A final decision on moving to a bus franchising model for the region, which would put services back into public control, will be made next month. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said the scheme ...

Thousands of people took part to share their views on whether the county's services should be brought back into public control. The West Midlands currently has a deregulated bus network led by ...

A free travel scheme has resulted in five million extra bus journeys across the West Midlands in a year ... and why we are looking at bringing them back under public control, making them easier ...

There are proposals to overhaul the bus network and introduce a franchising system – to replace the current deregulated mode A new funding deal to stop a number of West Midlands bus services ...

The results of a consultation on a major shake-up of the West Midlands bus network is expected to be ... and whether services should be brought back into public control. Article continues below ...

The results of a consultation on a major shake-up of the West Midlands bus network is expected to be revealed next ... of the region's buses and whether services should be brought back into public ...

There are an estimated 236 million journeys on the West Midlands bus network every year. Shortly after coming into office last year, Mr Parker proposed moving the current deregulated network into a ...