44-504: Chaserider is the brand name for bus services operated around Cannock and Staffordshire by D&G Bus , a local bus operator owned by Centrebus who are based in Adderley Green , Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire . The Chaserider brand name, which refers to Cannock Chase , was first used by Midland Red from 1977 until 1992. During November 2020, Centrebus Group subsidiary D&G Bus announced they would be taking over
88-522: A car or van, 76.1% of people in employment travelled to work by car or van. 75.5% of residents described their health as good or very good. The proportion who described themselves as White British was 95.6%, with all white ethnic groups making up 97.4% of the population. The ethnic make-up of the rest of the population was 1.0% mixed/multiple ethnic groups, 0.69% Indian /Pakistani/ Bangladeshi , 0.34% Chinese, 0.17% other Asian , 0.35% Black and 0.065% other. 3.1% of Cannock's residents were born outside
132-588: A loop via Baswich, Wildwood and Brocton back to Milford before continuing to Rugeley. Buses from Rugeley towards Stafford will continue to operate via Baswich and Queensville between Milford and Stafford. Buses on service 826 will no longer operate via the Springfields estate in Rugeley. The service 828 will be increased to run every 30 minutes between Stafford, County Hospital, The Haywoods, Springfields, Rugeley, Brereton, Handsacre and Lichfield. Buses will run to
176-418: A mortgage or loan. Of the town's 23,717 residents in the 2011 census aged 16 and over, 33.5% were single (never married), 45.2% married, 0.15% in a registered same-sex civil partnership, 2.6% separated, 10.4% divorced and 8.2% widowed. 33.4% had no formal qualifications and 42.9% had level 2+ qualifications, meaning 5+ GCSEs (grades A*-C) or 1+ 'A' levels/ AS levels (A-E) or equivalent minimum. 72.7% of
220-521: A new ChaseLinx brand (similar to the Leicester Linx brand) was introduced, reflecting the purchase of Chase Coaches. In December 2007 Swadlincote depot closed with operations transferred to Burton upon Trent. In August 2008 the Hinckley depot and services were sold to Centebus Holdings . In January 2009 Shifnal depot closed while in the same month Bridgnorth reopened. In December 2010
264-604: A part of Arriva Midlands During late 2018 they merged operations into the main Arriva Midlands business. Arriva announced in August 2021 after 64 years they will be closing their South Wigston depot during October 2021 with all services moving to Thurmaston depot. Arriva Midlands operate eleven depots as of January 2022 in: In 2017, four Arriva Shires & Essex depots ( Milton Keynes , Luton , Aylesbury and High Wycombe ), and their routes, were transferred into
308-580: A revised timetable. As part of the sale to D&G bus, Arriva included 46 vehicles with sale of Cannock depot, since the takeover most of the vehicles have been refurbished into D&G two tone red livery with Chaserider branding alongside some newer additions from within D&;G parent company Centrebus Group . As of June 2022, Centrebus are upgrading the Chaserider fleet with newer vehicles from elsewhere within their operations. As of August 2024,
352-619: A small number of services while National Express West Midlands service X51 links Cannock with Birmingham via Walsall and Great Wyrley. No Chaserider buses operate on Sunday or bank holiday, however National Express service X51 does with funding from the McArthurGlen Designer outlet which the bus serves. Cannock Bus Station also has links to Hednesford, Rugeley, Stafford, Lichfield, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Brownhills in addition to smaller towns and villages like Great Wyrley, Chadsmoor and Norton Canes. Cannock Chase High School
396-660: Is a non-denominational mixed comprehensive with just over 1000 pupils aged 11–18. Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is a voluntary aided Roman Catholic secondary school with around 950 pupils aged 11–18. Chase Grammar School (called Lyncroft House School 1980–1996 then Chase Academy until January 2013) is an independent co-educational boarding school with a day nursery and over 200 pupils up to age 19 including many international students. South Staffordshire College closed its Cannock Campus in July 2017, but reopened it
440-654: Is a paid-for local newspaper, published in Wolverhampton on weekdays. Regional TV news is provided by BBC West Midlands and ITV Central . Television signals can be received from either the Sutton Coldfield or The Wrekin TV transmitters. Cannock is served by the national radio stations, and West Midlands "regional" licences Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & The West Midlands , Smooth West Midlands , Heart West Midlands and Capital Midlands . The town
484-560: Is also covered by Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire on 97.2 and BBC Radio WM on 95.6 FM. Cannock is served by its own community radio station, called Cannock Chase Radio FM , based in Wynns Venture Centre. The FM frequencies are 94fm for the Cannock and Hednesford area. 89.6 for Rugeley and Trent Valley and 89.8 For Lichfield and beyond. People can also listen back on their digital streaming devices. Cannock
