FAILING to provide an agreed level of service will result in financial penalties for bus operator CT Plus, Environment has confirmed.

BUS users and stakeholders will have their say in how the island’s new service is run if negotiations with Environment are successful, the department’s preferred operator has said.

THE Environment Department’s spending on the buses went significantly over budget last year, prompting another £348,000 to be put aside to cover the costs in 2012.

ENVIRONMENT has strongly rejected claims that its road transport strategy was responsible for the collapse of the bus contract talks.

ISLAND Coachways was so incensed by comments made about the company by Environment that it pulled out of the bus contract talks, it has been revealed.

ON PAGE one today, we set out the reasons why Island Coachways has withdrawn from negotiations with the Environment Department over running the scheduled bus service – and it does not make comfortable reading.

QUESTIONS over why bus contract negotiations went wrong could be answered next week as Environment tries to explain its position to deputies.

THE bombshell that Guernsey could be without any scheduled bus services in a few months is truly shocking.

STATES-OWNED land at La Pitronnerie could meet the long-term need for a bus depot, Environment has said.

A SITE suitable for a new bus garage does not exist, the Treasury and Resources minister has said.