Catch the Bus week is a key part of Greener Journey’s drive to persuade people to take a billion fewer car journeys. Catch The Bus Week will promote the many benefits of bus travel including; convenience, value for money and environmental benefits - reducing the carbon footprint from transport and improving local air quality. See what’s going on in your area at www.catchthebusweek.co.uk

Transport Minister Norman Baker today (6 November) launched BUSFORUS.co.uk at Euro Bus Expo in Birmingham. He said: "The launch of this site is really great news for young people. When asked about what matters to them, good public transport tops the list time and again." The full story is available here

Arsenal star Lukas Podolski was recently photographed taking a bus on a night out in London. The Premier League side’s goal-getting signing, 27, ditched the flash motor and took the bus because "it’s easier and in London it’s often difficult to park". Have you ever seen a famous sports star or celebratory on a bus? Share your story through our Twitter and Facebook pages.

To celebrate the recent arrival of brand new buses in Yorkshire, passengers on the 110 Wakefield to Leeds route were asked to help come up with ‘110 things to do on the 110 bus’. Watch the full story unfold on YouTube and then why not share your own fun and exciting bus rides and stories through our Twitter page

Did you know that the simple act of making a journey by bus can help you to achieve half the Government’s recommended 30 minutes of exercise per day. A recent study, which investigated the health benefits of walking as part of the bus journey, revealed that bus users averaged a daily walking distance of nearly 1.3km when taking a return journey by bus (two trips). Some 2.5 times more than when taking the car. Learn more here