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Eligible disabled people across England will get free bus travel all day, every day, after the Prime Minister announced today (Tuesday 18 August) that the government will lift time restrictions on concessionary passes.
The Secretary of State has appointed Rhodri Lewis and Stephen Dimmick for four-year terms commencing 1 September 2026.
Submit your views on the ZEV Mandate review consultation by 23 October 2026.
Expanded ticketing trials are open to all passengers on Northern Railway's 2 northern routes and include the Leicester to Nottingham, via Derby route.
The Secretary of State has appointed Sunder Katwala and Michelle Mitchell OBE as Board Members of The National Lottery Community Fund, for a four-year term commencing on 5 August 2026 to 4 August 2030.
Julie Gaskell and Simon Patterson have been appointed as Trustees to the National Gallery Board. These appointments were made by the previous Prime Minister.