The Department for Transport has published a new franchising manual for local authorities that want to franchise their bus networks. This matters for our sector because the direction of travel is clear: more councils are being encouraged to take greater control of local bus services.
Scotland will go to the polls on 7 May to elect a new Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. What does the Community Transport movement need from our future MSPs and the next Scottish Government over the next five years?
CTA were invited to attend the new bus launch by Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport at PAVO in Llandrindod Wells, Mid Wales just before Christmas.
Join the Community Transport Association for a workshop for Local Authority colleagues and local VCS infrastructure organisations that support volunteer car schemes in their area, even if they do not run schemes themselves.
Voters in Scotland and Wales go to the polls in May 2026 for devolved parliamentary elections.
We believe that everyone in Scotland and Wales should have access to local transport which meets their needs, no matter who they are or where they live.
We believe that the next Scottish Government and the next Welsh Government can make this happen by working with us to empower more communities to put local transport back into local hands.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves MP, presented her Budget 2025 to the Hou
We are entering a new and important phase of CTA’s campaign for driver licensing changes.
We want your help to safeguard the future of Community Transport through changes to D1, which will address the shortage of qualified minibus drivers.
Based on member feedback, policy analysis and discussions with government, CTA has identified several options, which we want to test with our members in a series of focus groups, drawing on your experiences, insights and perspectives.