Cornwall: Good, Bad, and indifferent

GOOD

A CORNISH BUS company has scooped two of the most prestigious awards in the business.

This is Cornwall
When you get a headline like that you can have a good guess at who they are talking about. Yes - its Western Greyhound again!
Summercourt-based Western Greyhound won the titles of Independent Operator of The Year at the UK Bus Awards as well as Medium Operator of the Year at the RouteOne Operator Excellence Awards.

 

Mark Howarth paid tribute to the team effort across the operation, stating: "I am delighted that the hard work of all Western Greyhound staff had been given such extensive recognition by the industry.

BAD

Meanwhile…

A DAMNING report by the Audit Commission (AC) has downgraded Cornwall Fire and Rescue Authority's performance from a "fair" rating to "poor".

The findings of the AC's independent Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA) examine the management of Cornwall's fire service and not the work of firefighters. This is Cornwall

INDIFFERENT

Thanks to Terry Partridge I can bring you the new First livery scheme being applied to Truronians Private Hire fleet:

©Terry Partridge

I think the jury is still  out on this one!
Although, if I had hired a coach and ended up sitting on the back seats above the rear wheels I wouldn't be to thrilled about the view.