Anglesey Council has announced plans to withdraw 30 local bus services from its supported network from April 1. This follows a substantial reduction in the Welsh Government’s Local Transport Services (LTSG) provided to all 22 local authorities for 2012/13 to support the operation of public transport (CBW1020). Operators affected by the changes to their contracts [...]
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Anglesey Bus cut blitz
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£2.4m funding for Cornwall and 50p flat fare proposal
Council to seek permission from government to pilot charging concessionary pass-holding passengers 50p flat rate Cornwall Council has backed plans to allocate £2.4m to rural bus routes under threat alongside proposals to get permission from government to pilot a new scheme to charge concessionary passengers a flat rate of 50p per journey. The council said [...]
School transport cuts spreading, shows CBT
Almost three quarters (72%) of local education authorities in England are cutting or considering cutting school transport according to new figures collected through freedom of information requests by the Campaign for Better Transport.
Cornwall reveals true effects of subsidy cuts
Cornwall Council has admitted at least one in ten bus services in the county will be withdrawn as a result of cuts to funding the concessionary fares scheme. The council is in negotiations with bus operators over plans to slash the concessionary fare reimbursement rate as the authority looks to save £2.6m from the concessionary [...]
Ben rallies support for concessionary fares scheme
Online petition seeks to avoid crisis next April while Norfolk CC reduces cuts to rural transport Norfolk Green managing director Ben Colson has appealed to concessionary fare pass holders to join in the fight to encourage the government to offer more funding for the concessionary transport scheme following budget cuts. The petition was officially launched [...]
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Concessionary coach scheme to be scrapped
The Coach Concessionary Travel Scheme, which enables half-price long distance travel for pensioners, will be scrapped later this year because of government spending cuts. The move will save the government £20m a year. It is estimated more than three million journeys were made on National Express coaches alone under the scheme last year.
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