Four new bus routes to launch in Leicestershire this summer
Four new bus routes will start operating in Leicestershire this summer.Operator Arriva has said four routes will begin in June and July on behalf of Leicestershire County Council.From 2 June, the LC14 from Hinckley to Fosse Park and LC16 from Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Loughborough, via Shepshed, will run from Monday to Saturday.And from 14 July, the LC12 weekday service from Witherley to Measham, via Market Bosworth, and the Monday to Saturday LC15 route from Coalville to Leicester, via Markfield and Anstey, will launch.
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