A Sussex bus driver has beaten off competition from colleagues across the UK to be named Stagecoach's driver of the year.
Jeff Prince, from Hastings, entered the contest in Blackpool which saw him perform the best in theory tests as well as an obstacle course which he had to complete without spilling glasses of water placed on board his bus.
Mr Prince began driving buses for London Transport in 1979 and has been based at Stagecoach's Hastings depot since 1994.
Andrew Dyer, managing director of Stagecoach South-East, said: "The competition is fierce and Jeff achieved an excellent result, especially as the bus he drove is not a type we have in Hastings."
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