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Greener journeys
THE UK is spending £25 million to boost the rollout of Britishmade green buses around the country with 117 zeroemission buses that will provide people in Yorkshire, Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampshire with greener journeys.
Roads Minister Richard Holden confirmed: “Buses are the most popular form of public transport. These new British built zero emission buses will support hundreds of highquality manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland, grow our economy and help clean up the air in towns and cities across the country.”
“We’re providing an additional £25.3 million to roll out 117 new buses to provide residents in Yorkshire, Norfolk and Portsmouth with better, cleaner and quieter journeys, as we step up a gear to reach net zero faster and level up transport across the country.”
Janette Bell, Managing Director at First Bus, said: “We are delighted to be accelerating investment in the electrification of our bus fleet and infrastructure, supported by co funding from the Department for Transport.”
“As leaders in sustainable mobility, we are fully aligned with the government’s ambitions for a netzero carbon transport system.”
MOTHER’S DAY falls on Sunday March 19 this year. Be sure to treat your mother to something special whether it be chocolate, flowers, or candles, your mother is worth it.
The origin of Mother’s Day spans as far back as Ancient Greece, when Greeks used to hold an annual spring festival dedicated to the maternal Goddess Rhea, mother of the Gods and to the early 1900s where the origin of Mother’s Day was founded by Anna Jarvis.
The day is an event to honour the contribution of mothers, acknowledge the efforts of maternal bonds and the role of mothers in our society and the sacrifices that mothers have made for their children.
Here are some smile worthy facts to think about on the lead up to this Mother’s Day.
• Mother’s Day is the biggest flower buying day of the year in Britain with sales increasing up to 70 per cent
• It’s one of the most popular days of the year for eating out
• Carnations are the flower typically associated with Mother’s Day
• Around 30 million cards
