All the more so in the 1970s, when meteorology was a less exact science, bus-shelters ran no digitalised information, no one had mobile phones to explain what they were doing or where they were going or when they might be expected, and pre-Raphaelite hair, beards, flares, maxi-skirts and platform shoes turned any encounter with the elements (as any attempt to descend at speed from the upper deck) into serious drama, if not trauma.

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The bus emits much less hydrocarbons, nitrous oxides and particulate matter than diesels, Fletcher said.

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Strike action by Guernsey bus drivers is less likely following a meeting between operator CT Plus and staff on Wednesday.

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