Lib Dem Bus Campaigners celebrate finally getting some services back.  

After years of working Lib Dem campaigners are delighted that the bus services announced today are all 3 year contracts, so local residents will now get some certainty that they can rely on these buses services for work, school, to get to health appointments and the shops.

Parents who have been campaigning for the school run bus from Severn Beach to Castle School will be relieved to hear the Y2C will now take that route as a regular service taking over from the 918. This means they will be assured that this service will continue for 3 years and be regular fares not the extra costs they have paid.

Residents of Iron Acton finally get a service again as the Y2C has been rerouted to include the village, and it will do a couple of runs for the Westerleigh Rd during the day to link to the Chipping Sodbury and Yate shops.

Thornbury residents will be delighted to hear about the plans to get a brand new loop service in Thornbury to serve the new estates (Park Farm and Butterflies) and link to the town centre shops or to get on the existing main bus services.

The 525 is maintained on its current route, and Y8 will continue including the full set of locations including Leyhill.

The 41 will pick up as well as drop off in Horse St and Chipping Sodbury High St.

Responding to the announcement, Cllr Chris Willmore said. “When we were elected the bus service was decimated across South Glos - the predecessor of the Y8 was due to go one month later; the predecessor of the Y2C and Castle School bus had gone, Iron Acton had been without a bus for years. 

"To have this many buses restored is fantastic. But the job is not fully done yet and we are working to get more services, including restoring the Downend to Yate link we know people want.

"So although we have not got everything as we would wish - we have got places back on bus services, and with a 3 year funding deal.”