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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
National
Geoffrey Bennett

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Anger over plans to axe 18 bristol bus services amid driver shortage - The Untold Story

People across Bristol face frustration after West of England mayor Dan Norris revealed 18 bus services in the area set to be axed from October.

The long-feared announcement of which buses will be cut is expected officially next week following a major network review over the summer, but the metro mayor has now named the 11 commercial and seven subsidised routes which he says will be scrapped.

Mr Norris, who heads the West of England Combined Authority (Weca), which is in charge of the region’s strategic transport, says they “threw the kitchen sink at it but ultimately we need more bus drivers”.

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