Stagecoach East received the Collaboration Award at the CIHT Awards for its Buses and Businesses Against Abuse (BAA) scheme, developed in partnership with Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Centre.

Darren Roe, managing director of Stagecoach East, said: "We are absolutely delighted to have won such a prestigious national award – and to be highly commended in a second category is just the icing on the cake.

CIHT Awards trophy and certificate (Image: CIHT) "Alongside our outstanding partners, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and the Cambridge and Peterborough Rape Crisis Centre, our team have worked extremely hard to make a real difference to the lives of women and girls locally."

The BAA scheme aims to tackle violence against women and girls across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and all areas served by Stagecoach East.

Mr Roe said: "We now have many examples of where that training has been put into practice, and we are proud to be able to say that our buses are safe spaces for everyone."