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#1732787349526528-858: Is located close to the M6 , M6 Toll and M54 motorways. The main A roads are the A5 (east-west) and A34 (north-south). Cannock railway station closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching cuts but reopened in 1989. It is part of the Rugeley ;– Cannock – Walsall – Birmingham line operated by West Midlands Trains . Over the years, usage of this station, and the line overall, have increased to unprecedented levels. Services initially were hourly services between Birmingham New Street and Stafford (cut back to Rugeley Trent Valley in 2008). By 2013, usage had become significant enough to warrant electrification of
572-596: Is managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Cannock is on a south-west facing slope, falling from the highest point on Cannock Chase (244 m) at Castle Ring , to about 148 m in the town centre and 111 m near Wedges Mills. The soil is light with a gravel and clay subsoil , and there are extensive coal measures. Cannock has a moderate, temperate climate. See Penkridge weather station for details of average temperature and rainfall figures taken between 1981 and 2010 at
616-486: Is now operated by Carolean Coaches who have recently opened a depot in Bescot. Further expansion saw Chaserider replace National Express West Midlands on service 5 (Wolverhampton to Codsall, evenings and Sundays) from 5 November 2023. Day time journeys are operated by Banga Buses. In June 2024, saw the extension of the 63 Cannock to Rugeley via Brereton linking onto Uttoxeter in partnership with Bus Link. In July 2024, saw
660-656: The M6 , A34 and A5 roads and to the south of Hednesford and the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty . Cannock is served by a railway station on the Chase Line . The town comprises four district council electoral wards and the Cannock South ward includes the civil parish of Bridgtown , but the rest of Cannock is unparished . Cannock was in the Domesday Book of 1086. It
704-781: The Met Office weather station in Penkridge (around 5 miles (8 km) north-west of Cannock). Cannock is about 20 miles (30 km) by road north-north-west of Birmingham , 80 miles (130 km) south-south-east of Manchester and 130 miles (210 km) north-west of London. It is 9 to 10 miles (14 to 16 km) by road from many of the nearest towns and cities ( Aldridge , Lichfield , Stafford , Walsall , Willenhall and Wolverhampton ), but Hednesford (2 miles (3 km)), Burntwood and Penkridge (5 miles (8 km)), Bloxwich and Brownhills (6 miles (10 km)) and Rugeley (7 miles (11 km)) are nearer. In
748-737: The Pye Green estates, services to Baswich and Lichfield have also been revised or passed to other operators. Some of the Stafford town centre network inherited from Arriva has been taken over by Select Bus Services. From June 2021, Chaserider introduced a new service X14 between Cannock , Shifnal , Telford and Oakengates . This had 6 journeys in each direction, but was withdrawn in January 2022 owing to low passenger numbers. From February 2023, Chaserider began operating subsidised services 102 and 103 along with school services 104 and 105 in
792-922: The West Midlands as part of the breakup of the Midland Red bus company. In May 1983 the Ludlow depot was closed. In January 1988 Midland Red North was sold to the Drawlane Transport Group. In November 1992 it was sold to British Bus which in August 1996 was sold to the Cowie Group . In 2003 the Arriva Midlands North garages in Crewe , Macclesfield and Winsford were transferred to Arriva North West . These had previously been operated by Crosville and had adopted
836-472: The "Midland Redline" fleetname after transfer to Midland Red North. The remaining parts of Arriva Midlands North were combined with Arriva Derby and Arriva Fox County to form Arriva Midlands. Buses still operate with Arriva Midlands North legal name (except Burton upon Trent which used Stevensons of Uttoxeter ). In February 2007 the business of Chase Coaches was purchased with 27 buses with operations integrated into Arriva's Cannock depot. In late 2007
880-438: The 10,509 men aged 16 to 74 were economically active, including 45.1% working full-time, 5.6% working part-time and 12.6% self-employed. The male unemployment rate ( Male unemployment )(of those economically active) was 9.9%. 60.7% of the 10,724 women aged 16 to 74 were economically active, including 26.8% working full-time, 23.5% working part-time and 3.1% self-employed. The female unemployment rate (of those economically active)
924-467: The 1730s and which was the home of Sir Robert Fisher, 4th Baronet , became the headquarters of Cannock Urban District Council in 1927. It was converted into offices in the 1980s, initially for Cannock Chase Technical College but, in 2016, it was refurbished for private use. Cannock Chase German war cemetery is located nearby containing 4,885 German military dead from the First and Second World Wars. It
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#1732787349526968-564: The 35A Walsall to Leighswood via Aldridge service be withdrawn and replaced with a new 36A Walsall to Lichfield via Aldridge & Leighswood service. This is on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Staffordshire County Council. Chaserider however will see further changes to their network this will see the Service 10 in Stafford withdrawn and replaced by a diversion on selected journeys on service 841, The service 74 will operate via
