{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_v3e2g3l3tqkv5qkffwya","title":"Council to take over Stagecoach's Wick and Thurso operation","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/council-to-take-over-stagecoachs-wick-and-thurso-operation-v3e2g3l3tq","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_at3daxp65n54flailpcq","seq":1210921,"kind":"article","title":"Highland Council acquires Stagecoach operations in Thurso and Wick","url":"https://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2026/10/01/highland-council-acquires-stagecoach-operations-in-thurso-and-wick","summary":"HIGHLAND Council-owned D&E Coaches has confirmed the acquisition of the Thurso and Wick bus operations from Stagecoach. The full transfer of the business will officially take effect on 19 October, securing the continued employment of twenty-six local workers. All employees are protected under Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment arrangements, meaning there will be no […] The post Highland Council acquires Stagecoach operations in Thurso and Wick appeared first…","published":"2026-10-01T20:09:43Z","seen":"2026-10-01T20:29:18Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-deadlinenews-co-uk-9a629c","name":"deadlinenews.co.uk","domain":"deadlinenews.co.uk"},"via":"kite-deadlinenews-co-uk-9a629c","topics":["news","transport news","buses","highland council","highlands buses","highlanmds transport","stagecoach","thurso"],"authors":["Ross Chalmers"],"entities":[{"id":"Q28530249","name":"Highland Council","type":"org"},{"id":"Q339249","name":"stagecoach","type":"org"},{"id":"Q526576","name":"Thurso","type":"place"},{"id":"Q1012502","name":"Wick","type":"place"}],"story":"st_v3e2g3l3tqkv5qkffwya","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.2800000011920929,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.2800000011920929,"political":0.05999999865889549},{"id":"n_v3e2g3l3tqkv5qkffwya","seq":1181964,"kind":"article","title":"Council to take over Stagecoach's Wick and Thurso operation","url":"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm5yjy9w56eno","summary":"The deal will see 26 staff transfer to Highland Council-owned D&E Coaches.","published":"2026-10-01T16:47:28Z","seen":"2026-10-01T17:15:18Z","lang":"en","country":"GB","source":{"id":"kite-bbci-co-uk-170556","name":"bbci.co.uk","domain":"feeds.bbci.co.uk"},"via":"kite-bbci-co-uk-170556","topics":["scotland"],"image":"https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/240/cpsprodpb/1d78/live/154cb710-bdb7-11f1-b7d8-31573a2bd831.jpg","story":"st_v3e2g3l3tqkv5qkffwya","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.23000000417232513,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.07999999821186066,"political":0.2800000011920929}]}