BUS PEOPLE
Minister quits government; Brian Cox joins TAS board

GLOBAL NEWS
EU tendering plans; last Agora delivered; EnviroSOO in USA

INSIDE TRACK
Our 'irritant of the week' has a go at bad bus stops

IN LONDON
Hybrid midibuses enter service; latest tender awards

MILLAR'S TALE
Why AEC may come back into fashion; NBC 20 years ago

HEAD-TO-HEAD ON THE STREETS OF LIVERPOOL
How the battle is shaping up between Stagecoach and Arriva

NEW LOOKS FOR FAR-FROM-OLD BUSES
How Stagecoach and Co-Ahead are refreshing their fleets

THINK MOQUETTE, THINK LEGROOM, THINK CAR COMFORT
Harry Barker reckons his dog could help bus managers pick better seats

READER COMPETITION
Win one of three new Corgi double-deck diecasts

SERVICE EXTRA
Lazy parking enforcement hurts passengers

OLD BANGER TECHNOLOGY IN NEW DOUBLE-DECKER
A highly imaginative new bus vvith timely appeal

RALLY CALENDAR & MUSEUM GUIDE — PART 2
Our latest 16-page free supplement lists events scheduled for the second half of the year

PICTUREVIEW
Milton Keynes miscellany

YOU WRITE
PTEs, big groups, Traveline and Trows Cambria

PUBLICITY MATTERS
Torbay takes the mystery out of local buses

THE FENTON FILE
Where can you find a rare combination of DAF and Alexander?

FLEET NEWS
Compiled by John C. Lidstone REGISTRATION NOTES 49 Latest developments in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland

HALFCABS ETCETERA
More old buses at home and abroad

FLEET NEWS SCOTLAND
Compiled by Sandy Macdonald

FLEET NEWS IRELAND
Compiled by C. Irvine Millar and Ian Molloy

REVIEWS
Two of the latest books and a diecast model