Welcome to 'On Route Radio' from Brighton and Hove Buses, where every month you can put questions and suggestions to Managing Director, Roger French. Hear about great days out by bus and luxury coach, plus regular news updates to ensure you're always first to hear about service improvements.
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Welcome to 'On Route Radio' from Metrobus. Hear about regular news updates to ensure you're always first to hear about service improvements.
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Sean Bolger presents the first edition of our brand new online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Metrobus with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can get …
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Sean Bolger presents the October edition of our brand new online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Metrobus with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can ge…
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Sean Bolger presents the December edition of our brand new online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Metrobus with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can g…
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Sean Bolger presents the January edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can…
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Sean Bolger presents the December edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you ca…
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Sean Bolger presents the November edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you ca…
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Sean Bolger presents the October edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can…
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Sean Bolger presents the September edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you c…
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Sean Bolger presents the August edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can …
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Sean Bolger presents the July edition of our online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how you can ge…
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Sean Bolger presents the June edition of our brand new online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how …
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Sean Bolger presents the first edition of our brand new online radio magazine show - On Route Extra. Each month we will bring you the very latest from Brighton & Hove Buses with news, views, comment and information about the bus services and how they affect you. There'll be a chance to put your questions to our top people, plus some ideas about how…
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The Summer Bus Times bring many improvements to services including a brand new way to save with the launch of the M Ticket Duo. Also this month some Easter ideas for the whole family and more of your questions to the man in charge of the city's buses.
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This month all you need to know about the Summer Bus Times and the new approach to consultation on future bus service changes. Plus, how would you like to sit behind the wheel of a bus and help make the city's streets safe, we tell you how.
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A new bus service is proposed for the Queens Park area from April, we find out what the changes will mean. We hear about the latest M Ticket for two and hold on tight as conductors return with open top buses for the Summer.
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Listen out if you are a Seagulls fan as you could win some tickets! We have news of the plans to extend the 20mph city speed limit, why the new Lewes Rd Bus Lanes have been deemed a success plus your questions answered as always.
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With buses running every few minutes to all parts of the city assisted by network of dedicated bus lanes we find out why there's no need to queue for car parks this Christmas. We also find out how easy it is to pay before boarding and get a real bargain.
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The city's buses are set to get even greener thanks to a government grant to help tackle air pollution, we have news of faster online Top-Up times for the KEY Smartcard and it's fingers crossed for a top prize at this years UK Bus Awards
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This month we take a look at the Government's new initiative to help young people get the best from bus travel, we have an update on plans to introduce advertising on the buses plus there's help with this years Christmas shopping.
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The Winter Bus Times from September 15th see many improvements to services, it's back to school with a Fare Deal for parents and a look ahead to Christmas with an experiment to keep the queues down and the buses moving.
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This month the City Council's low emission plans and what it means for bus passengers, we look ahead to the new Bus Times from September and the government's Passenger Focus watchdog gives the city another great set of results.
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The customer unit is the hub of the company here to answer your calls seven days a week dealing with all your queries, problems and compliments. We went down to Bus HQ in Hove to meet up with some of them and find out more.
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Our new 1 Stop Travel Shop in North Street, Brighton is the place to go for all your ticket requirements, information, travel enquiries and excursion bookings and much more besides. We caught up with some of the staff to find out more.
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The latest figures show passenger numbers have doubled in the last 20 years, more brand new buses make travel even more comfortable and Brighton and Hove teams up with Sussex Police for this years UK Bus Awards. Plus more questions for MD Martin Harris.
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This month sees a brand new SAVER for families travelling together with the M TICKET, the Government's Better Bus Areas scheme comes to Edward St and Eastern Rd and there's more of your questions to the Managing Director of Brighton and Hove Buses.
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The best value bus tickets are now available for instant travel on all routes, all you need is a phone in your pocket. Also this month it's all aboard for the Brighton Festival and we put more of your questions to the man in charge of the city's buses.
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No stranger to Brighton Martin Harris returns to steer the city's buses into the future, what will that future look like? Also this month the Key Smartcard gets you on the bus, into the car and on your bike. Plus your questions for the new man at the top.
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We step off the number 12 bus and into the 1860's at Seaford Station, we take a stroll through the modern shopping area and then back into the past once again as we join local historian Dr Geoffrey Mead in the tranquillity of St Leonard's Church.
