At our recent Board meeting, we were pleased to welcome our new Board Member, Councillor Hugh Malyan. Councillor Malyan is the Cabinet Member for Transport at North Somerset Council and serves as the Councillor for Weston Super Mare. We look forward to his contributions to the Western Gateway STB Board.. We look forward to his […]
Adi, our Transport Officer, and Mena, our Project Manager, were pleased to take part in the University of the West of England’s (UWE) recent roundtable panel and “Meet the Employers” networking events for Geography and Environmental Management students. The sessions – organised by UWE’s Careers and Enterprise Development team, gave students the opportunity to hear […]
Western Gateway and Peninsula Transport Sub-national Transport Bodies (STBs) are inviting views from across the freight and logistics sector in the South West of England to help shape the future of freight movement in the region. The Freight Industry Survey, launched last week, seeks to understand the challenges and opportunities faced by the sector and how local authorities can best support safe, sustainable, and efficient […]
Following the publication of the Western Gateway Rail Freight Feasibility Study, stakeholders and members of the Western Gateway team recently visited SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK’s site at Avonmouth to explore how rail freight operates on the ground. The visit offered a valuable opportunity to see the railhead and surrounding operations first-hand, and also the […]
The Western Gateway Sub-national Transport Body (STB) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new leadership team to guide the organisation’s work improving connectivity and sustainable transport across the region. Councillor Chris Willmore has been appointed Chair of Western Gateway STB, succeeding Councillor Manda Rigby. Cllr Willmore currently serves as Councillor for Yate North […]
In October, the Western Gateway STB team headed to Gloucestershire to explore a breath of transport locations across the county. We seamlessly moved by train, demand responsive transport, bike, bus, electric hire car and on foot. Day one: The Robin DRT, Cam & Dursley We met up with Gloucestershire Community Rail Partnership and Gloucestershire County […]
Tomorrow marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway – quite possibly one of our favourite days here at Western Gateway STB. As a sub-national transport body, we work across many modes of transport, enhancing connectivity in our region through the collaborative work with our local authorities and the direction of travel from the government. […]
We continue to drive forward our work on coaches, and deliver our regional coach strategy, which identifies future priorities for improving coach services and supporting infrastructure. We recently carried out a coach parking survey, which involved visiting numerous coach stops, stations, drop-off locations and facilities across the region. Interviews were also carried out with coach […]
Along with Peninsula Transport, we’ve joined forces to offer up to £100,000 (£50k each), to fund a number of rural transport schemes, aimed at improving connectivity in harder to reach places within the South West. Rural areas in our region face a significant number of challenges to the sustainability of communities and their economics, which […]