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Suzy Scott
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« on: December 15, 2014, 03:33:09 PM »

Further to Herts Local Bus consulation on removing subsidises for evenings and weekend services, this first thing we heard was on this flyer which arrived today.

Bus cuts to be even deeper
November 10, 2014 12:00 AM
By Cllr Malcolm Cowan
Despite over 12,000 signatures on petitions against the cuts to supporting bus services.
Despite the overwhelming response to the county councils own consultation - only 30 people supported the cuts out of 4,500 responding.
Despite almost every local council in Hertfordshire saying they were concerned.
Despite the NHS chiefs saying it was a stab in the back, and would make many of their plans unworkable.
Despite the fact the savings the Tories wanted had already been found.
Despite all this, ruling Tories decided at last week's Highways and Waste panel meeting that the cuts proposed were not deep enough.

So after Xmas there will be a new consultation, aimed at saving a further £1.5 million. If this goes ahead, support for buses in Herts will have gone down 66% in 6 years !
A few concessions were offered - Sunday buses that serve hospitals will be protected until 7.30pm - though still well before the end of visiting times - and the weekday curfew going back an hour, but against that many daytime buses are now under threat, including the 388 and 315 services that bring villagers into and home from WGC.
Malcolm Cowan, LibDem county councillor for Handside and Peartree said 'Liberal Democrats will be leading the fight against, as we did this time. We hope the public will support us again, and make it clear we expect a bus service worthy of the name.
http://welhatlibdems.co.uk/en/article/2014/936929/bus-cuts-to-be-even-deeper
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« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2015, 09:07:29 PM »

Pretty self-explanatory....
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2015, 05:18:12 PM »

I've sent this message to various campaigners and thought I ought to post it here.
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2015, 09:18:47 AM »

Changes to Herts supported bus services list; http://heretotherepublishing.com/h2toldsite/blog/?p=2933

(Before anyone complains, this is because tables don't seem to work well in SMF!)
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2015, 01:07:27 PM »

Changes to Herts supported bus services list; http://heretotherepublishing.com/h2toldsite/blog/?p=2933

(Before anyone complains, this is because tables don't seem to work well in SMF!)

The first few rows of that table may be obscured. Sorry, there is a printable edition at http://www.hertsdirect.org/docs/doc/b/buschange15
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2015, 08:46:20 PM »

Some of the changes are on Traveline as I write (e.g. the 501) but others aren't (e.g. the 386/700).

Incidentally while investigating the former I came across a summer service that I've known about and even used but didn't put in the June 2015 Cambs CBT newsletter (for which see <http://www.bettertransport.org.uk/cambridge_local_group>, and don't forget the supplement). This is First 501 Weymouth-Portland Bill. Good for walking, though not as good as the former South West Coaches service that ran all year and served Grove on the east coast, which now has no service at all.

Another coastal service is the open top 22 which follows part of Norfolk's Coasthopper route (see "ticketing problems" discussion).
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