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Away from the antique shops we make our way from the old part of Seaford to the High Street with its familiar shops and modern facade. With the help of Dr Geoffrey Mead, we manage to avoid clink and discover more of Secret Sussex.
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If you're looking for a quiet beach or an undisturbed walk Seaford has the answer just moments from the bus. Dr Geoffrey Mead takes us on a stroll towards the Anglo Saxon settlement of Bishopstone and fills in the historical gaps along the way.
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The once industrial centre between Newhaven and Seaford is today almost invisible but if you get off the bus you can step back in time. Dr. Geoffrey Mead gives us a flavour of Tide Mills and the people who've not been gone that long.
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A church name gives a big clue to the origins of Newhaven, but is it really true that this thriving port was created by a great storm in the 1500's and how did Denton become an island?
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A walk along the West Quay takes you past Newhaven's working fishing area, still thriving and a link with the past in what nearly became a yuppie village. Keep walking and you arrive at Newhaven Fort, where Dr. Geoffrey Mead reveals more of Secret Sussex
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Another meander through the streets of Secret Sussex and we find ourselves on the coast or do we? Dr. Geoffrey Mead is our guide to Newhaven and we begin in the now quiet High Street, quiet in part because of what's known locally as the noose!
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An ancient name for the newest part of town, Ropetackle is now an area of wine bars and modern apartment living. A drastic makeover from the Shoreham of twenty years ago and as Dr. Geoffrey Mead explains, a great example of counter urbanisation!
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Away from the High Street we find ourselves on the Riverside with local historian Dr. Geoffrey Mead. Boats and trains became home to a vibrant theatre set on the south coast in Bungalow Town, discover more about life just off the High Street.
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A visit to Shoreham gets you about as close to Northern Europe as the bus can take you and this is reflected in the wonderful St Mary de Haura Church. A vast building, even with two thirds missing, we fill in the gaps.
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The geography of Brighton made the building of the railway to London a little tricky and it was Shoreham that saved the day, as local historical geographer Geoffrey Mead explains.
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If you stood on Shoreham High Street five hundred years ago the river would have been in a different place, local historian Geoffrey Mead explains what happened and why was Shoreham such a rotten borough?
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We continue to uncover the secrets of Lewes and find ourselves in the beautiful gardens of Southover Grange, once dwarfed by a building bigger than Westminster Abbey. Then, it's a deep breath with local historian Geoffrey Mead, as we tackle Keere Street.
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Eight miles from Brighton by bus and our tour of Lewes continues, it's another world where the past is clearly visible in the 21st Century. Local historian Geoffrey Mead has more on this independently minded town.
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A great day out going round in circles, well actually one big circle, on board a luxury coach taking in the delights of London's orbital motorway. Wildlife, amazing scenery, wonderful architecture and more than a few facts and figures too.
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Standing on Lewes Bridge we're on a divide that goes back over a thousand years, the separation of Lewes and the area known as The Cliffe. More tales of Secret Sussex now with local historian Geoffrey Mead.
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Now the sensible home of Lewes District Council, Lewes House was once home to a very colourful Boston socialite. Geoffrey Mead reveals some of this amazing building's past scandals and tells us how a pile of gorse gave the house its wonderful look.
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This time a walk with local historian Geoffrey Mead from Lewes High Street towards Lewes Castle. We find out why the castle was moved from its original position, discover the origins of the name Lewes and what is mathematical tiling?
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From Lewes Castle we head down towards Lewes High Street, via a wonderful complex of antique and craft shops. With Cliffe Hill in the distance local historian Geoffrey Mead guides us through some of the beautiful and historic buildings on each side.
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This time local historian Geoffrey Mead guides us through some of Brighton's amazing seafront buildings. We start in a loo that's now a restaurant, take in a few Grand secrets and finish in the 1930's at the most westerly building in Brighton.
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Built on the Clyde almost a century and a half ago the West Pier is one of the most photographed buildings in Brighton. Local historian Geoffrey Mead, once a pier tour guide himself, is very well placed to reveal some of her best kept secrets.
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Sir charles Barry won a competition to design the parish church of St Peter's in York Place, Brighton and went on to design the Houses of Parliament. Local historical geographer Geoffrey Mead tells us more.
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This time we start our walk with local historian Geoffrey Mead outside the Brighton Fishing Museum. Records show that fishing was a part of Brighton life over a thousand years ago and today it's back after a 1970's blip.
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