Edinburgh Bus Tours achieves five-star status

Edinburgh Bus Tours achieves five-star status

Edinburgh Bus Tours has been awarded five-star accreditation under the Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions’ (ASVA) new quality assurance scheme. ASVA’s assessment process evaluates visitor attractions across Scotland, reviewing every stage of the customer experience from pre-arrival to departure, with a strong focus on the quality of customer service delivered…

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Lothian named Best In-House Marketing Team of the Year

Lothian has been awarded ‘Best In-House Marketing Team of the Year’ at this year’s Prolific North Marketing Awards. Held in Leeds on Thursday 24 October, the annual awards celebrate the best creative talent, campaigns, and agencies shaping the marketing landscape in Scotland and Northern England. The bus operator’s marketing team…

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Lothian Celebrates 100 years of NightBus

This October, Lothian marks 100 years of NightBus operations, celebrating a century of keeping Edinburgh moving through the night. The award-winning operator has delivered nighttime services for customers travelling in the wee hours since 1925 when night bus services were first introduced and comprised of two winter-only services for workers.…

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Lothian launches Youth Engagement and Inclusion Strategy

Lothian has launched a youth engagement and inclusion strategy designed to strengthen positive interactions on its network and highlight the role of its colleagues as community champions. Built on two strategic pillars – engage and educate – the strategy aims to foster constructive relationships between Lothian and young people in…

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Lothian’s Chief Executive named ‘Director of the Year’

Lothian’s newly appointed Chief Executive Sarah Boyd has been named ‘Director of the Year’ at the Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Director of the Year Awards, held in Glasgow on Thursday 9 October. Now in their 20th year, the IoD Scotland Director of the Year Awards celebrate the achievements of…

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Lothian’s Doors Open Day returns this Saturday (27 September)

Lothian’s Doors Open Day returns on Saturday 27 September 2025, hosted for the second year at the company’s Marine depot (18 Seafield Road East, Edinburgh, EH15 1EB). Running from 11:00 – 15:00, visitors will be able to take a look behind the scenes at operations in this busy garage, and…

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Lothian announce appointment of new Chief Executive

Lothian has announced the appointment of Sarah Boyd as its Chief Executive to oversee the further integration of Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams. This follows the decision of City of Edinburgh Council, Lothian’s Majority Shareholder, in 2020 to review the governance structure of its Transport Arms’ Length Organisations (ALEOs) to…

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Lothian welcomes new class of apprentice engineers

Lothian has welcomed a new cohort of apprentice engineers who will spend three to four years honing their skills through on-the-job learning at the company. The award-winning operator’s apprenticeship programme is highly regarded across the industry and beyond as an exceptional pathway for individuals of all ages to develop both…

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Lothian apprentice engineers win big at IRTE Skills Challenge Finals

Members of Lothian’s engineering team enjoyed success at the IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge 2025 last week (Wednesday 16 July), competing against engineers the length and breadth of the UK. The IRTE (Institute of Road Transport Engineers) Skills Challenge is a UK-based competition, involving practical and theoretical assessments across various…

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