1012-479: The Cannock depot of Arriva Midlands from the end of January 2021 with operations in Cannock and Stafford running under the revived Chaserider brand. Chaserider services operate mainly around Cannock and Stafford with some further afield into Wolverhampton. Since taking over from Arriva Midlands in January 2021, Chaserider have undertaken a number of service reviews including a trial of running buses on Sundays in partnership with Designer Outlet West Midlands from
1056-473: The Chaserider brand from the end of service on 9 January 2021. In 1994 Derby City Transport was privatised and sold to British Bus . In August 1996 British Bus was purchased by the Cowie Group and the operation rebranded as Arriva Derby. Arriva previously had a depot in Burton Upon Trent until August 2016 when the operations passed to Midland Classic . In September 1981 Midland Red East
1100-523: The Telford area. Also operated under contract to Telford and Wrekin Council, Chaserider also began to operate service 100 in late 2022. These services utilise a fleet of 6 suitably branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 200 MMCs . Service 1 which ran between Cannock and Walsall and operated every 20 minutes at its peak was curtailed to operate only between Cheslyn Hay and Cannock from the summer 2022. This
1144-888: The United Kingdom. Cannock had a free weekly local newspaper, the Cannock & Rugeley Chronicle (an edition of the Cannock & Lichfield Chronicle ). It ceased as a physical publication in October 2018 although it is still available as a paid-for subscription via the Express & Star website (see below) Another free weekly, the Chase Post (an edition of the Cannock Chase & Burntwood Post ), ceased publication in November 2011. The Express & Star
1188-609: The Wednesfield depot closed with some services passing to Diamond Buses with nine vehicles and the remainder of vehicles reallocated to other depots. The depot had only reopened in March 2013 after a refurbishment. In 2017, four Arriva Shires & Essex depots ( Milton Keynes , Luton , Aylesbury and High Wycombe ), and their routes, were transferred into the management of Arriva Midlands. The vehicles were renumbered in late 2018 and early 2019 to avoid multiple vehicles having
1232-544: The area because of its proximity to the Black Country and its coal reserves. Cannock's population continued to increase steadily in the 20th century and its slight fall since the 1981 census has been more than compensated for by house-building in the adjoining village of Heath Hayes. The last colliery to close in the town was Mid Cannock in 1967, and the last remaining colliery to close in the Cannock Chase area
1276-523: The business of Wardle Transport , Stoke-on-Trent was purchased with 64 buses, followed in June 2011 by the Staffordshire operations of D&G Bus with 30 buses that was integrated with Wardle Transport and in August 2012 Midland of Wednesfield from D&G Bus with 61 buses. In May 2015, D&G Bus purchased Wardle transport back from Arriva Midlands with 19 buses. On 23 April 2017
1320-579: The decade to 2011 the number of dwellings rose by 7.8% to 13,152. The ward with the biggest increase (16.1%) was Cannock South. Of the town's 12,690 households in the 2011 census, 31.5% were one-person households including 13.9% where that person was 65 or over. 63.6% were one family with no others (9.0% all pensioners, 30.9% married or same-sex civil partnership couples, 12.3% cohabiting couples and 11.3% lone parents). 27.7% of households had dependent children including 5.5% with no adults in employment. 59.3% of households owned their homes outright or with
1364-427: The fleet consists of 58 vehicles. Cannock Cannock ( / ˈ k æ n ə k / ) is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire , England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the towns of Walsall , Burntwood , Stafford and Telford . The cities of Lichfield and Wolverhampton are also nearby. Cannock lies to the north of the West Midlands conurbation on
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1408-581: The following summer as the new Cannock Chase Skills and Innovation Hub with courses starting there from September 2018. Cannock is twinned with: Arriva Midlands Arriva Midlands is a bus operator providing services in the East Midlands and West Midlands areas of England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus . In September 1981 Midland Red North was formed with 230 buses operating from six depots in Shropshire , Staffordshire and
1452-417: The management of Arriva Midlands. The vehicles were renumbered in late 2018 and early 2019 to avoid multiple Arriva Midlands vehicles sharing the same fleet numbers. In 2018 the Cannock depot began closing entirely on Sundays due to county council subsidy cuts, leaving Cannock without buses, with the Cannock depot being sold to D&G bus in January 2021. In 2023, Arriva announced that it planned to close
