A COUNTY bus and coach company has received an award from a national provider.

Yeomans Travel has been presented with the ‘golden spanner’ award from National Express after the firm's recent quality inspection and audit at its Hereford premises.

National Express insist on high standards which include all mechanics working on their vehicles to be professionally qualified and assessed, along with implementing stringent safety inspections and procedures adopted to ensure they have some of the safest vehicles on the road.

Yeomans, which has held the National Express franchise for Herefordshire since 1995, said it was proud to be one of a few operators to gain this top level of recognition.