• Go-Ahead's Manchester bus company, Go North West, to hire 300 drivers on apprenticeship or training contracts
• The drivers will operate Bee Network buses as part of mayor Andy Burnham's new integrated transport network

A bus donated by one of Go-Ahead’s local bus companies has been converted into a field hospital for use in treating casualties of the war in Ukraine.

• Promotional ticket sales reach £20 million since scheme began in January
• Passenger numbers up by 130% on one Carousel Buses route
• Go-Ahead launches a prize competition to encourage more passengers onto buses
• National low fares scheme has been extended until the end of June

• Female-focused recruitment campaigns yield hundreds of applicants
• Award-winning apprenticeship scheme enhances diversity
• Higher pay rates and attractive sign-on packages enhance appeal of driving jobs
• One in eight bus drivers across Go-Ahead’s network are women