DfT provides extra £130m for endangered bus routes in England

Services in the north-east and South Yorkshire were facing cuts as end of pandemic funding nears

Regional bus services in England that were facing the axe have been given a reprieve after the government announced £130m of funding to keep them going for at least six months.

Services in the north-east and South Yorkshire were at risk amid concern that many more routes could be cut back when Covid grants, which propped up routes during the pandemic, expire at the start of October.

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from Coronavirus | The Guardian
via COVID-19 Alerts

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