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• 5,600 additional coach seats available from 23 to 27 December
• Support provided by the Department for Transport to provide significant extra capacity over the festive period
• 23 and 27 December busiest days for travel, with Sheffield, Newcastle and Leeds most popular destinations
• Additional destinations now back on the map following government agreement
• Customers advised to book ahead as services are expected to be busy, to wear a face covering unless exempt, sanitise their hands regularly and maintain space when travelling
• Tickets can be booked at megabus.com with free alterations up to 24 hours before travel

• Martin Macdougall from Inverness voted national community hero
• Hundreds of nominations received for Stagecoach 40^th anniversary competition
• Nominations received from all over the country from Ayr to Cwmbran to Exmouth

• New live coach tracking for every megabus journey 
• Customers can easily see the location of their coach on an interactive map 
• Launch of new service based on customer feedback 

• Lifetime Contribution to Transport in Scotland Award given to Robert Andrew
• Special award recognises 35 years’ service in the industry

• Major international conference to focus on green roadmap for Perth and wider region
• Public transport operator backs vision for city where founded and headquartered
• Stagecoach marks 40 years of delivering sustainable transport in UK communities

• Over £122k raised by Stagecoach customers so far for the valuable NHS charity
• Customers thanked for their support in the exact fare scheme
• People still encouraged to use contactless payment wherever possible

• Paul one of only three bus drivers in the country to be named in the birthday honours list
• Credit given to Paul for his charity work and keeping people’s spirits up during the Covid-19 pandemic
• Honour comes as Stagecoach marks 40 years of connecting communities this month

• Stagecoach marks four decades of connecting communities with its bus, coach and tram services
• Search for unsung community heroes to help mark 40^th anniversary
• Public transport continues to play a significant role in the country’s greener future

Stagecoach's recently appointed UK Managing Director, Carla Stockton-Jones, gives her views on the changes the country needs to make as it marks Clean Air Day today.

• Carla Stockton-Jones first woman to head multi-modal public transport operation in UK
• Appointment follows competitive process involving internal and external candidates
• Executive will be responsible for business with 24,000 people and turnover of £1.3b
• Stagecoach services critical to economy, local communities and green recovery
• Business transformation continues as Stagecoach focuses on opportunities ahead

• The People’s Friend’s colourful yarn-bombed bus has hit the streets to let the UK’s older generations know that the nation is behind them during coronavirus pandemic
• The bus, donated by Stagecoach, will deliver cheer and drop off magazines and knitted bunting to care homes and residential streets, as the clamp down on visitors and socialising tightens
• The travelling spectacle is adorned with hundreds of donations from knitters across the UK, sending a warm message of friendship to those shielding or feeling lonely due to the pandemic
• The activity is in partnership with loneliness charity Re-engage to raise funds for a telephone befriending service