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<title><![CDATA[Does the 11 go there? Brum blogger Jon needs you!]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=534</link>
<description><![CDATA[One of Birmingham&rsquo;s best known bloggers, Jon Bounds, has a challenge for the people of Birmingham. 
 
Social Media Consultant Jon, 33, from Moseley, is looking for people to spend a total of eleven hours on Birmingham&rsquo;s iconic No.11 on 11th November and record their experiences on a special site...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=534</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Yardley Wood celebrates 70 years 'On the buses']]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=533</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yardley Wood residents will celebrate 70 years 'on the buses&rsquo; next month as the Yardley Wood bus garage celebrates its 70th anniversary.  
 
The National Express West Midlands garage first opened in November 1938 and currently employs over 450 people from the area. The garage is celebrating its platinum jubilee with an appeal for items of memorabilia to be returned for a public exhibition on Saturday 29 November.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=533</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Sandwell Bus Route 87 / A457 Consultation]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=529</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and its partners are developing proposals for improvements along the A457 and Bus Route 87. These are intended to address issues of congestion for all traffic, look at specific measures to improve bus travel and improve safety. Buses and other vehicles travelling along the A457 and Route 87 currently suffer from delay at various points in their journey.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=529</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Jolly Hockey Sticks for National Express' German]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=535</link>
<description><![CDATA[A National Express West Midlands employee has returned to a hero&rsquo;s welcome at the Wolverhampton garage after winning gold at the Grand Masters Hockey World Cup. The tournament, for players of 60 years and over, is held in Hong Kong from 12th to 21st September.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=535</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Bus Users UK Surgery in Birmingham City Centre]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=528</link>
<description><![CDATA[Bus Users UK, are holding a 'Bus Surgery' in Birmingham City Centre on Thursday, 18th September 2008 from 10.00am until 3.00pm.
The 'Bus Surgery' is being held in partnership with National Express West Midlands and Centro and will take place on board a National Express West Midlands bus located outside the Council House in Birmingham City Centre.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=528</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Network 16-18 Photocards - Important Information]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=527</link>
<description><![CDATA[16-18 year olds with a Network 16-18 Photocard from Centro are able to purchase child rate travel cards and pay child rate fares. Network 16-18 Photocards cannot be used to purchase child rate day tickets. 
 
To be eligible for a Network 16-18 Photocard:


    you must be in full-time education
    you must be under 18 on 1st September 2008
    you, or your parents, must pay Council Tax to one of the 7 West Midlands MBCs (Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall or Wolverhampton).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=527</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Dump the Pump - Jump on the Bus!]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=525</link>
<description><![CDATA[National Express, the UK's largest travel solutions operator, is determined to make travel simpler by helping you save money.

    On average West Midlands petrol prices have risen by 22% from 97p to &pound;1.18 (June 2007- 2008)*
    The average West Midlands commuter now spends more than &pound;660 a year on petrol**

Save money with a 52 week Birmingham and Black Country Faresaver &pound;456
And as the largest bus operator outside of London, National Express wants to help you take your first step to getting on the bus!
It's easy to use the bus!
To find out where your local bus stop is and to plan your journey please click on the journey planner below.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=525</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Chelmsley Wood - Alterations to Bus Stops]]></title>
<link>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=524</link>
<description><![CDATA[From Thursday, 7th August 2008 there will be changes to the temporary stopping places for services at Chelmsley Wood. Extra stops will be added as follows:


    Chelmsley Wood - Additional Stopping Places
    
        
            Bus Stop
            Service(s):
            Destination
        
        
            
            CA  
            (outside the new&nbsp; Asda store)
            
            
            14, 97
            90
            
            
            from Birmingham
            towards Birmingham
            
        
        
            CB (outside McDonalds)
            97
            from Birmingham
        
        
            CN (Winchester Drive)
            
            14, 97, 97A
            90
            
            
            towards Birmingham
            from Birmingham
            
        
    


Services 14, 90 and 97A will continue to use stop E (Chelmsley Road) and stops G and H (Moorend Avenue) respectively until the scheduled opening of the new Bus Interchange (Autumn 2008).]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.travelwm.co.uk/news/news-article.jsp?newsID=524</guid>
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