http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/ en-us Copyright 2007 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:47:59 EST http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/4DDFB799-13D3-97AA-2D2FBA4FAB56C788/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Getting to the Bankss Stadium for Saddlers games has never been easier for football fans living in north Walsall thanks to the launch of three special match day bus services. 2010-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/4DD37FBB-13D3-97AA-2D296B2BF13346EA/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Tens of thousands of people across the West Midlands are in line for an even better Ring and Ride service thanks to a new funding arrangement between the charity and Centro, the regions transport authority. 2010-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/4DE92BF3-13D3-97AA-2D1ED3004C1FF274/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Bosses at the West Midlands transport authority have applauded new Government plans unveiled today which show the region at the heart of a national High Speed Rail network. 2010-03-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/0B04BB68-13D3-97AA-2D23AB2BD2A9594B/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm The West Midlands is being rewarded with more than £2.3m of Government funding for congestion busting improvements after exceeding its targets to tackle jams and improve traffic flow in the region. 2010-02-26T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/00631D81-13D3-97AA-2D60C1BB3953C095/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in West Birmingham were today reminded that they have until this Friday (26 February 2010) to give their views on bus services in the area as part of plans to improve the local transport network. 2010-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/005DA8B7-13D3-97AA-2D8E71CBE4C581F5/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People living in Wolverhampton, Walsall, Bentley and Wednesfield will get a new bus link between two major Black Country hospitals from Monday (01 March 2010). 2010-02-24T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/E6FA5AC5-13D3-97AA-2D700860F33FC4CB/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm The economic and social benefits of extending the Midland Metro through the heart of the Black Country have been endorsed in a high level report by MPs. 2010-02-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/BD62A95E-13D3-97AA-2DAFB7273690D635/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Families across Hall Green and Acocks Green are to get a new replacement bus service after Centro, the regions transport authority, stepped in with financial backing. 2010-02-11T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/B8259525-13D3-97AA-2DB39582FE7F2552/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in West Birmingham are being urged to have their say on local bus services as part of plans to improve public transport in the area and provide better links to the new Queen Elizabeth super hospital. 2010-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/B822FFD4-13D3-97AA-2D859CE2E6141582/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in Walsall can have their say on the boroughs bus services at a series of special events taking place next Tuesday (February 16, 2010). 2010-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/B81F53C4-13D3-97AA-2D363FDBDA80B458/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm An award-winning travel scheme which has already helped thousands of West Midlands jobseekers in their search for work has been re-launched in Birmingham thanks to a successful bid for more than £800,000 of funding. 2010-02-10T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/9336B37F-13D3-97AA-2D305F1AE9EA3957/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in Wolverhampton can have their say on the citys bus services at a series of special events taking place in the city centre on Tuesday (9 February 2010). 2010-02-03T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/66682737-13D3-97AA-2D033D1E75B8871E/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in North Walsall were today reminded that they only have until this Friday (29 January 2010) to give their views on bus services in the area as part of plans to improve the local transport network. 2010-01-25T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/474E9A31-13D3-97AA-2D3E4BEFB3E5B271/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Job seekers in Wolverhampton are being given an extra boost in their bid to get back to work thanks to a new scheme being launched in the city. 2010-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/32D47DF7-13D3-97AA-2D3FD1CEC286B92F/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm The growth in the number of people using the West Midlands commuter rail network continued unabated last year with more than 37.6 million passengers getting onboard - two million more than during the previous 12 months. 2010-01-15T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/2D529726-13D3-97AA-2D1192BBF9C5F643/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis was in Birmingham today (15 January 2010) to launch the citys own high-tech version of Americas Yellow School Buses which have taken to the road for pupils at two Bournville schools. 2010-01-14T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/0E95E044-13D3-97AA-2DFA5440B625F8CE/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in North Walsall are being asked for their views on local bus services as part of plans to improve and modernise the areas public transport network. 2010-01-08T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/B1E22659-13D3-97AA-2D68383F36B53840/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm Drivers in the West Midlands can enjoy the festive spirit and avoid the risk of drink driving by taking advantage of more bus and tram services than at any Christmas time since the early 1980s. 2009-12-21T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/A1CF3182-13D3-97AA-2DA97CA553F84888/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm HUNDREDS of passengers have taken advantage of an anonymous information hotline to help police and transport chiefs combat anti-social behaviour aboard the regions buses. 2009-12-18T00:00:00+00:00 http://centro.journalistpresslounge.com/centro/news/index.cfm/fuseaction/details/id/9D395F47-13D3-97AA-2DB3B81F8B845135/cnt/1/ref/main/type/News%20Releases/ses/1.cfm People in the West Midlands can now hop on and off any bus in the region all day for just £1.63 thanks to the launch of a new ticket this week. 2009-12-17T00:00:00+00:00