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Thursday, 07 December 2017

Daily Record

• East Kilbride Community Transport fear the lifeline bus service will be axedThe Department of Transport but they said they were unable to comment on individual cases after chair Ina Cumming raised concerns.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Last effort to save bus services fails Staffordshire County Council currently supports the county’s network of buses and Dial-A-Ride services by paying out £2.6 million a year.

Plymouth Herald

• Bus company agrees to ease parking dilemma of Plymouth Argyle's Home Park plansJames Brent said off-site parking was a likely solution if Home Park were to stage major conferences

Other Regional Press

• New rural bus routes on their way to better city linksNew bus routes starting in Lancashire next week will see public transport restored to a number of villages, and more frequent services making travel much easier on other routes
• Campaigners: 'Northamptonshire bus subsidy cuts will leave us stranded'As part of stringent cost-cutting measures to save Northamptonshire County Council £9.6m, the local authority has announced it will review all of it’s non-statutory services, including bus subsidies, meaning some villagers might have their one and only vital bus route to doctors surgeries, schools and loved ones disconnected.

Other News Sources

• Locals call for a fare bus service A packed public meeting was held last week in Pathhead to discuss council proposals to remove a subsidy for a “vital” local transport link....