Warneford hits back as Preston bus war becomes acrimonious

Head to head: Stagecoach and Preston Bus competition is mounting

Head to head: Stagecoach and Preston Bus competition is mounting

STAGECOACH UK bus managing director Les Warneford has accused employee-owned Preston Bus of conning Preston residents and politicians into believing that they have a vested interest in protecting the former local authority-owned bus operator.

In a letter to the Lancashire Evening Post newspaper that has been seen by Transit, Warneford  says that the group has not responded to the “barrage of propaganda and disinformation put out by Preston Bus” since the group began operating...