Free bus travel for Greater Manchester youths

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Burnham: funding search

Burnham: funding search

Greater Manchester Combined Authority is to fund free bus travel for 16-18 year olds. 

The Opportunity Pass, championed by the conurbation’s Labour mayor Andy Burnham, will initially be implemented as a one-year pilot on 1 September. Young people will pay a £10 administration fee for the smart card pass that could also give discounted access to sporting, cultural and leisure venues.

Eamonn Boylan, chief executive of GMCA, said talks with bus operators were continuing about the...

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