to spend millions on improving ‘pinch points’ on the bus network to ‘target areas of bus delay or poor reliability’. It includes work to junctions and bus stops in nine boroughs, the
It was meant to be a wholesome image to celebrate Mother’s Day in the UK, but a photo of Kate Middleton and her children has ended in controversy for the Prince and Princess of Wales.
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With Mother's Day just around the corner, the Princess of Wales can look forward to a day of pampering after an incredibly difficult few months following her recovery from abdominal surgery. While Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will surely be on hand to look after Kate on the day, there could be a very special gift on the cards, according to Millie Durbak, Brand Manager at Prestige Flowers.The expert has predicted that George, Charlotte and Louis could shower their mother with hyacinths and woodland flowers - an arrangement that holds a special place in Kate’s heart, having been used in her wedding bouquet to Prince William in 2011.
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Saturday Night Live is back in full swing, and Shane Gillis just hosted this weekend!
Fans flocked to social media to express concern over Simon Cowell's appearance following his appearance on Saturday, 24 February, on the long-awaited return of Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway. The 64-year-old music mogul - famous for shows including The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent - sparked concern over his "different" look when he appeared on the live gameshow dressed in his trademark black t-shirt and black jeans.