Plans to bring local buses under public control face ruling blow

Culmination of bitter and protracted battle between Tyne and Wear and private operators could mean end of scheme to re-regulate busesPlans to bring local buses back under public control are to be dealt a blow by a ruling that is expected to judge Tyne and Wear’s pioneering attempt to regulate its services as unworkable.In the culmination of a bitter, drawn-out battle between the regional authority in Newcastle upon Tyne and private bus firms, an independent board could in effect dismiss a