1496-834: The normal route on all journeys from Cannock towards Stafford. From Stafford towards Cannock buses will operate non-stop from The Sun (Lichfield Road) to Pottal Pool roundabout. We regret that there will be no southbound stops on service 74 through Queensville, Weeping Cross, Wildwood, Brocton and Bednal Head. Service 826 will provide an alternative service from Stafford to Weeping Cross, Wildwood and Brocton. There will be no southbound buses serving stops between Brocton and Pottal Pool. The service 826 will be curtailed to run between Stafford and Rugeley only. A revised timetable on service 828 will continue to run between Stafford, Rugeley and Lichfield every 30 minutes. Buses on service 826 from Stafford towards Rugeley will divert via Tixall Road and Holdiford Road between Stafford and Milford, then will operate in
1540-574: The north, southbound trains operate to Birmingham International and London Euston . The journey time to Birmingham is around 36 minutes. On Sundays, trains operate as far south as Coventry . D&G Bus operate the majority of bus services around Cannock from a depot at Delta Way under the Chaserider brand. Arriva Midlands were previously the main operator around Cannock but their operations based at their Cannock depot were sold to D&G Bus during 2020. Select Bus Services also operate
1584-615: The railway line, which was completed in 2019. The Rugeley - Hednesford - Cannock - Walsall - Birmingham line operated by West Midlands Trains serves the three railway stations in the conurbation. These are at Hednesford , Cannock , and Landywood . There was also a service to Stafford on the Chase Line but this was cut back to Rugeley due to congestion on the West Coast Main Line. In May 2019, West Midlands Trains began operating electric trains from this station. The vast majority of services are to Rugeley Trent Valley in
1628-401: The route of service 19, from 22nd November 2023 Chaserider and TfWM agreed to reroute the service after 4.30pm until further notice. Further antisocial behaviour caused Chaserider to temporarily cancel all journeys on service 19 after 3pm. TfWM arranged for services 23 and 25, operated by Walsall Community Transport, to divert one journey each way to partly cover the cancelled journeys. Service 19
1672-524: The same fleet numbers. Arriva announced that from 1 April 2018 that no buses from their Cannock depot would run during the evenings and Sundays as a result of Staffordshire County Council funding cuts. Hundreds signed an online petition within the first week, which quickly lead to thousands including backing from two local MPs. In November 2020 it was announced that the Cannock Depot would be sold to D&G bus , with services being operated under
1716-552: Was 7.5%. Of people in employment aged 16 to 74, 13.5% worked in basic industries (ONS categories A, B, and D-F including 11.1% in construction), 14.2% in manufacturing, and 72.2% in service industries (ONS categories G-U including 19.5% in wholesale and retail trade and vehicle repair, 11.6% in health and social work, 7.4% in education, 6.2% in transport and storage, 5.8% in public administration, 5.6% in accommodation and catering, and 4.7% in administrative and support service activities). While 27.7% of households did not have access to
1760-868: Was Littleton (in Huntington ) in 1993. The total population of the built-up area defined in 2011 was 86,121, making it the second largest in Staffordshire if Swadlincote in Derbyshire is excluded from the Burton upon Trent Built-up Area (BUA). There is some green belt, particularly between the Cannock BUA and the much larger West Midlands BUA to the south. As well as the Lichfield , Stafford , East Staffordshire , and South Staffordshire Districts. A house known as The Green, which dated from
1804-442: Was called Chnoc c.1130, Cnot in 1156, Canot in 1157, and Canoc in 1198. Cannock is probably Old English cnocc meaning ' hillock ', modified by Norman pronunciation by the insertion of a vowel to Canoc. The name may refer to Shoal Hill, north-west of the town. Cannock was a small rural community until mining increased heavily during the mid-to-late 19th century. The area then continued to grow rapidly with many industries coming to
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1848-555: Was controversial as at the same time National Express cut its competing X51 between Cannock and Walsall (and which continues to Birmingham) to every 30 minutes from 20 minutes between the two towns. In July 2023, Chaserider commenced operations on behalf of Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and Staffordshire County Council , running services 35A and 36 between Walsall , Aldridge and Lichfield , with an additional service 19 under contract in October 2023 commencing, between Walsall and Bloxwich Due to antisocial behaviour on part of
1892-498: Was formed with 181 buses operating from five depots in Derbyshire , Leicestershire , Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire as part of the breakup of the Midland Red bus company, and in January 1984 was renamed Midland Fox. In 1987 it was privatised in a management buyout . Several smaller operators including Loughborough Bus & Coach Company were purchased and in 1989 it was sold to the Drawlane Group. In November 1992 it
1936-540: Was sold to British Bus which in August 1996 was sold to the Cowie Group and later renamed Arriva Fox County. Arriva Midlands East currently operate from three depots within the Leicestershire area these are Thurmaston, Coalville and Barwell. In September 2013, Arriva purchased Centrebus Groups shares in Centrebus Holdings with their Hinckley operations becoming Hinckley Bus which operated as
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